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I guess I came into Lowell thinking
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I guess I came intoLowell thinking that I would go to Lowell, breeze through it,go to...

I guess I came into
Lowell thinking that I would go to Lowell, breeze through it,
go to Stanford like do really well at
Stanford, go to med school and then become a doctor like
typical Asian path right?

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I guess I came into Lowell thinking
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that I would go to Lowell,
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breeze through it, go to Stanford
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like do really well at Stanford, go to med school
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and then become a doctor like typical Asian path right?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:31
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 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]
- Yeah, senior year. - Try Harder! 00:04
- Yeah, senior year.
Well, if I could, I would probably just to take the SAT - Try Harder! 00:04
Well, if I could, I would probably just to take the SAT
- Same. [both chuckling] - Try Harder! 00:07
- Same. [both chuckling]
- Are they're like a lot of scholarships for Eagle scouts? - Try Harder! 00:04
- Are they're like a lot of scholarships for Eagle scou...
- Well, I think that's something you'd have to look into. - Try Harder! 00:04
- Well, I think that's something you'd have to loo...
[indistinct chattering] - Try Harder! 00:04
[indistinct chattering]