Episode 8: Try Harder! and the Pressures of High School with Debbie Lum

Michelle Go and Lunar New Year (0:54)

Debbie joins the conversation (5:44)

Getting into Lowell High and other prestigious schools (10:11)

The dehumanization of college admissions (12:20)

Pressure from parents (16:57)

The American mindset of "playing the game" (21:48)

Mental health and high school (24:43)

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