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But mine are just alittle bit down 'cause my mom didn't wantme to like trip and like, I...

But mine are just a
little bit down 'cause my mom didn't want
me to like trip and like, I don't...
My mom just wants me to protect my knees from
the cold or something

Full Transcript

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But mine are just a little bit down
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'cause my mom didn't want me to like trip
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and like, I don't... My mom just wants me
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to protect my knees from the cold or something.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:23
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.
[hip hop music] - Try Harder! 00:05
[hip hop music]
If my family didn't really push me that much, - Try Harder! 00:07
If my family didn't really push me that much,
Without pressure then we're just like, - Try Harder! 00:14
Without pressure then we're just like,
[indistinct chattering] [soft upbeat music] - Try Harder! 00:10
[indistinct chattering] [soft upbeat music]
I actually wanted my son to go to a neighborhood school. - Try Harder! 00:05
I actually wanted my son to go to a neighborhood school.
Just so that he would have a more balanced in his life. - Try Harder! 00:05
Just so that he would have a more balanced in his life.
I remember having to work very hard when I was at Lowell. - Try Harder! 00:05
I remember having to work very hard when I was at Lowell.
I didn't want him to have to work that hard, - Try Harder! 00:15
I didn't want him to have to work that hard,
[indistinct chattering] - Try Harder! 00:05
[indistinct chattering]
And a friend had recommended a college advising counselor - Try Harder! 00:10
And a friend had recommended a college advising counselor
So we were actually really late starting with that process. - Try Harder! 00:05
So we were actually really late starting with that process.
- I think the biggest role that she's played - Try Harder! 00:07
- I think the biggest role that she's played
[indistinct chatter] - Try Harder! 00:11
[indistinct chatter]
So, he started writing his satirical blog. - Try Harder! 00:04
So, he started writing his satirical blog.
I mean, that's kind of a crazy thing, right? - Try Harder! 00:05
I mean, that's kind of a crazy thing, right?
I was like really? [laughing] - Try Harder! 00:08
I was like really? [laughing]
And so, I would say to parents to really have your kids - Try Harder! 00:10
And so, I would say to parents to really have your kids
- The satire piece is like supposed to mimic - Try Harder! 00:21
- The satire piece is like supposed to mimic
And the third thing I have to tell you, - Try Harder! 00:21
And the third thing I have to tell you,
And I am active on the liver transplant list. - Try Harder! 00:04
And I am active on the liver transplant list.