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Try Harder!

When I was in middle school I thought that everybodywho came to Lowell would be like a...

When I was in middle school I thought that everybody
who came to Lowell would be like a genius
in some sort of way

Full Transcript

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- When I was in middle school
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I thought that everybody who came to Lowell
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would be like a genius in some sort of way.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:51
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.
But now that I'm here, it's just not really that. - Try Harder! 00:06
But now that I'm here, it's just not really that.
[students laughing] - Try Harder! 00:06
[students laughing]
- I don't really know why it's not as difficult for me - Try Harder! 00:09
- I don't really know why it's not as difficult fo...
- Oh, I saw her hair flinch, but I didn't see her flinch. - Try Harder! 00:06
- Oh, I saw her hair flinch, but I didn't see her flinc...
- Maybe it's just that I'm the kind of person - Try Harder! 00:06
- Maybe it's just that I'm the kind of person
[tennis racket whacking] - Try Harder! 00:06
[tennis racket whacking]
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,