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Try Harder!

He's just really smart,really social like probably likethe Renaissance man at Lowell per...

He's just really smart,
really social like probably like
the Renaissance man at Lowell per se

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- He's just really smart, really social
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like probably like the Renaissance man
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at Lowell per se.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:19
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.
[orchestral music] - Try Harder! 00:12
[orchestral music]
- He's the perfect Lowell student, he takes like, - Try Harder! 00:05
- He's the perfect Lowell student, he takes like,
- A 4.7 GPA. - Try Harder! 00:04
- A 4.7 GPA.
- He once got a zero on his bio test on purpose - Try Harder! 00:09
- He once got a zero on his bio test on purpose
- Johnathan got 100, I'm not surprised, - Try Harder! 00:09
- Johnathan got 100, I'm not surprised,
- I think there was little doubt - Try Harder! 00:05
- I think there was little doubt
[orchestral music] - Try Harder! 00:06
[orchestral music]
I guess I came into Lowell thinking - Try Harder! 00:12
I guess I came into Lowell thinking
But when I would get like barely passing - Try Harder! 00:10
But when I would get like barely passing
[indistinct chattering] - Try Harder! 00:10
[indistinct chattering]
So for now I'd say getting it down to about 12-- - Try Harder! 00:06
So for now I'd say getting it down to about 12--
- So do like colleges like expect like a longer resume, - Try Harder! 00:06
- So do like colleges like expect like a longer resume,
- No, it's more about what you're doing - Try Harder! 00:04
- No, it's more about what you're doing
- Like in terms of what colleges look for, tough classes, - Try Harder! 00:09
- Like in terms of what colleges look for, tough classes,
There's pretty much some guy - Try Harder! 00:05
There's pretty much some guy
- Personal statements, the resume, - Try Harder! 00:08
- Personal statements, the resume,
- The odds are against me, and I know that. - Try Harder! 00:04
- The odds are against me, and I know that.
I know that I have to like up the ante, - Try Harder! 00:08
I know that I have to like up the ante,
I would have to get like a really high score compared - Try Harder! 00:07
I would have to get like a really high score compared
Like do universities give you any extra points - Try Harder! 00:05
Like do universities give you any extra points