Taking the “Korean SAT” for the Third Time | THE VOICELESS #34

[@quidproquo82]

This is honestly giving me anxiety just listening to him. The stress and pressure on students is insane.

[@FigsForFunSA]

Not sure why they stress so much about getting into the most prestigious school to get a degree that isn't worth fuckall outside of their little country lol

[@Ziloers]

@@FigsForFunSA it doesn't end when they graduate from university, it goes on even when they're job hunting, 500 people would come in for an interview and a very small number would get accepted, they literally fight from school until they retire, it just stresses me even more

[@joonnation1421]

Samsung GalaxyS5 well it’s worth surviving the large portion of one’s youth in korea. And most can’t afford the funds for international study outside the country so they kinda don’t have a choice

[@bmona7550]

@@joonnation1421 This is what happens when Chaebols (the 1% business oligarchs; basically crazy rich asians) control more than half of the country's assets

[@caleb-fg1nl]

Welcome to Asia

[@हानासुगिसाकी]

Not only are these tests incredibly hard, but there's also a lot of competition. If you want to get into the top university, you need to have a near perfect score. Wish the guy all the very best.

[@나는박종현]

Oh interesting

[@Nyahinn]

Why do I see u everywhere “-“

[@joccie7113]

You're like everywhere on this channel

[@rohitaswal2464]

Again

[@EricDongh2p]

@Myroh let's skip school and start a kpop band pretty pls

[@user-gy2qg6yb9c]

He sounds highly intelligent and he has potential. A stupid test can’t measure that. Don’t give up. You will make it.

[@cadescableshow]

나는 루실 방망이Hi I'm Lucille - I don’t understand. Let’s put a hypothetical into play: Say I was born in Korea, but I hated school. Did terrible in it. However, what I did enjoy, was engineering and programming. Say I self taught myself all the way through high school then even beyond high school and decided not to go to a university. Then, by two years after graduating (or not graduating) high school, I’m a genius software engineer that has multiple interesting projects to back it up. What’s stopping me from getting a great job as a software engineer or even an entrepreneur of a tech startup? The most genius people I know here in America decided not to go to college and are doing better than those that did. Why can’t Korean people do the same? If I am employing somebody, I want someone who has proven themselves in their field, not somebody who just got a degree. Everything you could possibly learn is online now. The only exceptions are medical school, law school, and some engineering fields. In the end, the emphasis on education seems to be hurting Korea. As someone who seems to be familiar with Korean culture, I would really like to hear an explanation about this from you.

[@cadescableshow]

나는 루실 방망이Hi I'm Lucille - thank you for that. that was a good read. im planning a trip soon to korea with my korean friend. looking forward to it!

[@bardgold4553]

@@cadescableshow Those "most genius people" you are referring to dropped out from Harvard...you're talking about Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg right? Yeah...just getting into Harvard is worth more than graduating from 90% of the universities in the U.S. Its hardly an apt comparison.

[@cadescableshow]

K K - They were included yeah, but I work in the Software Engineering field and some of the best programmers I know did not go to College and learned to do it on their own.

[@bardgold4553]

@@cadescableshow the demand is high in America for programmers. In Korea almost every job sector is oversaturated with qualified applicants. That's the main difference. Take for example teachers, theres such a high demand for teachers in America that they are even recruiting from the Philippines and other countries. In Korea there are too many teachers so many teachers are unable to find work. Frankly too many Koreans want to be doctors, lawyers, CPA, etc. so the job market is oversaturated. If the job market is as competitive as Korea then companies are only going to pick the cream of the crop. There are so many Americans who don't even graduate high school or have a GED. American society isnt competitive and that's why America has an incredibly ignorant portion of society and the biggest prison population in the world per capita

[@hindsightpov4218]

No wonder the poor characters in “Parasite” weren’t in school even though the kids were really smart.

[@nightslasher9384]

@jisang HOW DARE YOU ACCUSED ASAIN AS SCHOLARLY SUPERIOR!!! 😠

[@rubberband__]

Night Slasher well seeing how you spelled "Asian", you probably aren't in that category anyway

[@hey_wassup2372]

@@rubberband__ you really through that insult hard on that person, cant say that i laughed hard on that one😂

[@starsinthesky1433]

@@nightslasher9384 he/she mentioned korean not asian, you're just mentioned asian which means asian in general

[@dogie1070]

@jisang "You are an A-sian, not a B-sian!" It's one of several jokes I heard.

[@hanyoungcho6620]

As a Korean, the worst part I think is that it is like an endless competition. Even though you entered prestigious university, it isn't easy to get a so-called great job.. Luckily if you got that job, it wouldn't be also easy to survive in there.. you have to graduate great univ, look "not ugly not fat", be extroverted, humble at the same time, diligent, get great job, and also you have to get married, have a child, And then your child have to enter top university in the future. THERE ARE NO ENDPOINT

[@hanyoungcho6620]

@reshi p well.. we, the society is already set.. really it's a structural problem. We all know it's not efficient, effective and not right, but as an one individual in a big society that values education level, we can't change the mood and atmosphere:-( actually it started almost hundred years ago. Our ancestors looked up to educated aristocrats ..haha..

[@aerithofmyore]

@Edward Tay no the endpoint is politics. What does investing in North Korea and other foreign countries have to do with anything. To change that stupid system of theirs it needs to be done through politics.

[@hanyoungcho6620]

@Edward Tay seeking solutions outside isn't that effective I think. NK is SK's enemy obviously but it has nothing to do with that. Our problem, meritocracy, is about perspectives and customs. It means the problem could be solved through social way such as politics, laws, government and education.

[@mintaellectual1149]

wouldnt applying for foreign schools with high prestige like harvard be easier? because American SATs are easier than Suneung I heard, if thats true then wouldnt that take at least a lesser load for your life. I cant imagine revolving your whole life with competition , I mean I myself spend my whole life in it but not to this extent. Its basically wilthing away your own life. What a stressful society, very different than our laidback one. wish you guys the best

[@hanyoungcho6620]

@@mintaellectual1149 thanks First, applying foreign presrigious universities is a little bit different issue because it involves money issue. Ironically, tuition fee in Korea is much cheaper than US(about 3-4000 for literature~6000 for STEM per one semester). And for preparing English, visa, house,,etc. , studying abroad can be done by only the rich. Second, unless you want to emigrate, graduating in Korea is better I think. There were some cases in which foreign univ's graduates could get jobs easily several years ago, but it was a little, and Korean prefer Korean univs in terms of coordination and networks

[@marlone7585]

It’s basically get into Harvard or be homeless in Korea

[@박지성-c1d8d]

Actually Koreans prefer medical schools So its like get in to MedSchool or be homeless

[@Therealtazangel]

정식조 well it’s always good to have more doctors 🤔but that’s definitely challenging

[@yunjay99]

Not that extreme lmao not everyone is like this dude, they just go to whatever school and go on with their lives.

[@anubhutisingh6171]

India too

[@jihochung1307]

@SandboxArrow it is true the average korean is smarter than an average american but top schools in the world are still based in America.Say one person graduates with a CS degree in korea and another person in Korea. The guy in America will not only make more, but will live a healthier lifestyle (mentally) than the person that works in Korea. Average Koreans make less than average Americans and work longer hours. This is just showing us the competitiveness in Korea and how useless college truly is. This is why suicide rate among teens is one of the highest in Korea.

[@whatblank4157]

As a recent college graduate, who is trying to land a first job, I thought my life is pretty hard until I saw this video. man I would like to wish him good luck.

[@chang4938]

not really, he doesn't have to work for money. a lot of people can't even go to college because of money or at least they have to work part time.

[@Jk-ey7mp]

@@chang4938 we dont know that this was only about his school life not his personal life in which he mentions work,, and tbh he might even be working (as in part time jobs) cause alot of young people work in korea to get by

[@TRULYKITE]

what blank? same, im in the same situation as you are!

[@whatblank4157]

@@TRULYKITE haha glad I'm not alone. I wish you the best!

