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Try Harder!

Well, yesterday morning, my mom woke me up andshe was like, "Well, you need tochoose your...

Well, yesterday morning, my mom woke me up and
she was like, "Well, you need to
choose your college today

Full Transcript

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- Well, yesterday morning,
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my mom woke me up and she was like,
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"Well, you need to choose your college today.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:29
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.
We're not leaving the house until you do it." - Try Harder! 00:07
We're not leaving the house until you do it."
Just a lot of people strong in literature came out of Brown - Try Harder! 00:08
Just a lot of people strong in literature came out of Brown
And I thought to please her, - Try Harder! 00:07
And I thought to please her,
- I want to... It's like balancing between what I want - Try Harder! 00:07
- I want to... It's like balancing between what I want
And I feel like that's the problem - Try Harder! 00:05
And I feel like that's the problem
[doorbell dinging] - Try Harder! 00:08
[doorbell dinging]
- Oh, that could cause a little bit of contemplation - Try Harder! 00:09
- Oh, that could cause a little bit of contemplation
- Short question from me, as the mother, of course, - Try Harder! 00:15
- Short question from me, as the mother, of course,
- The question is not which school is better - Try Harder! 00:05
- The question is not which school is better
The best place for him - Try Harder! 00:06
The best place for him
And since I know there's many research opportunities - Try Harder! 00:10
And since I know there's many research opportunities
Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, any place. - Try Harder! 00:04
Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, any place.
So we are leaving, - Try Harder! 00:06
So we are leaving,
- Okay, that's great, I got energized by Alvan - Try Harder! 00:06
- Okay, that's great, I got energized by Alvan
This is my college experience, - Try Harder! 00:04
This is my college experience,
And she wants to keep me in like a little, - Try Harder! 00:05
And she wants to keep me in like a little,
[door shuts] - Try Harder! 00:05
[door shuts]
- A lot of people have told me, - Try Harder! 00:05
- A lot of people have told me,
- My best times in this school were getting - Try Harder! 00:09
- My best times in this school were getting
Honestly, like there hasn't been anything that has been like - Try Harder! 00:09
Honestly, like there hasn't been anything that has been...