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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Like Try Harder!, this intimate documentary follows public-school students navigating the high-stakes college admissions system, with warmth, candor, and close attention to how institutional pressures shape their futures.
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Why this pick
It trades admissions stress for dance competition, but shares the same affectionate observational style: public-school kids reveal drive, vulnerability, and individuality while adults and institutions frame the stakes.
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Why this pick
Its long-form immersion in two Chicago students’ aspirations, families, and structural obstacles offers the same empathetic interest in how a competitive pathway can carry enormous hopes and pressure.
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01 / THE STORY
Seniors at one the best public high schools in the country face the pressure of applying to elite colleges.
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