[@liquidtunes]

Dig in, give it your all and get that experience. These initial tough years will pass :) It gets better as you get older, but then bigger responsibilities kick in ;)

[@MariqueAltariah]

That's just so sad. I feel horrible for everyone who is giving their best but won't be accepted. Maybe I'm too weak to live in a competitive world, but I admire people who fight again and again in order to pursue their dreams. I actually was in a similar case, too. I wanted to become a pharmacist, and in order to access to the pharmaceutical studies, I had to pass a very difficult competitive exam. Still, it was less demanding that the SAT. You had to be within the first 10% or so to pass. But it was kinda hard too, a lot of memorizing, and dumb question only to select people and not really to make good professionals of them. I failed the first time, so I took it again. The second tome was the hardest. I knew like 90% of the required knowledge, the 10% left were all ridiculously specific details, but you have to memorize them as well because that was the tricky selective part. There was no curiosity left at this point. just endless, boring memorizing. I wasn't studying for me anymore. Just for that dumb multiple choice questions. So I shut my feelings up and keep on studying anyway. I passed, though. And I actually did great. But when I saw the results, I didn't feel anything at all. This was supposed to be the day of my life at that time ! Where was my victory ? I could finally study in my dream field, the hardest part was done, but I couldn't feel anything anymore. I couldn't even enjoy my classes anymore. This was supposed to be my dreamed university life. Two years later, I am told to stop school because of severe depression. I stayed at home the following year and never went back to that university. Even if my mental health is better now, this whole thing still feels bittersweet to that day. So seeing that guy ruining his mental health scares me. Seeing so many young people doing so, I feel so sad for them. Because passing the test doesn't mean everything gets better afterwards. Sorry if that was discouraging. Health first, guys.

[@marlonbravo9466]

Health is indeed wealth.

[@mansibhandari3257]

I hope u r in good place now I m also going through the same 😔

[@Stefanuslol]

I really hope you are doing well right now. Keep pursuing your dreams if you have a clear vision of what they are, even if that means going back to the university (if that still is the case and if that still is the possibility, because I assume that it requires much dedication and deprivation from every day normal things...). I hope you are not depressed anymore and that above everything else you have your family's support throughout whatever you are going through, because both emotional and financial support is an important one when going through such hardships. I myself have been there and am going through semi-depressed phases from time to time, because I have not yet myself figured my life out. I did not have a clear vision of what I was going to study (I had some ideas getting into software development but math was my weak point and could not pass math exam that was necessary to get into that faculty program and my parents couldn't financially support that option, so I did not even try it), so I just went into law, and even though I finished it and were doing academically really great and am studying for bar exam now, I do not find any joy in it and am really worried if and how I can keep doing this and how is this all gonna pan out, but will see. Wish you all the best and I hope that you will find your happiness :D

[@Xbluestar3]

Personally, I think it's eye opening. Thank you for sharing your story!! I appreciate your care and effort about your jounrey. I believe taking care of yourself is the bravest thing!!! Go go you xDDD

[@StylishBerry]

Thank you for sharing your story. It killed me a little when you described how your passion withered even when you attained your goal. Worse, you developed depression during your university days. I've always been thinking....has the education system regressed into a hazing process? Just because I spent 4 years getting a degree means I DESERVE TO GET PROMOTED!! I have seen useless people with degrees get promoted because they have degrees while those with diplomas who have contributed the most were held back by an arbitrary glass ceiling. So in order not to get held back, people get into degree programs that don't interest them at all, which inevitably leads to mental health issues as humans need to know that what they're doing has MEANING!!! The time spent writing essays that no one cares about and doing rote learning could have been better used elsewhere. Gosh I really wish a radical change happens someday. At this point in time, the greatest enemy against this change seems to be elitism.

[@kikithepupper6774]

I get that feeling... I'm taking the MCAT for the second time and i'm still not meeting the score I need to make my dream come true and make it to medical school. It's been 3 years for me.. and I'm almost 30.. 화이팅, 종현씨..! Let's do our best and make our dream come true. EDIT: I GOT IN

[@MasterNinja786]

Go for it dude

[@kikithepupper6774]

@@MasterNinja786 Thank you :) I hope you also go and achieve your dream too

[@azyanauni836]

Good luck for all of you 💪🏻

[@notafailure2138]

Your hard work will surely pay off in the best way so take care and all the very best !

[@kikithepupper6774]

@@notafailure2138 :) Thank you. I just got a notification of this while studying. I hope whatever goals and dreams you have will also come true too

[@nmbileg]

I can feel the toxic mental state already from watching this video.

[@sen7167]

Munkhbileg N the students’ mental state?

[@nmbileg]

Sen 7 yes

[@grzyruth9205]

Survival of the fittest is nature, are you saying nature is toxic? That's like saying being Asian is racist because of cultural appropriation

[@nmbileg]

Grzy Ruth As asian myself, I’ve been through all this for a year with Korean students in Beijing (preparation for Tsinghua University in China). For me it wasn’t an easy year where you literally have to study all day. I just think he’s doing it excessively, that’s why I felt toxic.

[@thesunrisechick]

Grzy Ruth this isn’t survival of the fittest. This is overwhelmingly high standards that are causing nothing but stress and depression.

[@soggymoggytravels]

It’s sad that people’s lives still depend so much on passing an exam. I wish this guy can find happiness through other means.

[@StylishBerry]

If only we could overcome that stigma of not having a degree. Ego and elitism are more insidious than we think.....

[@lalakuma9]

I think if I lived in this kind of society, I'd rather become a professional document forger than go to college.

[@soggymoggytravels]

@@lalakuma9 Unfortunately there were a lot of document forgers in the 1990s, with a lot of English teachers showing fake degrees to teach in Korea. Now, we need to get all qualifications notarized and apostilled, so there might not be much trade as a document forger anymore!

[@soggymoggytravels]

@@last2026 나는 미국인이 아니며 미국인이되고 싶지 않습니다. 나는 한국에서 수년간 살았으므로 그곳의 젊은이들의 상황을 이해합니다. 그러나 한국의 의료 시스템이 세계의 부러움이되었다고 상상해보십시오. 한국은 미국보다 더 나은 의료 시스템을 가지고 있습니다. 한국은 위대한 나라이며, 당신은 당신의 땅을 자랑스럽게 생각해야합니다.

[@Tony-ob7lh]

ch l Lol you sure you want a doctor or pharmacist like me to not have a degree?

[@famousamos]

From my experience, it's what one DOES at university that is more important than what SCHOOL they attend. If you do internships in the summer, get involved in extracurricular activities, & work hard; you will end up in successful places. Regardless of Ivy status.

[@zeynepenson]

This is a very different university and hiring culture though, that may be the case in the U.S. but in places like Korea, the university you go to really can make or break your future job prospects

[@Juliana-rw6pt]

That might be true in the US, but perhaps it's different in other countries with varying cultures. Like maybe they place more emphasis on academic achievement, rather than experience

[@kuro6382]

If you live in america, it seems correct. But, in my country (a country in southeast asia), it's not totally correct (but not wrong too), because some office will "take" fresh graduade from top university, rather than other university. But, some office will "take" some people with good skill, rather than people who only have tag "graduate from top university".

[@LuckyDuckie115]

Not true, some top/prestige companies only recruit at top university. For example, Mckinsey and Company typically only recruit at Stanford or UC Berkeley in the Bay Area. I graduated at UC Berkeley with a 3.1 GPA and got a job w/ google w/o a formal interview. My friend graduated at San Jose State University with at 3.9 GPA and didn't even get an interview with Google. In fact, I got offers to all the engineering jobs I interview for out of college while my friends at SJSU had trouble landing interviews.

[@everythozoomed6898]

I agree with this, but only for the United States lol. You simply don't know how things work in Korea. It's literally all about the school name. This applies to China, Japan, Singapore, and essentially all East Asian countries. The SAT doesn't determine your life in the US, not even close. The Suneung literally quite determines your life.

[@user-qu4oh4xi1s]

Lol the guy reacted pretty well to the results. I would've thrown my computer out the window.

[@chigasaki06]

LOL, me too, then burst into tears. I took a very difficult professional licensing exam and failed it the first time by one point. I cried myself to sleep, lol! I took it again and aced it. It's stressful and I feel for him.

