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Try Harder!

The reason is that there really is no reason,and that college admissions is like the only...

The reason is that there really is no reason,
and that college admissions is like the only sure thing is that there's no sure things

Full Transcript

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The reason is that there really
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is no reason, and that college admissions
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is like the only sure thing
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is that there's no sure things.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:59
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.
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]
[applause] - Try Harder! 00:06
[applause]
[audience applauding] - Try Harder! 00:16
[audience applauding]
[audience applauding] - Try Harder! 00:06
[audience applauding]