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Try Harder!

We're not leaving thehouse until you do it." Initially,I wanted to go to Brown

We're not leaving the
house until you do it." Initially,
I wanted to go to Brown

Full Transcript

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We're not leaving the house until you do it."
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Initially, I wanted to go to Brown.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:37
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.
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...
[gentle piano music] - Try Harder! 00:13
[gentle piano music]