[@sanshirada1119]

+chigasaki06, oh gosh! I remember my first board exam too. I only needed 0.20 to pass. It was also my first time to fail in a major exam. It hurt like hell especially when I read 'congratulations' messages on my friends' wall because they passed and my wall was silent hahaha. I cried for a week and cut my hair short.

[@sanshirada1119]

+Carat Suji, in my case, after I failed once, I took a year off. I diverted my attention to somewhere else - took farming courses. I then decided to take again the exam without pressuring nor hating myself. My main reason was: I had to try once again if it will hurt a second or a third time. I did not want 'what ifs' in my old age especially on this matter.

[@sanshirada1119]

+Anna Elisabeth, I did pass the second time. The irony was, I studied so hard on the first try and failed - maybe that's why it hurt like hell. On the second time, I did not study well and did not take the pre-board exams at the review centers. Maybe one of the factors that I passed was I became too relaxed on the second try.

[@chigasaki06]

@@sanshirada1119 I'm glad you passed! That part about you cutting your hair was hilarious. Stress like that can cause people to do strange things.

[@intothemath]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for him. I believe that his dream will come true..

[@eugene6463]

IntheThe!IntoThe!IntoThe!

[@user-fk6tk1fc9q]

huh!huh!huh!

[@세브란스-w1j]

her!her!her!her

[@조정훈-v4z]

허혁재!허혁재!허혁재!인투더!인투더!

[@permafrost8894]

댓글 왜이래ㅋㄲㄱ

[@seekittycat]

What an extremely insightful young man, being able to monitor his own mental state. He's so smart and so hard-working. I hope he finds his way :(.

[@medical825]

Agree

[@simone222]

I have a doctor friend who constantly takes the yearly terribly difficult and competitive IAS exams despite repeated failures. It's her innermost desire to pass the exams and be a civil servant. She wants to prove something to herself. She believes she can do it. She works triply hard. And I will always be here to support her.

[@Threshk]

She wants to give up being a doctor to become a civil servant. Why?

[@simone222]

@@Threshk She told me that a career in the civil/public service will fulfill her heart's life-long passion. Personally speaking, I'm a licensed lawyer/civil servant, but I pursued another career in the behavioural sciences/academia. Career change can be spurred by your heart's truest passion. And needless to say, knowledge and skill in one's original profession is not laid to waste and can be applied as one pursues a different profession esp. if you're in the field of governance or public service.

[@hijack69]

Which country?

[@simone222]

My friend is from New Delhi, India.

[@Nana-vt8qp]

One of the downside of competitive exams like IAS,JEE etc. in India is Negative Marking (the Horror😁)

[@jhlee9803]

"A man's challenge in his 20s heats up our heart."

[@세브란스-w1j]

박종현!박종현!박종현!

[@ekfrrnranf]

박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!

[@Wolf-jp3ki]

박종현!박종현!박종현!

[@ekfrrnranf]

허혁재!허혁재!허혁재!

[@DKD-16emd49ejdj]

인투더!인투더!인투더!

[@굴러덩]

A man's challenge makes our heart beat. 한 남자의 도전은 우리의 심장을 뛰게한다.

[@bz101]

우리는 박종현의 시대에 살고 있다. Lucky we are to live in Park's era.

[@김태현-u4h3g]

“makes our heart beat” 로하면 의미전달이 더 잘될듯

[@굴러덩]

@@김태현-u4h3g ㄱㅅ

[@huh8894]

@@bz101 We're living in Park's University of Seoul

[@ishworshrestha3559]

Yes

[@fatihahnawawi2280]

If only he knows that his maturity and calm attitude could attract a lot of employers instead of worrying abt getting to lower rank college.

[@derekflores3089]

The problem is that South Korean employers focus on what colleges applicants come from however.

[@fatihahnawawi2280]

I know right . Thats why my Korean friends said they dont understand why people fantasize living in Korea.

[@ishworshrestha3559]

Ok

[@christiandi1040]

Skills and degree is worth less than a blood relative or any other connection, that's how it is in Korea

[@spamansh1710]

Bloody nonsense

[@TriscuitsForDays]

As someone who looks at his academic studies or career as more lenient, it’s always surprising hearing the pressure and standards of schools from other countries.

[@jehulian8987]

@@dogie1070 yea dude, they just want money so

[@hanab4292]

Pancake Circus same with England it depends on the course your going for and the university. But Ull still get in as long as you have *English/maths* and a qualification from ur sixthform/ college course to get in to uni. in England The rank of your university doesn’t matter. u will still get the same job as a person who went to Oxford or Cambridge university, however they might have a higher pay tho.

[@Iflie]

I'm dutch and our universities don't even really have a ranking, they are just all held to a certain standard which seems good enough for international standards too. I didn't really have to do a test to get in, just show that I successfully completed the highest level (most difficult) of highschool. Not even be the best at that, just sufficient. There was a lot of dropping out the first year but there are special provisions for that too. None of these things ruin the rest of your prospects of having a successful career or life. You could live on minimum wage here always and still live a decent life and there is less judgement based on your job. I hear in the U.S there is a lot, asking what job you do being very common in a first meeting. It becomes part of your identity in a way it's not here. Of course all exams are stressful but we think of them as mainly showing what intellect you were born with, you do your best based on what you were given. So it's okay if your strengths are not the same as those of others.

[@Iflie]

@@dogie1070 I hear that more often actually, haha. There are a lot of countries that are worse places to live these days than our quiet little one with all the rules. Though back in the day poor people here would leave for more space, they'd go farm in Canada or Australia and maybe that was a better life for them there at the time. You certainly don't get a lot of space here. I think we have to do better at exporting the mindset, that healthcare is for everyone, that there shouldn't be such a thing as a "bad school" and it being so expensive that you don't have enough doctors because the smart kids couldn't afford to become one. Places like the U.S govern a lot for the "right now"instead for the betterment of everyone for the future. It's very annoying. I'm very glad I happened to be born here, I'm genetically very mixed though (from colonialism) so I'm actually very short for here. I was the tallest in class as a kid and then everyone else kept growing and now I'm forever looking up. I do fit into spaces easier, haha

[@TriscuitsForDays]

jehu lian that is true, although luckily a majority of schools have teachers and professors that want to see you excel.

[@SiHeon__]

종현이형이 지금 제 인생의 전환점입니다

[@4oclockarmy695]

I'm proud of his determination and I want to be like him keep it up the best of luck

[@suzannahcooper8913]

I felt like I was the laziest person there when studying in Korea. Everyone has to work so hard just to get there in the first place while I got in the back way through overseas exchange. Yikes

[@kmj2000]

@@zanebecause00111 No, the top level A schools all have a foreign exchange program.

[@18617s]

Zane C. my university did exchange program with Yonsei and the requirements were not hard to get accepted so definitely not b or c rated schools for international students to study in korea

[@epicOway]

You have to have a 2.5 GPA or higher to be eligible for Yonsei Uni exchange student program lol

[@grmpyland]

My uni has yonsei exchange i never pursuit it because the unit points were not equivalent which means i would have to take more classes just to make up for the points.

[@me9981]

@@epicOway 2.5? Really? That low? LMAO That's just ridiculous.

[@SongForSouls]

There is only one school that I would spend 8 years for applying and its Hogwarts. The rest are simply not worth it.

[@ainkamaruzaman9442]

Mr Barathurm SAME 😂

[@ainkamaruzaman9442]

Mr Barathurm SAME 😂

[@romuluspalaiologosxiii5171]

Harry Potter and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race

[@jonasfelisilda5777]

Same

[@saranyawwww]

Defenitely😂✌✌✌

[@rmula5335]

"My whole life is revolving around this one test" I felt this on a spiritual level. I finished my SATs and got into multiple colleges, but, still, I'm so unhappy with where I am, and constantly blame myself for not studying hard enough. The extreme expectations of society or just the pressure we put on ourselves is so ridiculous. I hope people like us one day find liberation, live without worries, and enjoy what we do in life while being happy. Nonetheless, I hope he doesn't lose courage. You will get in! Don't worry, Jong-hyun!

