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This Is Not a Personal Statement
by Tracy Badua
This wasn’t the most entertaining YA book I’ve read recently. The character development, writing style, and delivery didn’t really do it for me. But I chose to read and finish the novel because I liked the premise. It kinda reminded me of this movie I watched called “Accepted” where the student was rejected from every college they applied to so they created a fake university to attend.
In the novel Perla Perez was graduating high school early. She was very excited about getting into her dream college Delmont University. Rather than applying to multiple colleges she had her mind set on this particular school. When she received a rejection letter instead of being honest with her parents about it. She forged an acceptance letter and found a way to live on campus without anyone knowing she wasn’t a real student. Eventually her plan blows up and she’s confronted by campus security forcing her to come clean.
There were a few realistic aspects in the novel I enjoyed. Like how the parental and cultural pressure to perform academically can do more harm than good. In some cultures hard work is highly praised so academic achievements can be seen as a social competition you must succeed in.
Perla’s parents projected a lot of their wants and desires onto her making it seem as though she had to be academically perfect and seek their validation. They never gave her the room to be honest about college because she was always compared to someone else and felt she had to prove herself worthy. They undermined everything she wanted placing this role for success unto her that she wasn’t really prepared for. Then once the truth came out her mother’s main concern was that she lied and how embarrassing it would be when others found out. Not realizing them projecting “their ideal self” unto her caused the entire situation.
Overall this book was meh definitely wasn’t for me. Nothing about it was memorable not even the characters so can’t say I would recommend just read at your own will. Special thanks to the author and publisher for my advanced copy.
In the novel Perla Perez was graduating high school early. She was very excited about getting into her dream college Delmont University. Rather than applying to multiple colleges she had her mind set on this particular school. When she received a rejection letter instead of being honest with her parents about it. She forged an acceptance letter and found a way to live on campus without anyone knowing she wasn’t a real student. Eventually her plan blows up and she’s confronted by campus security forcing her to come clean.
There were a few realistic aspects in the novel I enjoyed. Like how the parental and cultural pressure to perform academically can do more harm than good. In some cultures hard work is highly praised so academic achievements can be seen as a social competition you must succeed in.
Perla’s parents projected a lot of their wants and desires onto her making it seem as though she had to be academically perfect and seek their validation. They never gave her the room to be honest about college because she was always compared to someone else and felt she had to prove herself worthy. They undermined everything she wanted placing this role for success unto her that she wasn’t really prepared for. Then once the truth came out her mother’s main concern was that she lied and how embarrassing it would be when others found out. Not realizing them projecting “their ideal self” unto her caused the entire situation.
Overall this book was meh definitely wasn’t for me. Nothing about it was memorable not even the characters so can’t say I would recommend just read at your own will. Special thanks to the author and publisher for my advanced copy.