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But you did not evenhave to major in the biological sciencesor chemistry or anything like...

But you did not even
have to major in the biological sciences
or chemistry or anything like that, you could
major in English and still-- - I was at the presentations,
according to my memory the Stanford admission
officer addressed the faculty and implied that Stanford
viewed of Lowell students as just a bunch of machines
that accumulated massive amounts of course material and was
able to spit it back on exams and they wanted a
different kind of student

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- But you did not even have to major
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in the biological sciences or chemistry
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or anything like that, you could major in English and still--
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- I was at the presentations, according to my memory
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the Stanford admission officer addressed the faculty
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and implied that Stanford viewed of Lowell students
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as just a bunch of machines that accumulated massive amounts
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of course material and was able to spit it back on exams
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and they wanted a different kind of student.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:12
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.
[upbeat music] - Try Harder! 00:12
[upbeat music]
And then someone else raises their hand - Try Harder! 00:19
And then someone else raises their hand
[indistinct chatter] - Try Harder! 00:06
[indistinct chatter]
- And, I don't know if, you know, how that plays - Try Harder! 00:14
- And, I don't know if, you know, how that plays
[indistinct chattering] - Try Harder! 00:09
[indistinct chattering]
It's a beautiful day up here - Try Harder! 00:05
It's a beautiful day up here
And we got some great announcements for you today - Try Harder! 00:08
And we got some great announcements for you today
- So like right now the senior class - Try Harder! 00:05
- So like right now the senior class
Right now is the time to get all the recs, - Try Harder! 00:06
Right now is the time to get all the recs,
[keyboard clicking] - Try Harder! 00:06
[keyboard clicking]
- That's why you got to diversify, - Try Harder! 00:07
- That's why you got to diversify,
[students cheering] - Try Harder! 00:15
[students cheering]
It's not all about GPA's and SAT scores. - Try Harder! 00:05
It's not all about GPA's and SAT scores.
There's no formula for success anymore. - Try Harder! 00:04
There's no formula for success anymore.
And what matters is that each child visualizes - Try Harder! 00:07
And what matters is that each child visualizes
We need to learn about cultural sensitivity, its obvious-- - Try Harder! 00:09
We need to learn about cultural sensitivity, its obvious--
I found I actually do like writing stories - Try Harder! 00:06
I found I actually do like writing stories
[indistinct chatter] - Try Harder! 00:10
[indistinct chatter]
No, all right, this is too much. - Try Harder! 00:04
No, all right, this is too much.
[paper rustling] - Try Harder! 00:12
[paper rustling]