[@autobotdiva9268]

Thats dumb. Graduate where ur at & move on

[@rmula5335]

@@autobotdiva9268 I'm not in college yet. But, idk there is this regret within me and the pressure from society isn't going away for me :)

[@AirChessCircuit]

Lets be honest the SAT is much easier than this test and studying 100+ hours you would get in

[@gay4vivi294]

Dave Daniels how old are u jus wondering

[@john.moremm]

@Dave Daniels replying to have a reference to your great comment

[@donyconjux1]

I wonder if they realize burnout is real thing when you're studying this much for so long. Maybe they do and just push through it and its just more destructive than constructive at that point. Plenty of other things to say but most of it is wishful thinking at this point. Hoping for his best.

[@fr-it6iw]

Burnout doesn't exist if you are motivated enough you just have to never lose vision of the goal

[@fr-it6iw]

But I think his studying is probably really inefficient, he shouldn't have to spend that long

[@fr-it6iw]

@Louis Schreurs if you lack IQ you should not be studying to get into a top university

[@stillfangirlingtoday1468]

There are studies that say your brain can only truly retain what you're studying during 4 hours at average, much more than that and you're really not doing yourself a favor... So the key would be to learn how to study efficiently and manage your time wisely between topics. Having a rested mind and body is essencial, I hope these students remember this.

[@fr-it6iw]

@@stillfangirlingtoday1468 I feel like they aren't stressing this enough in Korea. There is too much time &effort wasted.

[@aru4115]

The most terrible feeling is giving your all and still not being enough. Man I’m feeling you. I too lost two years of my life to reapply to uni. 😢

[@menace2819]

I’m also in my second gap year preparing for exams this summer, this video hit different. All my friends already starting their second year of uni and I’m still preparing for these tests, I’ve been feeling so alone but seeing others in similar situation as me and still pushing through is inspiring me to work hard and keep going. I hope next year I’ll be at uni, this is really tiring 😔

[@agutinoff]

I lost many years in University just to find out that it's not what i'm looking for in life!

[@Deadpool-cy6yt]

@@menace2819 in my case, guilt and anxiety is starting to develop and it is getting harder and harder to study the same stuff again and again. Can't attend family gatherings either.

[@doremi4397]

Same here... I lost almost two years of my life trying to search for a scholarship to continue my studies😭 hope I can start my uni life asap🙏

[@iammyself7798]

Guys you can do it. I am rooting for you ✊🏿✊🏿😁😁

[@deboragomes2031]

"I also retook the test many times in the past and I didn't want Jong-hyun to end up making the same mistakes as I did." THIS GUY IS GOING TO HEAVEN

[@osmopolito]

Hi

[@BDK86]

I'm starting to understand the big picture on why many Asian students are turning to western schools, like my country Australia to study.

[@nctot21jihansol38]

They are so many korean in my country too, im from singapore

[@zennyx3938]

Me too here in the Philippines

[@bmona7550]

@@zennyx3938 They mostly go there to just learn English tho

[@av2319]

Ya it's very stressful and irritating in India too. There is always chaos to have a better life. Even rich gets richer and poor get poorer. Many Indians are preferring to go abroad these days to study by taking study loans and many are even settling there and r not willing to come back. India has alot of issues. Idk when will get a better system and better infrastructure.

[@clxudynana4398]

Appado Gwenchana same

[@김명준-y5x]

전세계가 박종현의 연세대 의대 22학번 진학을 응원합니다

[@leekei5929]

?아직도 못붙었어요??

[@jj-cy3qx]

@@leekei5929 지금 사수중일껄요

[@dicboy7583]

@@jj-cy3qx 수능 날 늦잠자면 레전드ㅋㅋ

[@swipingeverymoment]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 가능한 일 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@g12-x7x]

이형체널 어디갔어요?

[@RyanKwonDH]

I’m a korean and taking that korean sat 3 times is not that rare in korea tbh tho😅

[@laledwisetiyawiyatni4817]

Did you finally get to your dream University?

[@RyanKwonDH]

Lale Dwi Setiyawiyatni Nope haha😅 Some people don’t take the test more than a time!

[@PoppsPoppin]

What is your dream uni? 😁

[@laledwisetiyawiyatni4817]

@@RyanKwonDH ah, I hope you are successful in the University you got in and also in your future job.

[@노쉘통통]

I think they don’t have a dream, just wanna go great Univ. Cause major is not important to get to job but Univ. name is. Also it’s seems to charm as other country

[@zakamu116]

그냥 박종현 얼굴 보자마자 개뿜었다ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@아아이야]

아니 왜 여기있냐고 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@굴러덩]

수붕이 다모였노 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@Archipelagoss]

개추

[@official_kangmin]

박종현! 박종현! 박종현!

[@xihc]

갤주추

[@saturn4rchive]

I feel so bad for him when he talked about feeling trapped cause I know the feeling of seeing other people accomplish something so easily while you're giving it your best and still not getting even close :/

[@Splakwjdntj]

내 10대 마지막과 수능 수험생활을 같이 해줘서 고맙고 이제부턴 내가 응원할게 박종현군의 사수 연의 입학을 응원합니다.

[@InspireMe819]

What? In english.

[@Splakwjdntj]

TheBagBalm Is he KING?

[@전승재-d3l]

ᄀᄃᄒ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@노쉘통통]

TheBagBalm Thank you for studying exam together when my last teenager year and now i will cheer for you. Park jeong-hyun is famous in internet community so examinee know him, encouraged to him

[@o_o..O__O]

그걸또 번역해주노

[@freshhell6365]

I feel so lucky, I was so incredibly stressed during my final exams but it was spread out over 10 days with no more than two subjects a day. I can't imagine taking exams of 6 subjects in one day.

[@user-qy8zi8hq4v]

How about 22 subject (both technical knowledge and non technical knowledge) in a single day (with in 5 hour) And the irony is ,there is negative marking for each wrong answer you give .🤣🤣 Life sucks

[@배롱대롱]

박종현은 한국소유국가다 그 누구도 종현이를 비하할 사람이 없다

[@asdd2a]

재수하는 한국인을 보고 외국인이 경악한 이유!?!

[@sense5887]

박종현은 한국소유국가는 뭐얔ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@kmh.1212]

@@sense5887 박종현은 그 자체로 국가다.

[@simplehuman6769]

Damn this is actually so ridiculous. I feel so grateful I live in Canada. Even tho we also have tests in order to enter university, each subject is on a separate day and we have 6 hours for each. I can’t even imagine the amount of stress and anxiety Korean students go through. I wish this guy all the best, and I hope he finds success in life.

[@tibowmew]

I've seen the types of questions on the English portion of the test. They are very good questions for comprehension and high level reading. The main issue is the ridiculous time limit. You gave around 1-2 min per high level question IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. I think it would be a better representation of their comprehension to have a bit more time on those sections. I can't think of a single time when someone will ask you to read a scientific article, analyze it, and respond, all on a time limit. But you can bet that people will get back to you later and ask things related to your understanding of the article.

[@johnl.7754]

Giving more time will not make it any easier since your competitors will also be given more time.

[@tibowmew]

@@johnl.7754 Yes, but for those who are able to understand the reading, but just aren't great test takers, or just might need more than 1 minute to answer it, it gives then a more fair chance at an appropriate score. That is assuming that the schools care more about comprehension than speed though. This would, in turn, give the schools a more varied applicant pool to choose from.

[@xeerenaidus2820]

@@tibowmew I never understand what people mean by good test taker. Is it they get too nervous when they take a test so it messes with their performance?

[@CopperCassie]

@@xeerenaidus2820 There are people who just get really nervous when taking tests; others may have a disability that make it difficult for them to take a test. I have a friend who is at a top university in the U.S., and she has dyslexia, which is a reading disability. One of my professors has ADHD, so he admits that he has a hard time focusing when taking tests, especially if it is for a long period of time. He still achieved a PhD, but it is because many schools in the U.S. accommodate students with disability. Both my U.S. and Canadian universities have note takers and other services to support students. Some students need to take test in a separate room, without other students around.

