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At California’s competitive Lowell High School, many students are from working-class Asian families, and they’re struggling to get into Ivy League colleges.

“These are the kids who can’t afford to go to private school,” director Debbie Lum said. “It is a way for someone who didn’t have access to have a way...

The phenomenon for high-achieving high school students grinding through high-pressure and struggling with mental health is a national problem. Read on for why and for some solutions.

The focus on admission to elite colleges puts undue pressure on students and causes them...

This documentary from Debbie Lum goes inside a top-performing San Francisco public high school to see how students are preparing for the future.

Try Harder! Review: Endearing, Alarming Doc on Senior-Year College-Application Hope and Heartbreak The agonies and ecstasies of a high-achieving majority Asian-American senior class during a cutthroat college application season. Jessica Kiang, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Running time: Running time: 84 MIN Courtesy of Sundance Institute “You get used to feeling mediocre,” says one of the merely very bright students in a school full of what he considers “geniuses.” “Try Harder,”...