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Try Harder!

And then my mom's like, "Okay once you finish this,then you're done, right?

And then my mom's like, "Okay once you finish this,
then you're done, right?

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And then my mom's like,
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"Okay once you finish this, then you're done, right?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:50
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
ITVS,Center for Asian American Media (CAAM),California Humanites,XTR,Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Movie Summary

Seniors at one the best public high schools in the country face the pressure of applying to elite colleges.
You don't have to do anything else." - Try Harder! 00:06
You don't have to do anything else."
And it's like that's the same for every single it's like, - Try Harder! 00:07
And it's like that's the same for every single it&...
- Even though he's a teenager - Try Harder! 00:06
- Even though he's a teenager
And sometimes a few times maybe he was kind of disagree - Try Harder! 00:10
And sometimes a few times maybe he was kind of disagree
- She looks through stuff and she gives me ideas. - Try Harder! 00:05
- She looks through stuff and she gives me ideas.
My dad is like the physical help, he'll like drive. - Try Harder! 00:05
My dad is like the physical help, he'll like drive.
[laughing] - Try Harder! 00:14
[laughing]
Yeah, he says, "Just don't say that." - Try Harder! 00:06
Yeah, he says, "Just don't say that."
- No, 'cause I don't want, you know, people to like think - Try Harder! 00:04
- No, 'cause I don't want, you know, people to lik...
[indistinct chatter] - Try Harder! 00:18
[indistinct chatter]
I am Mr. Cooley, if you haven't seen me, - Try Harder! 00:10
I am Mr. Cooley, if you haven't seen me,
- I have finished my college applications - Try Harder! 00:07
- I have finished my college applications
[chuckling] - Try Harder! 00:05
[chuckling]
- I have applied to 11, that's including Stanford. - Try Harder! 00:05
- I have applied to 11, that's including Stanford.
I have the two UCs so that's Berkeley and LA and then Yale, - Try Harder! 00:12
I have the two UCs so that's Berkeley and LA and then Y...
[gentle upbeat music] - Try Harder! 00:10
[gentle upbeat music]
- [Lady] Stanford was a huge disappointment, I got that. - Try Harder! 00:04
- [Lady] Stanford was a huge disappointment, I got that.
But, now we know that's not the direction we're going on in, - Try Harder! 00:07
But, now we know that's not the direction we're go...
Because if you went to Stanford, - Try Harder! 00:04
Because if you went to Stanford,
- Because I think you... Here's the deal, - Try Harder! 00:09
- Because I think you... Here's the deal,