[@ericpeterson6822]

So many of them can take on high level English questions , but they can't even speak proper English.

[@Owkdfkkr-s3d]

ㅅㅂ난 ... 뭐라해야돼 SKT영상이어서 페이커가 나온줄알고 썸넬보고 박종현 닮았다고 할려는데 영상 시작하자마자 자기가 박종현이라 하네

[@wakabaka-bh4nm]

서동욱 SAT ㅋㅋ

[@Babywalker_39]

@@한결-l9u 수갤 갤주 출신

[@pauline5304]

When I'm being lazy and doing nothing. I just have to watch those type of content (Korean SAT ) and automatically it motivates me to study again LOL

[@eliotcole663]

For me it's the opposite, they give me an anxiety assosiated with studying and I don't want to live after that.

[@theonereborn9299]

Same. It makes me want to approach college with a higher standard... and it pays off too!

[@inkubator320]

Same

[@플라디-r9o]

아아...왕이시여....당신을 기다렸습니다...

[@타이슨-m5g]

9:15 답을 알아서 기고만장하게 팔짱을 끼고 있는 종현씨

[@elainenevermind5276]

It's either you adjust your dream to fit you current reality or you're going to fight for your dream even the chances are lower that 1%. Make a choice.

[@물망초-v2e]

수능 갤러리 일동은 박종현 군을 응원합니다...

[@filmenglish77]

Film English 1 second ago 수능을 도대체 왜 봐야하는지? 공무원 기타 사회 공식 계열 나갈 거 아니면 그다지 필요 없음. 대기업도 별로 필요로 안 함.

[@제리-p4x]

Film English 의대갈라면 봐야댐

[@plz-xk6cd]

Film English 누가 그럼?

[@user-suesoo]

Film English 풉

[@엽기커플]

@@filmenglish77 지집대생의 안쓰러운 합리화

[@basquiat9671]

가,나,다 군은 rank의 의미를 갖지 않습니다. 그냥 group이에요. 각 군에서 묶이는 대학들이 정말 천차만별이에요.

[@beloveddeih7]

I’m also a college student right now and I totally understand him. I didn’t get into a school that I wanted so I went to a community college for 2 years then I transferred to a state university. Being a student is hard and stressful but I just want to remind everyone that this world is just temporary. We never know what will happen tomorrow so please don’t be too hard on yourself. Stay strong! 💜

[@aktan4ik]

No wonder so many Koreans go to America/Canada/Europe for college.

[@SundaysChild1966]

oh no kidding .. hopefully our grandsons will come here to Canada for school .. after all this study, don't they have mandatory military service too!??!

[@aktan4ik]

@@SundaysChild1966 you are right!

[@kellympinda4723]

Faggatron exactly what I thought

[@kerosene3222]

Rich asians!!!

[@ayyo6997]

Its easier to get into and looks just as prestigious

[@jchen8902]

It's kind of like this across Asia. In my country, jobs are reserved for graduates from the top few universities, 80% of spots in these universities are reserved for students from the top 10 schools, and admission into the top 10 schools is determined by a national exam you take at 12. I go to the #3 school in the country, and there's so much infighting and pressure. Everyone's aiming for the top because you'll literally be expelled or barred from activities if you're not in the top 70-60%. It really is because your life depends on your grades, here.

[@tia2745]

I hope he makes it, I'm sending him all my positive energy and well wishes. You guys should make a follow up video.

[@bangtan9606]

Wowwwww he wants to go to Yonsei Medical school no wonter!! Probably with his current scores he could go to other universities but since he wants to go to that specific field and institution it is so hard as he can’t get more than two questions in the whole freaking test wrong. But I’m happy he wants to be a physician! I want to also! Let’s go achieve our dreams!!!

[@mayuripandey2483]

Yup me also preparing for same....... Good luck to all of us🙂

[@ekanshgupta2421]

@@mayuripandey2483 preparing for same as in? You seem Indian so I suppose neet or aiims exam?

[@iminsideyourwalls9432]

Same thing here in Romania,to get admitted to a Medical College you need to pass 2 exams: 1.The High School Graduation Test(known as a baccalaureate,which consists of 3 subjects based on the curriculum of your high school) 2.The Admission Exam for medical institution(which is extremely hard and it has 3 sections:Biology Chem and Physics),which contains 100 questions which you need to finish in 2 hours and you need a score of above 90 to qualify.

[@mayuripandey2483]

@@iminsideyourwalls9432 same here in India, after graduating from high school we need to give national level entrance exam (single exam for all the medical cllgs) , and same as your 3 sections (PCB) contains 180 questions in 3 hrs and cut off for average universities are more then 80% or for good university you need to get around 95% or 99 percentile.

[@DodoDodo-qd7po]

I am not korean but i am a turkish student who is retaking the exam for the second time . When he spoke i felt like i could understand his emotions and thoughts really well . I see lots of people on comments section bashing this kind of system and yes while its a very sad situation we ( all the students suffering because of university entrance exams ) know this . Rather than that i wish people encourage us and say "You did well , you studied hard and sacrificed a lot " I hope Jong-hyun best . I wish you will become happy in the future and get the results you deserve :)

[@phantomplex]

Hi, did you manage to get in your university?

[@Nisa-gp8fe]

Yks mağduru:')

[@세브란스-q9f]

박종현군의 성공적인 연세대 의예과21학번 입학을 응원합니다

[@chunghoangsongngoc162]

세브란스 기아주 hi, could you tell me how high is Kyungin Women's University (incheon) ranked in Korea? Thanks!

[@chunghoangsongngoc162]

minkyu so you mean it is easy or difficult to be in this school?

[@chunghoangsongngoc162]

minkyu yah I see. Thank you!

[@earthshuman3864]

He study 13-14hours daily I can't read that much daily

[@autobotdiva9268]

Thats dumb

[@ADistantObserver]

I am not even awake for that long

[@robopecha]

and you shouldnt.

[@sid_gm1949]

That's impossible, unless, you are (mugging up/rote learning.)

[@user-qy8zi8hq4v]

@@sid_gm1949 No Its common for students ,who are govt job aspirants in India too. Our syllabus is so Vast ,competition is so high and the cut off of exam ...Although we study for atleast 12-14 hours a day still its difficult to succeed for us.Sometimes I feel like 24Hour a day is too less 😔.Mood swing ,suicidal thought and thoughts to give up is common .

[@user-suesoo]

박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!

[@konigsberg2002]

수붕게이야.......

[@ryusha36]

수붕쿤

[@보신탕으로치환될까봐]

@시언 영상 1초만 봐도 나오지 않음?

[@시간을아끼자-r4r]

Jonghyun Park! Jonghyun Park! Jonghyun Park! Jonghyun Park! Jonghyun Park! Jonghyun Park! Jonghyun Park! Jonghyun Park!

[@g12-x7x]

이형 채널 어디가심?

[@Maddie-rv6sp]

I'm so proud of how positive he is! I really hope he gets into his dream school! fighting!

[@물량공급]

Park, is best

[@Flammable1245]

물량공급님 ㄷㄷ

[@adrianjake248]

김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!김용욱!

[@나-x5m1s]

물공님 올해 연의컷 어떻게되나요? 수가 4점 틀리면 나가리?

[@물량공급]

@@나-x5m1s 과목마다 다르긴하는데 수학-4에 나머지만점이 떨어지는 조합이 있습니다.

[@chunghoangsongngoc162]

hi, could you tell me how high is Kyungin Women's University (incheon) ranked in Korea? Thanks!

[@노로미]

당신이 있어 지금의 내가 있습니다. 물론 달라진 건 없습니다

[@jyd1384]

Most Koreans and their society have been worshiping someone's academic background and it has derived from Koreans' traditional ideology Confucianism. If any Korean young people couldn't graduate from a famous university, they may not find their plausible work and can't start their working career in Korea and it's so serious social matter. A few Korean companies have tried a blind interview to find employees who have creative or talented abilities for their organizations but it still not generalized. In a bad case, they might not find their first occupation to start their working life even though they had completed their educational courses such as master's degrees in universities. South Korea's economic recession is still ongoing and it doesn't suggest the endpoint for Koreans. Practically, this hopeless situation had initiated by the worst IMF financial crisis.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

jyd1384 It is not just Korea and Koreans but pretty much all Asian societies are like that.

