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Try Harder!

- I see you're at 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, almost 20...

[indistinct chattering] - I see you're at 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, almost 20 schools

Full Transcript

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- I see you're at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
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16, 17, 18, almost 20 schools.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
120
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:53
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.
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]
I will put the bowling ball, - Try Harder! 00:06
I will put the bowling ball,
And if you don't flinch, - Try Harder! 00:10
And if you don't flinch,