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Try Harder!

I'm the captain of thetennis team

[tennis racket whacking] [upbeat music] I'm the captain of the
tennis team

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[tennis racket whacking]
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[upbeat music]
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I'm the captain of the tennis team.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:46
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.
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....
- All right, so, - Try Harder! 00:08
- All right, so,
There's a lot, you know, - Try Harder! 00:08
There's a lot, you know,
You know, we all know what the Ivy League schools are, - Try Harder! 00:09
You know, we all know what the Ivy League schools are,
We all have a perceptual pecking order of the UCs. - Try Harder! 00:06
We all have a perceptual pecking order of the UCs.
But the thing to remember is you are not too good - Try Harder! 00:08
But the thing to remember is you are not too good
I've become a voice to tell kids look away from Stanford. - Try Harder! 00:05
I've become a voice to tell kids look away from Stanfor...
You know, you look at you know, the Ivy League schools - Try Harder! 00:13
You know, you look at you know, the Ivy League schools
And that in many cases has to do - Try Harder! 00:06
And that in many cases has to do