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Try Harder!

I guess I still don't evenknow why I got into Emory

[sneakers squeaking] [audience applauding] I guess I still don't even
know why I got into Emory

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[sneakers squeaking]
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[audience applauding]
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I guess I still don't even know why I got into Emory.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:38
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.
[sneakers squeaking] - Try Harder! 00:05
[sneakers squeaking]
But I guess that's just like the culture of Lowell - Try Harder! 00:06
But I guess that's just like the culture of Lowell
The reason is that there really - Try Harder! 00:09
The reason is that there really
Well, besides Jonathan Chu gained Harvard and Stanford, - Try Harder! 00:09
Well, besides Jonathan Chu gained Harvard and Stanford,
[violin music] - Try Harder! 00:14
[violin music]
"You probably just got it 'cause you're black." - Try Harder! 00:10
"You probably just got it 'cause you're black...
People convincing her that she got in because she's black - Try Harder! 00:13
People convincing her that she got in because she's bla...
[audience applauding] - Try Harder! 00:07
[audience applauding]
[bell dinging] - Try Harder! 00:12
[bell dinging]
♪ Ring with the harmonies of Liberty ♪ - Try Harder! 00:06
♪ Ring with the harmonies of Liberty ♪
Four out of the eight Ivys waitlisted me. - Try Harder! 00:05
Four out of the eight Ivys waitlisted me.
Two of them I got into, - Try Harder! 00:07
Two of them I got into,
[audience cheering] - Try Harder! 00:13
[audience cheering]
And I think for a while, I tried to like, - Try Harder! 00:06
And I think for a while, I tried to like,
I think I've worked hard and I think I have the right grades - Try Harder! 00:09
I think I've worked hard and I think I have the right g...
But I don't like the fact that Asian students - Try Harder! 00:10
But I don't like the fact that Asian students
[gentle upbeat music] - Try Harder! 00:14
[gentle upbeat music]
And a lot of people at Lowell don't really know - Try Harder! 00:05
And a lot of people at Lowell don't really know
[audience cheering] - Try Harder! 00:12
[audience cheering]
But like I work hard [audience applauding] - Try Harder! 00:06
But like I work hard [audience applauding]