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Try Harder!

A lot of kids here, theyfeel like their self worth is really measured in whichuniversity...

[gentle piano music] A lot of kids here, they
feel like their self worth is really measured in which
university they go to

Full Transcript

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[gentle piano music]
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A lot of kids here, they feel like their self worth
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is really measured in which university they go to.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:42
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.
And once they can't get in, they get all sad. - Try Harder! 00:04
And once they can't get in, they get all sad.
They can't define themselves in the way that they want to. - Try Harder! 00:05
They can't define themselves in the way that they want ...
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[footsteps] - Try Harder! 00:10
[footsteps]
The more I've looked around, you know, - Try Harder! 00:08
The more I've looked around, you know,
I think I can make whatever school I'm at my own. - Try Harder! 00:04
I think I can make whatever school I'm at my own.
And you know, I think that might come off as me - Try Harder! 00:19
And you know, I think that might come off as me
[footsteps pattering] - Try Harder! 00:04
[footsteps pattering]
[orchestral music] - Try Harder! 00:13
[orchestral music]
[audience applauding] - Try Harder! 00:06
[audience applauding]
[audience cheering] - Try Harder! 00:07
[audience cheering]
[audience cheering] - Try Harder! 00:06
[audience cheering]
- Like, you have to be successful in high school, - Try Harder! 00:08
- Like, you have to be successful in high school,
- Woo! Ian! - Try Harder! 00:05
- Woo! Ian!
It honestly can't get any better, you know. - Try Harder! 00:05
It honestly can't get any better, you know.
And I guess like another really weird fact - Try Harder! 00:07
And I guess like another really weird fact
I guess I'm very fortunate - Try Harder! 00:07
I guess I'm very fortunate
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No debt. [chuckling] - Try Harder! 00:09
No debt. [chuckling]