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My friend, he said, "Oh, you go to an Asianexcellency school." - The kids who come...

My friend, he said, "Oh, you go to an Asian
excellency school." - The kids who come here
know they are competing in a world that is very
high achieving

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- My friend, he said,
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"Oh, you go to an Asian excellency school."
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- The kids who come here know they are competing
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in a world that is very high achieving.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:22
Uploaded
May 19, 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.
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It's very unlike all the other high schools in like the area - Try Harder! 00:09
It's very unlike all the other high schools in like the...
I've had friends from like Menlo-Atherton come up here, - Try Harder! 00:12
I've had friends from like Menlo-Atherton come up here,
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This is like the front entrance, - Try Harder! 00:08
This is like the front entrance,
This is all our awards and stuff. - Try Harder! 00:04
This is all our awards and stuff.
This is what alumni get to brag about. - Try Harder! 00:04
This is what alumni get to brag about.
So, we have the library. [door opening] - Try Harder! 00:10
So, we have the library. [door opening]
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[upbeat music] [indistinct chatter]
But it's a great place to gain access to computers. - Try Harder! 00:05
But it's a great place to gain access to computers.
So this hallway is usually packed - Try Harder! 00:04
So this hallway is usually packed
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[indistinct chatter]
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[upbeat music]
- Obviously Stanford would be great, - Try Harder! 00:12
- Obviously Stanford would be great,
Stanford is probably my top choice, yeah. - Try Harder! 00:05
Stanford is probably my top choice, yeah.
- What is funny and not funny will depend on who are and... - Try Harder! 00:05
- What is funny and not funny will depend on who are and...
Occidental, or like... what's another - Try Harder! 00:07
Occidental, or like... what's another
UCs, baby! [chuckling] - Try Harder! 00:05
UCs, baby! [chuckling]
- This is the AP physics C class - Try Harder! 00:12
- This is the AP physics C class
I would say that most kids that end up in an Ivy - Try Harder! 00:05
I would say that most kids that end up in an Ivy