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Reviewed on April 1, 2016 | Multimedia Review
Gr 8 Up—This documentary examines the lives of students at Whitney Young High School, one of the top tier public high schools in Chicago. Ten thousand students apply annually for 350 seats. As one person says, it is "harder to get into Whitney Young than Harvard." Once there, the academic competition continues, and students thrive in this atmosphere of high achievement, where excellence is expected. This film follows sever...Log In or Sign Up to Read More