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Try Harder!

I can't go if it's fullprice because I can't it, my family cannot afford it

I can't go if it's full
price because I can't it, my family cannot afford it

Full Transcript

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- I can't go if it's full price because I can't it,
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my family cannot afford it.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:01
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.
But I hope if I do get in, - Try Harder! 00:08
But I hope if I do get in,
Hey mom, so, I got into Oxford. - Try Harder! 00:04
Hey mom, so, I got into Oxford.
[sneakers squeaking] - Try Harder! 00:11
[sneakers squeaking]
[sneakers squeaking] - Try Harder! 00:05
[sneakers squeaking]
But I guess that's just like the culture of Lowell - Try Harder! 00:06
But I guess that's just like the culture of Lowell
The reason is that there really - Try Harder! 00:09
The reason is that there really
Well, besides Jonathan Chu gained Harvard and Stanford, - Try Harder! 00:09
Well, besides Jonathan Chu gained Harvard and Stanford,
[violin music] - Try Harder! 00:14
[violin music]
"You probably just got it 'cause you're black." - Try Harder! 00:10
"You probably just got it 'cause you're black...
People convincing her that she got in because she's black - Try Harder! 00:13
People convincing her that she got in because she's bla...
[audience applauding] - Try Harder! 00:07
[audience applauding]
[bell dinging] - Try Harder! 00:12
[bell dinging]
♪ Ring with the harmonies of Liberty ♪ - Try Harder! 00:06
♪ Ring with the harmonies of Liberty ♪
Four out of the eight Ivys waitlisted me. - Try Harder! 00:05
Four out of the eight Ivys waitlisted me.
Two of them I got into, - Try Harder! 00:07
Two of them I got into,
[audience cheering] - Try Harder! 00:13
[audience cheering]
And I think for a while, I tried to like, - Try Harder! 00:06
And I think for a while, I tried to like,
I think I've worked hard and I think I have the right grades - Try Harder! 00:09
I think I've worked hard and I think I have the right g...
But I don't like the fact that Asian students - Try Harder! 00:10
But I don't like the fact that Asian students
[gentle upbeat music] - Try Harder! 00:14
[gentle upbeat music]