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Lowell student, he didn'tflinch, but what did he do?

Lowell student, he didn't
flinch, but what did he do?

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Lowell student, he didn't flinch, but what did he do?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:41
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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Seniors at one the best public high schools in the country face the pressure of applying to elite colleges.
[indistinct chattering] [students laughing] - Try Harder! 00:06
[indistinct chattering] [students laughing]
- When I was in middle school - Try Harder! 00:07
- When I was in middle school
But now that I'm here, it's just not really that. - Try Harder! 00:06
But now that I'm here, it's just not really that.
[students laughing] - Try Harder! 00:06
[students laughing]
- I don't really know why it's not as difficult for me - Try Harder! 00:09
- I don't really know why it's not as difficult fo...
- Oh, I saw her hair flinch, but I didn't see her flinch. - Try Harder! 00:06
- Oh, I saw her hair flinch, but I didn't see her flinc...
- Maybe it's just that I'm the kind of person - Try Harder! 00:06
- Maybe it's just that I'm the kind of person
[tennis racket whacking] - Try Harder! 00:06
[tennis racket whacking]
I'm also co-president of Lowell Build On. - Try Harder! 00:05
I'm also co-president of Lowell Build On.
I'm the editor of the school newspaper too. - Try Harder! 00:05
I'm the editor of the school newspaper too.
College is just a huge goal for a lot of immigrant families. - Try Harder! 00:05
College is just a huge goal for a lot of immigrant families.
Everything you do should be to help you - Try Harder! 00:07
Everything you do should be to help you
And then also copy me on your calendar, - Try Harder! 00:06
And then also copy me on your calendar,
As I-- - Try Harder! 00:12
As I--
The girl across the table - Try Harder! 00:08
The girl across the table
And she said, "Well, what ethnicity is your mom?" - Try Harder! 00:07
And she said, "Well, what ethnicity is your mom?"
And she said, "That's so weird because I didn't expect - Try Harder! 00:16
And she said, "That's so weird because I didn'...
- Now, I'm a true believer - Try Harder! 00:05
- Now, I'm a true believer
- I think one of my scores came back on the PSAT - Try Harder! 00:07
- I think one of my scores came back on the PSAT
But my mom's like,"I knew it, I knew it all along." - Try Harder! 00:08
But my mom's like,"I knew it, I knew it all along....