[@jyd1384]

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj Sure thing. I know what you mean. Because Vietnam is a part of Asian countries. But particularly most Koreans have been extremely worshiped someone's academic achievement such as degrees of master and Ph.D. through graduated schools. For instance, if someone has gotten a degree of famous universities from the US, America, in Havard or Princeton they'll say like this. "Geez! You're truly a genius! I wanna admire you and what you've done in the US. You're the best!" That's the Koreans' typical attitude to those things since the Korea Republic is one of the traditional Confucianism countries so far.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

jyd1384 I do not know how Vietnam is as I was born and raised in America but heard stories from my cousins and relatives who still live there. They told me it is pretty much the same.

[@박재현-x1t3k]

“To a world without SUNEUNG.”

[@미므미므-x2x]

"이 사람은 이제 수능이 없는 세계로 갑니다"

[@clumsygallium6104]

"This man now goes to a world without water" the translation by google.

[@irinashemonaeva1193]

"This person now goes to the world with no CSAT" Not sure about what the commenter meant exactly, but this is the literal translation. Source: I speak Korean

[@clumsygallium6104]

@@irinashemonaeva1193 okay thanks

[@lifeisonetake]

@@irinashemonaeva1193 Actually he is famous KZbinr and Influencer in Korea. He made website called '수능이 없는 세계' which means 'World without CSAT'. I think the comment wants to make a joke with it.

[@swipingeverymoment]

박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!박종현!

[@ss__.._o000_o00]

I can’t even study for at least an hour and I wish him all the luck he needs on his next SAT!

[@julioduan7130]

classy jimin In China, everyone will study 10 to 12 hours a day since middle school.

[@suneungkice7422]

I really want Park Jong hyun enrolls Yonsei school of medicine..

[@user-mx4nn8pf6w]

There are a lot of oportunity out there. If God close one door, God open the other door for us. Absolutely dangerous for mental state, if someone get stuck by their future goals.

[@부엉이-f4r]

ㅠㅠ

[@chunghoangsongngoc162]

기아주 hi, could you tell me how high is Kyungin Women's University (incheon) ranked in Korea? Thanks!

[@주사야-r7w]

@@chunghoangsongngoc162 is that univ name right? cant find in google

[@user-jg4bi3te4j]

예아 안될거 뭐있노

[@손인욱-r1r]

수능갤러리 일동은 박종현군의 4수성공 연의 합격을 응원합니다

[@dubidooba7930]

He’s actually awesome when I don’t get what I want for the first time I get depressed and just give up.... but he just keeps trying

[@110ake8]

*수능갤러리일동은 박종현 군의 2021학년도 대학수학능력시험 전과목 만점을 응원합니다*

[@마루쉐-x5x]

수갤 ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@mardigbidanian7119]

If I had to go through the Korean education system I'd probably be dead at 20 I'm saying that bluntly

[@whattoexpect8731]

There are many Korean student who attempt suicide just because of their school grade or K-SAT grade. A lot actually.

[@mardigbidanian7119]

@@whattoexpect8731 Yes if Korean kids are commiting suicide . It is very sad , I am happy that there are more apprenticeships in Korea now . I just hope knowledge will get democratized and everyone will get good jobs I know it's far away but it's good to aspire to this goal as the World and Korea are way way too competitive

[@AM-dp9tv]

KPenn I remember reading suicide rates were incredibly high amongst young adults (18-24 around there) and now I understand why..such a sad situation

[@magl1003]

I would not be able to live very long in Korea as well. I heard suicide rate is high and worsened during COVID.

[@johnl.7754]

The paradox is that many successful (rich/highly educated) people from Asia wants to send their children to the western world because they do not want their children to have to study so hard even though it was because it was so hard that the parents became successful.

[@TheAgentOfDeath]

Because the western world education can be bought with money not really merit. These school entrance is entirely merit based. Over here liked in the u.s. having connections, certain skin color, and money is what determines what school you enter.

[@TheAgentOfDeath]

For example, African Americans here have a 450 points boost on their sat compared to asians. That's out of 1600 points.

[@jerrywilson7712]

Kevin Lee hey i’m black u racist....

[@MarokoJin]

You don't need such hard work to succed. You need the right methods and the right environment to learn efficiently and apply whatever you've learned in your own field/company/etc. But I understand the challenges in Asian countries, it's about culture and most of all,lack of resources so you must be used from the beginning to work hard in order to maintain a good living standard level and a good ranking for their own countries (not becoming third world countries again).

[@helpinghands7935]

@@TheAgentOfDeath It's mostly white women who benefit from affirmative action look it up.

[@이-t1b5c]

KING OF SCOTLAND

[@narutosaga12]

이ᅭ huh!? 😳

[@hijack69]

I guess this is some Korean inside joke

[@mrnarason]

what does this mean

[@sinclair5889]

@@mrnarason It's just a meme that was used on certain community sites.

[@요실금-h9i]

DC인사이드 수능 갤러리 60억 멤버들은 박종현군의 31학번 서울의대 합격을 진심으로 기원합니다.

[@Minerva-v4z]

전세계를 하나로 잇는 수갤ㄷㄷ

[@ab-xo6xl]

글로벌한 수갤ㅋㅋㅋ

[@zzzzzz3505]

몇수야 도대체ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@sally-kx1wz]

어억..31학번..

[@차승민-u1z]

이새기 왜 여기있어 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@princechaudhary2095]

He is really hard workjng guy even after 2 attempts he said he will retake. And on opposite people like me not even study for 9 hours before the day of exams. Salute to this guy and wish next time he can admit to yonsei University.

[@jenniferlee3559]

I’m really impressed at how good he is at talking! He’s probably really smart regardless of his test score which I bet is really high anyways.

[@katmaree]

good luck to him.

[@지노몬]

This is insane. Im Korean but I am always thankful that i grew up in Australia. I didnt have to study like hell way back then. When i came back here in Korea and work as an English teacher, I saw how my students are being tormented. After the regular school, theyd go to different academies to study more. Theyd finish studying at around 10-11pm. Where in other countries, after school, you have your own time to play, hang out with friends or to do whatever you want. I believe young people should also enjoy every moment of their youth and not just torture themselves studying just to get that specific “score.” Your time as a kid and a teenager pass by really fast. You can never go back. So enjoy every moment of it. It should always be a balance of studying and living.

[@sdgedfegw6508]

imagine spending 8 years cramming 16 hours a day every single day just to score high on the korean sat and realized that you wasted the most precious part of your life

[@userabcxiv8513]

@John Wayne John, I fully agree with what you said. I'm an undergrad who is aspiring to get into The Central Service in my country, while I spend inordinate amount of time studying my friends are busy partying their lives away. You are wasting your ‘youth’ is exactly what they like to say. Only I don't consider my youth wasted, even more so, I enjoy the process of working towards a goal that actually matters (to me).

[@dddd2319]

John Wayne time invested is not the same as time wasted. U might not feel as if u have wasted time but that might not apply to the person who sat the test 8 times

[@plipplop1769]

@@userabcxiv8513 That's different from the man in the video though. When you take exams it doesn't really feel like you are working towards your goal because the knowledge is only for the test results, by itself it is near useless. I need to work hard for my exams to be able to enjoy my university experience but until then it's really not enjoyable at all at least for me and many others. I consider it to be wasting my life away in a sense, as I will never look back on this time fondly.

[@elfeverlasting4632]

In Brazil we have a similar kind of system, I’m on my 4th year of retaking the test to go to med school too. Let’s keep strong, one day we’ll get there 💪🏻

[@mayuripandey2483]

Me tooo......good luck 🤞

[@NicoleMarta19]

Me too, good luck for us

[@JK-ii1nw]

Good luck from Korea

[@shake2222lanza]

Temos o enem, mas não acho que a pressão seja tanto, isso é muito mais individual do que coletivo... Deus me livre fazer o enem de novo, prova injusta e cansativa de se fazer. Peguei minha bolsinha de estudos que eu consegui e fui seguir minha vida.

