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He's the perfect Lowellstudent, he takes like, I guess every AP and likeaces everything

He's the perfect Lowell
student, he takes like, I guess every AP and like
aces everything

Full Transcript

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- He's the perfect Lowell student, he takes like,
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I guess every AP and like aces everything.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:44
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.
- 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
- It definitely is gonna be a more select group. - Try Harder! 00:06
- It definitely is gonna be a more select group.
[paper rustling] [upbeat music] - Try Harder! 00:09
[paper rustling] [upbeat music]