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What Randy did was good because the obstacle they gave him was they didn't accept him but instead of him just giving up, to show how badly he wanted to get in he called them every day until they let him in. I agree that if you face obstacles, you shouldn't give up.

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The lesson here is never give up because when they didn't accept him he didn't give up he kept calling them until he got in. At Carnegie Mellon he needed help to get accepted. He says that sometimes to reach your goals you need help from other people and you should take it.

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Randy in high school applied to Brown university and did not get in, instead they put him on the waiting list.But instead of waiting he called Brown University every day until they finally let him in. After graduating his adviser and mentor, Andy van Dam, encouraged him to get his Ph. D and become a professor. He applied to Carnegie Mellon and got rejected. Andy van Dam offered to call over, but Pausch said no and went to see the schools that did accept him, but they were not a good fit. Andy van Dam called the head of the computer science department to get Randy an interview. He eventually was accepted after an interview and another review of his application. Pausch says this was a "brick wall" he got around with the help of his mentor and some sincere begging.

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"Brick walls are there for a reason. And once you get over them--even if someone has practically had to throw you over it---it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it"(174).
This shows its okay to ask people for help to achieve your goals.

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"I called the admissions office until they eventually decided they might as well accept me" (171).
This quote shows how badly he wanted it.

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"They saw how badly I wanted in. Tenacity got me over the brick wall" (171).
This quote shows him realizing if you never give up and try really hard your eventually succeed.