[@minal7672]

@@mayuripandey2483 are you doing neet

[@이원호-p3y]

수갤 일동은 박종현 군의 연세대 의예과 합격을 응원합니다 11수만 더 하자 종현쿤!

[@Awang333]

Damn I’m in top US MD medical school studying for my boards currently and I’ve never studied that hard in my life. These kids motivate me!

[@durgapur_97]

Studying for USMLE?

[@nushuuwu]

8 YEARS RETAKING A TEST WHEN THEY COULD HAVE BEEN FINISHING 2 DEGREE PROGRAMS!? That's so sad 😭

[@b0red324]

In certain countries the school you go to determines how likely you'll get a job. 2 degrees at a low rank school wont equal the same level of job of 1 higher ranking school.

[@b0red324]

@reshi p it matters if someone graduates from a top school or not quite often. When I hire someone our hiring algorithm shows us your work history education and duration from job to job. We determine all these factors and more to decide if we call you for an interview or just pass on your application. The system can even tell me how many times you apply and if you interviewed before your results of the interview and whether you are a possible candidate or to automatically decline you.

[@abeurakadabeura]

@reshi p The problem isn't only the government.. Companies look at people's CV and they will hire the ones coming from top universities. The government could completely remove university entrance exam but then the whole economy will collapse. Korean education is a flourishing business, hagwons make fortune by prepping students to p ass Suneung.

[@zeron918]

Err... Depemding on the major... Maybe

[@erickac918]

Well, I think one of the factors is that they can only apply to 3 schools at a time, so if they don't pass any of the 3, they might not even be able to start a degree program... The hiring culture in Korea is also slightly different compared to more Western countries. In SoKor there's a lot of emphasis on rank & prestige, so it's harder to get a decent paying job if you got a degree from the C rank schools... I mean even a degree can't guarantee a job in other countries, how much more in Korea i guess...

[@Viczization]

Native English speaker here and I had no idea what the English question was asking 😂😅

[@tefazDK]

It's funny, because when you speak to koreans they sometime have really good and advanced English vocabulary but at the same time they can make very simple and obvious grammar and pronunciation errors. And I believe it stems from this way of studying language in way so that they can read scientific articles.

[@alexoh4699]

They focus on the wrong things and it's not practical and useless in the real world. They come out thinking they speak english then go overseas only to realise that they cannot.

[@지노몬]

LOL exactly. The test is not meant for learning, but for filtering students who can pass that stupid exam.

[@ateenytidy]

Alex Oh to be fair, a lot of them can speak conversational English they’re just too shy to do so. When I started speaking to Koreans, a lot of them could converse relatively well, just that they always think their English is too poor.

[@alexoh4699]

@@ateenytidy The education system is to blame for the problems I was outlining. If you are privileged, you can afford private english classes where you will learn it properly. Just take that question in the video for example? The guy didn't know what he was answering...Just the answer. It becomes a memory test for the most part.

[@disgracedmamon9684]

We have similar experience. Retaking an exam multiple times. I failed twice in my CPA exam. The usual passing rate is around 14-16%. At my third try, I reached the passing grade but failed 1 out of 6 subjects. Luckily, I only need to retake my 2 lowest subjects to finally get my license. Failing is very difficult for us who experienced it. It is a vicious cycle of hope, agony, and despair. Not to mention the judgment from other people who look down on you and the feeling of being left out or falling behind your friends. But to continue taking the same path amid all these challenges takes so much courage and determination. People may say that we have impractical choices in life but it all boils down to individual calling and self-satistaction.

[@Gotsui]

I know that korean society has been increased its economy by these type of hardworking people but, a the same time, this also give me so much anxiety. I live in Mexico, we cannot compete with Koreans in terms of study but that doesn't necessarily mean we don't have successful people. I think you should just go and work in something by yourself even when you're not attending in a well known College. It's sad seing how they assume all of their future just for a test results. Everyone can be successful, maybe it's harder or more time-taking for some people but it's possible. Happiness doesn't have instructions people. I hope the best for this guy.

[@fr-it6iw]

You can compete in intelligence. Their studying is ridiculously inefficient and they lack understanding of the content

[@TavoLL1511]

Me encantó tu comentario. "La sociedad coreana", ahí lo dijiste todo. Allá importan mucho cosas como el honor y el estatus. Acá creo que sin importar si eres rico o pobre, lo que importa es la familia. No quiero que suene a discurso de Disney ni nada de eso, pero eso creo yo. Conozco gente del ITAM y la Ibero así como de la UNAM, el Poli y la UAM, sí existe cierta presión laboral y clasismo pero creo que todos coincidimos en que preferiríamos no tener un super trabajo a estar solos, sin amigos y sin familia. La sociedad mexicana tiene muchas fallas, pero la familia y las relaciones entre nosotros creo que son nuestras fortalezas y nos permiten ser felices.

[@mnj3t]

This is so relatable to indian students aspiring for JEE and NEET exams

[@Jyoshna.patnaik]

And upsc too 😅

[@mnj3t]

@@Jyoshna.patnaik but struggle for upsc is still reasonable. But this much struggle just to get into university...

[@Jyoshna.patnaik]

@@mnj3t true😓

[@ananya_mishra_]

Yup..... Neet aspirant

[@minoriruba1828]

Then comes Bangladesh......you can apply to govt engineering schools only once in your lifetime and medical school only twice. again 5 mark will be deducted form the 2nd years students......

[@farmingmachine9723]

As someone who graduated from highschool in Germany, I can only praise the German system: Your final score relevant for university applications depends 70% on your overall performance of you last two (now again 3) years in highschool as well as 30 % on the final tests on several subjects you choose yourself. Through that, not everything depends on the final exam. Rather it's a mixture of your oral performances and many written tests in the last years of school. It's much more fit to describe, how good a student really is. A written final test weighing 100 % like in Japan, Turkey, Korea etc. can destroy your future too easily

[@xxnike0629xx]

I think the whole 대학수학능력시험 (shorthanded to 수능) is quite ridiculous. It just creates a lot of stress that is unnecessary. What's worse is that this exam is only available to take once per year and if you don't do well (for whatever reason) you have to wait another full before trying again. I can't imagine how tough it is; especially since in South Korea, exam scores pretty much determine your life. I mean college in itself is important, but only to a certain degree. Even if you manage to get accepting in a _good_ school, the important thing is if you're able to adjust to college life and keep up your grades all while managing your time for studying, social life, alone time, etc. You also need to make sure you have enough money to pay for dorm/apartment, food, transportation, etc. For South Korea, there's the whole weighing of retaking the test over and over to try and get into your _dream_ school and risk never getting in and wasting all that time & money. Or if you're willing to accept going into a _lesser_ school but being a college student. With that said, the next thing to consider and realize is that even if you graduate with perfect grades and have lots of internship experience and other things like that, you're not necessarily guaranteed a career/job out of college. You have to realize there are so many other students just like you; some who might be lucky in the sense that their family donates a ton of money to certain companies and influence (unofficially) the decision process of someone landing a job at a particular company. 6:40 This is precisely what I think is so wrong about the system. The part of the English portion of this exam is true. I have cousins on my mother's side that were all born and live in South Korea. I had one of those cousins (my age) preparing to take an exam for a job. He graduated college but there was some sort of English exam. I'm not 100% sure. I decided to take the same exam. I chose the 'hard' level and I was able to get 100% correct quite easily. However, I watched my cousin solve the questions and I immediately saw the problem and asked him about it. Basically they are teaching grammar and my cousin would spend so much time highlighting noun, pronoun, verb, subject, adjective...that he either got the question wrong and/or ran out of time. I also have seen this with my other cousins in South Korea that try to talk to me in English but struggle. This is, even after they passed these exams and apparently did well. The core system is flawed in that it isn't really teaching people in South Korea about English to the point where they are proficient enough to use in everyday communication. They're being trained to answer questions correctly. I mean that has its merits for doing well on exams, but in IRL use, it's quite useless and more than likely that person will struggle to communicate in English. I can't imagine how stressful it is thinking about all the time you spend on this 1 exam, and how so many things can go wrong during the course of the year you study for it and also no the day of the exam.

