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Try Harder!

I didn't want him tohave to work that hard, but I mean I feel like I wasa bad parent after...

I didn't want him to
have to work that hard, but I mean I feel like I was
a bad parent after Ian told me that he
didn't have enough APs to be considered for, you
know, certain colleges

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I didn't want him to have to work that hard,
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but I mean I feel like I was a bad parent
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after Ian told me that he didn't have enough APs
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to be considered for, you know, certain colleges.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:36
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.
[indistinct chattering] - Try Harder! 00:05
[indistinct chattering]
And a friend had recommended a college advising counselor - Try Harder! 00:10
And a friend had recommended a college advising counselor
So we were actually really late starting with that process. - Try Harder! 00:05
So we were actually really late starting with that process.
- I think the biggest role that she's played - Try Harder! 00:07
- I think the biggest role that she's played
[indistinct chatter] - Try Harder! 00:11
[indistinct chatter]
So, he started writing his satirical blog. - Try Harder! 00:04
So, he started writing his satirical blog.
I mean, that's kind of a crazy thing, right? - Try Harder! 00:05
I mean, that's kind of a crazy thing, right?
I was like really? [laughing] - Try Harder! 00:08
I was like really? [laughing]
And so, I would say to parents to really have your kids - Try Harder! 00:10
And so, I would say to parents to really have your kids
- The satire piece is like supposed to mimic - Try Harder! 00:21
- The satire piece is like supposed to mimic
And the third thing I have to tell you, - Try Harder! 00:21
And the third thing I have to tell you,
And I am active on the liver transplant list. - Try Harder! 00:04
And I am active on the liver transplant list.
The only way to get rid of liver cancer - Try Harder! 00:05
The only way to get rid of liver cancer
I am very, very sad and disappointed - Try Harder! 00:09
I am very, very sad and disappointed
I really want to let you know that I feel - Try Harder! 00:10
I really want to let you know that I feel
I got what I think was really got love and appreciation - Try Harder! 00:10
I got what I think was really got love and appreciation
And I really wanna thank you for that. - Try Harder! 00:04
And I really wanna thank you for that.
Okay guys, - Try Harder! 00:09
Okay guys,
Sorry to bum you out, - Try Harder! 00:05
Sorry to bum you out,
- Knowing Mr. Shapiro at such a personal level - Try Harder! 00:10
- Knowing Mr. Shapiro at such a personal level