"After getting rejected from her dream college, sixteen-year-old Filipino American Perla Perez forges her own acceptance and commits to living a lie at university"-- As the youngest graduating senior at her hypercompetitive high school, Perla Perez is certain all the late nights and crushing stress will be worth it when she gets into the college of her (and her parents') dreams: Delmont University. When she's rejected, Perla panics-- and forges her own acceptance letter. Now she's heading to Delmont, acceptance or not. Her plan is to gather on-the-ground intel to beef up her application and reapply spring semester before she's caught. As her guilty conscience grows and campus security looms large, will her plan succeed? And is this dream she's worked for her entire life is something she even wants? -- adapted from jacket Provided by publisher.