[@prizrakinlove]

There is the thing that I can't understand with all this 수능 and college importance. Does people in Korea has such a small amount of jobs? It is looks like just chosen ones can become an office worker. Why? Like, non of the universities in my country can teach you how to do an actual job and I don't think that is different in Korea. I heard so much about studying in Korea, how difficult it is, how difficult to land a job there, but I wonder if this right for any specialization or just for popular/highly respected ones

[@xxnike0629xx]

@@prizrakinlove From what I understand, it's just extra difficult because of the hyper competitive nature of South Korea in general and the whole shame-culture the country has like many Asian countries. From what I understand, education is taken so seriously that it will bring shame to the family and the student if they do not get good grades, get into a good university, do well in college, etc. I think it's the source of much of the stress many South Koreans (for example) have to struggle with.

[@The112Windows]

@@prizrakinlove Wages here in South Korea are pretty low and aren't growing while prices keep rising. Also the majority of office jobs lack proper welfare benefits as well as acceptable working conditions. There's also a lack of job security. The only jobs that really pay a decent wage are the ones at major companies or specialist positions such as lawyers, doctors, accountants. Never believe the "official statistics or policies" that are provided by companies on welfare or benefits because most companies rarely keep their word on those things. Working conditions here are lackluster at best.

[@myolinelin]

I wish i could give more upvote to your comment

[@MaulikSrivastava]

Indian students sadly face a situation, very similar to this.

[@priyankas6369]

Ya 😢😢

[@mi-y]

@Feed me a hammer and I will crap out nails. Yeah but can't imagine having a mental breakdown to crack NEET and all. Like, we all have tough competition but in Korea, its tougher

[@sygmermartins6082]

Same thing happens in Brazil. We take one exam divided into two parts , one with 90 questions(history, geography, philosophy, etc.) and a 30 line essay about a random topic (usually a social issue) which has to be done in 5 and a half hours, the other one is also 90 questions long(45 math 45 natural sciences ) but we only have 5 hours to do it. It's really stressful because you can only take the exam once a year and you compete against 6 million people across the country.

[@sygmermartins6082]

@나는 루실 방망이Hi I'm Lucille I'm not comparing them, just saying that this happens in other places. Here it's also a determinant in a student's life, it's the only way to get into a federal public university(which are the best ones in the country and are free) and the only way of getting a decent job and a decent salary. Wages are really low around here but if you don't have a bachelor's it gets even worse. That's a big issue, the exam requires a lot of training which only rich kids can get because they can pay for a good school while the poor can't prepare for it properly. So poor kids don't get into the good unis and don't get better paying jobs. This is getting a bit better over the last years, since public universities started to implement a quota system for poor students but it is still very hard to get a good education.

[@sygmermartins6082]

@Carlos Renato Hertel Sim, os estilos de prova são completamente diferentes. Pra mim, o suneung seria mais fácil pelas questões serem mais teóricas e mais curtas. Dei uma olhada na parte matemática e todas as questões são bem mais conceituais e requerem maior aprofundamento em disciplinas que a gente nem chega a ver por aqui. O que fode no ENEM é o tempo e o tamanho dos enunciados, é mais uma maratona do que um teste de inteligência, e é por isso que quem não tem acesso a uma preparação adequada não consegue ir tão bem. Eu tinha amigos mais ricos do que eu que frequentavam uma das melhores escolas do estado e faziam 3 cursos a parte. É um sistema muito injusto que deveria mudar.

[@chiqagolil]

BE ENCOURAGED. What I like best about the people I see from South Korea and China (Hong Kong) is how tenacious (Stubborn) they are about sticking to their goals and obtaining their dreams. You set the example around the world. My prayers will be with you.

[@설경-f8p]

들리는가 이것은 평범한 양민들과는 스케일자체를 달리하는 한 사내의 거대한 청춘과 열정이다.

[@mhmc3054]

설경 재기해 >_

[@강성진-l1x]

어이 현역 ㅋㅋ

[@은하수-b6w]

치타는 달리기 시작했다...

[@칼텍-g5i]

버서크닉 뭔 선언문 아님 이거?

[@YB-ul8hr]

아 ㅋㅋ

[@diamondthrust2019]

Just imagine what his parents must have told him. I salute this guy for living. I would have definitely ended my life.

[@즈려]

썸네일 설마 박종현인가싶어서 5초동안봤네 씹ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@김건우-c6d2c]

LCK 시청자 일동은 박종현군의 21학번 연세대 의예과 합격을 기원합니다

[@theonereborn9299]

Keep making videos related to studying! Its really interesting, as an American, to see how hard Koreans study. I also liked the other video you made of that Korean who lived in a small room for his college life. Really good content.

[@usagination]

Imagine retaking the test 8 time for 8 years... 🙈 I feel so bad for Korean society to be so strict and cruel with their education system. It's just inhumane.

[@toshi8569]

Aylin Bozkurt . Koreans are known to be hard working diligent people. Which is why they’re amongst the top rankings in the economical hierarchy

[@DanielK1213th]

Aylin Bozkurt you really don’t have to take the test that many times. It’s their choice to spend that much time to pass that test. I think it would be better if there’s a limit to how many tests you can take to spare them from wasting their lives like that. In 8 years, you can be a doctor even if it’s from a low ranking school. I think it’s honestly a waste of time to study for a test like that. I can see that they want to be elite of the elites, but statistically speaking, most people will fail and they would waste their lives if they aim too high when they could’ve made a progress without going to those top universities.

[@emmabennett7699]

@@toshi8569 At what cost though? They have very high suicide rate.

[@aktan4ik]

@@DanielK1213th If you want a good job you'll need to be at the top school

[@PoppsPoppin]

Just Random Ohhh I get it now. So it means that you can still go to college even if you didn't pass the Korean SAT? sorry, I'm not really sure how their college entry works. I thought one cannot enter college until they pass the Korean SAT haha

[@대칭성-p3p]

자막 수정 건의합니다 2분대 초반에 등장하는 가군 나군 다군을 Rank 에서 Group과 같은 단어로요 Rank A,B,C는 대학의 급이 나뉘는 거 같습니다

[@피피-l6w]

저도 그생각함

[@eugene6463]

ㅇㅇ 맞는듯 Category A B C 가 맞지 않나요

[@jeeesang]

신기한 상향 적정 하향이랑 가 나 다 군은 관련 없어요.

[@djanavol]

I can see why/how this causes suicide rates being so high there, the stress is so unreal.

[@wenluo5252]

This isn't true. The suicide rates are high because of elderly poverty. If you break down suicides, it's mostly from those above 60 by a significant margin in Korea.

[@djanavol]

Suicide is the number of death for youths and teens in South Korea......

[@wenluo5252]

@@djanavol no it isn't. Teenage suicide rates in Korea aren't that much higher than the west. It's elderly suicides in Korea that are much higher

[@djanavol]

Okie dokie, have a great one 😉👋🏼✌🏼

[@김진수-b2v2f]

스코틀랜드의 왕, 사수 박종현 선생을 여기서 보게될 줄은 꿈에도 몰랐습니다!

[@taehyungkim1856]

누구에요?

[@이알라인]

John Kim 수갤 갤주

[@lil_weasel219]

wtf I knew the Korean system was mental, but this is absolute insanity. Korea is going to self destruct

[@YB-ul8hr]

@David Moore yes

[@lil_weasel219]

@David Moore I'm not sure it us. It's certainly in the top few, but don't know if it has THE fastest growing rate. When talking about suicide, Greenland has the single highest suicide rate in the world, at 67 (from what Ive been able to find), Chukotka is 2#. Russia is around 30, S. Korea 26 I cannot find suicide rate change info tho EDIT: Greenland is either 85 or 67 according to sources. The first number is for the 2000s, second not listed O.O

[@ksykig]

박종현이 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ왜나와ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@조던1-o1b]

진짜 눈물난다 종현쿤.... 21수능끝나고 방송켜라

[@riaphionr9694]

He can choose study in aboard. Don't stuck study in Korea. You are so intelligent.