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Try Harder!

- Last year someoneasked why is it that such an oddly smallpercentage of Lowell kids get...

[upbeat music] - Last year someone
asked why is it that such an oddly small
percentage of Lowell kids get into
Stanford?

Full Transcript

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- Last year someone asked why is it
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that such an oddly small percentage
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of Lowell kids get into Stanford?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:38
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.
And then someone else raises their hand - Try Harder! 00:19
And then someone else raises their hand
[indistinct chatter] - Try Harder! 00:06
[indistinct chatter]
- And, I don't know if, you know, how that plays - Try Harder! 00:14
- And, I don't know if, you know, how that plays
[indistinct chattering] - Try Harder! 00:09
[indistinct chattering]
It's a beautiful day up here - Try Harder! 00:05
It's a beautiful day up here
And we got some great announcements for you today - Try Harder! 00:08
And we got some great announcements for you today
- So like right now the senior class - Try Harder! 00:05
- So like right now the senior class
Right now is the time to get all the recs, - Try Harder! 00:06
Right now is the time to get all the recs,
[keyboard clicking] - Try Harder! 00:06
[keyboard clicking]
- That's why you got to diversify, - Try Harder! 00:07
- That's why you got to diversify,
[students cheering] - Try Harder! 00:15
[students cheering]
It's not all about GPA's and SAT scores. - Try Harder! 00:05
It's not all about GPA's and SAT scores.
There's no formula for success anymore. - Try Harder! 00:04
There's no formula for success anymore.
And what matters is that each child visualizes - Try Harder! 00:07
And what matters is that each child visualizes
We need to learn about cultural sensitivity, its obvious-- - Try Harder! 00:09
We need to learn about cultural sensitivity, its obvious--
I found I actually do like writing stories - Try Harder! 00:06
I found I actually do like writing stories
[indistinct chatter] - Try Harder! 00:10
[indistinct chatter]
No, all right, this is too much. - Try Harder! 00:04
No, all right, this is too much.
[paper rustling] - Try Harder! 00:12
[paper rustling]
This lighter skinned hand is supposed to represent - Try Harder! 00:10
This lighter skinned hand is supposed to represent