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Try Harder!

Season 23 Episode 13 | 1hr 22m 37s

At Lowell High School, San Francisco's academic pressure cooker, the kids are stressed out. With a majority Asian American student body, high-achieving seniors share their dreams and anxieties about getting into a top university. But is college worth the grind?

Aired: 05/01/22
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