South Korea's education fever to get into good universities | Undercover Korea

[@baekkie2904]

My red flag is watching this kind of videos for studying motivation

[@rithvikapotla]

dont worry im with you 🤝

[@아자001]

😂😂😂

[@Bhagya1306]

Same here 😭😭😭

[@Bhagya1306]

Same here 😭😭😭

[@kosansingpho1261]

Fr 😭😂

[@soupyun]

daechi dong in korea is basically like kota in india lmao

[@amorastudies]

Kota is even more Stressful. The competition here is much higher than South Korea. Our population is huge and everyone is completing with each other. 80+ students have scored full marks in NEET this year. Students aren't getting AIMS Delhi even after scoring such good marks. A perfect score that too in NEET is crazy.

[@perrytheplatypus699]

@@amorastudiesneet ug or pg? That’s crazy either way because i heard they have negative marking for wrong answers…☠️☠️☠️

[@soupyun]

@@amorastudies i know right omg. i commented this before the neet results were out. and it got me so shocked lol

[@soupyun]

@@perrytheplatypus699 dk abt neet pg or ss. but yes, they do have negative marking for wrong answers in neet ug. i sat for the exam this year and the scam has affected my rank as well

[@richaricha267]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@shirelsloomi8452]

For some reason, I am obsessed about this topic- the education system of south Korea. I am very glad I didn't need to study in south Korea, I would have not been able to handle the pressure and the competition. I actually have lots of criticism about this system. I think it is too stressful and I highly doubt that it is a form of really learning something.... I think this system should change because sometimes this system leads to mental problems of the students. I am aware the the students of south Korea excel the OECD tests and all, but I also doubt that these tests are the ultimate indicator for wisdom, intelligence etc. Anyway, good luck for all those who need to take the SAT in south Korea soon, I hope you are doing fine!

[@TheKlore]

I recently watched SKY castle and Penthouse. It makes me sick to stomach that people are this extreme towards studies.

[@shirelsloomi8452]

You need to remember that TV series exaggerate the reality. Anyway, there is still too much obsession and pressure in South Korea when it comes to Academics and studying. I also feel uncomfortable with this level of extremism. I have seen SKY castle and a lot of other Korean high school drama, lots of them are to do with the pressure and extreme competition. May I ask where are you from? @@TheKlore

[@DailyDoseOfQuran77]

It's quite similar in other Asian countries as well. Very high competition with very high merit in universities.

[@simranverma7078]

Yea and with no real learning a very few students do real learning and actually understanding the lessons and how its done most are just study for sake of bringing numbers. Many don’t have interest in studies also but our parent just want us to study what they want it’s like we are born to complete their dream and no one gives f about what we want and we are also emotionally manipulated by saying that your parent has done so much for you can’t you just do this for them etc . Its horrible .

[@shirelsloomi8452]

@@simranverma7078 I agree that very few students do real learning, in general. in the past, some people got the chance to study and explore some topic they really like and interested about, whereas nowadays the situation is very different. I feel sorry for what you describe regarding the parents and their children... It is unfortunate, because parents love towards their kids should be unconditional, but I do recognize that some of the parents are like that because their own parents were like that and some of them truly care about their kids success but can't manage it in a healthy way. However, I think that the most important thing is mental health and physical health that are very related to each other, and stressing your kid can make him/her sick and it is just not worth it.

[@theofficialpeterkim]

A good follow up topic would be, is it all worth it? All the studying they do for the test, going to college, is it all worth it in the end.

[@Cxs1a3]

Well, let's see, all of the major decisions in life, such as getting a good job, wife (although, not husband), kids, house is heavily reliant on education in Korea, so you decide.

[@fuzzytree4717]

Yes, also a follow up with adults who have burned out studying in high school, studying for university and then burning out at work.

[@2Phast4Rocket]

@@fuzzytree4717 after college, they have to cram for a few years studying for exam to qualify to be a public worker.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Yes because they’re trained to stay up until 6am at work

[@miishaa]

It's not about whether it's worth it, imo it's more about can you live with the consequences of not?

[@jessnalulila5552]

The sad part is that I can't see this situation getting less competitive any time soon

[@yusraazhar2008]

I see alot of countries mostly in asia such as india pakistan sri lanka relate to this situation that good marks equal good uni equals good life.

[@patricequinn7733]

The joy of learning gets lost in this system.They're learning how to position themselves for a "good job" in a company,as are their peers.Too many can't afford a decent place to live,even after graduating. It's a Darwinian treadmill.The economic winners are the companies. Young people should not have to drive themselves to exhaustion to build a life for themselves.

[@ayushi2540]

at least South korea has less competition , in INDIA , for entering top colleges , the probability u have is less than 1 % , Imagine 99+% failure ratio and still we put our heart , soul, efforts, dedication to get into that 1%........i hope our education system would improve in future.........by the way like daechi dong we have kota here in INDIA

[@imzamahera2013]

Blame your gov for not creating enough affordable Colleges for their large population. So most people can go to colleges even though not everyone can go to the top 5 uni. If the majority of the people have High Education The Industry, jobs, better life will come by itself

[@ayushi2540]

@@imzamahera2013 dude at first , the seats in the top colleges are increasing as govt . is opening universities , but still u need to look at the population also if the seats are increasing the population is also increasing.........and one more thing this data is for the universities for getting into engineering sector , for diff fields there are diff. examinations and diff. universities , its not like china , that all the students write the gaokao exam to get into any university ,but still the competition is very in any exam due to increasing population......and wen u say blaming the govt ......... in korea or any other country china , india etc.....its not like all the students will get the university its only the top rankers who are actually able to qualify u can't create millions of seats dude even if u create , the population would still increase ....

[@imzamahera2013]

@@ayushi2540 the competition is always be there, the smarter the population the harder it is. And ofc not everyone can go to colleges but higher education does not always mean top degree at uni. There are also community colleges and vocational studies for those who are prepared to be a workforce. And these are the colleges that gov like japan, south korea, german creates as many as it can so majority of the people can apply to. Most developed countries have 1 common thing. Their population have high education. With what you say about your country when chances to go to colleges only 1%. Then dont ask why getting a job is hard bcs most people have no idea what to do. What Industry they can creates, have no knowledge to creates jobs. ... Don't get it wrong, the competition in China and south korea are more fierce for top colleges but it easier for regular ones. It is hard for top colleges bcs the smartest from the already smart population compete. but for the regular, it easy bcs there's abundant opportunity for everyone

[@ayushi2540]

@@imzamahera2013 dude this 1 percent is for the top colleges one , i m not talking about regular ones , everyone wants to go to top colleges only, but that doesn't mean u can't do or avail higher education , of course you can go to any universities or college, there are so many private universities also, but most of the students wants to go the centrally funded one where the fees are much lower and education level is much higher compared to others so competition increases here a lot and most of the students almost 99 percent try for centrally funded first and then go to other universities, just compare it with china , like they give gaokao foe selction top universities , for lower fees and higher education , but if they don't get selected there , then its not like u can't avail higher education , u can still d with the other universities there, basically who charges a lot of fees and whose university ranking is not that higher , like here in this video about korea the success rtaio is 2- 5 percent , now that doesn't measn that other 95 percent will not pursue higher education ...........r u understanding what i m trying to say.....this is i m talking about IITs - NITs, AIIMs , IIMs .....i hope u would have heard about world second toughest examination - IIT-JEE , there are other examinations also like GATE, CLAT.., ICAI- CA.........etc...

[@ruiiios]

What's the world's hardest examination?

[@celesteaylen3701]

idk ,I am so obsessed about the education system of south Korea

[@jinkim4207]

This is why my parents sent me to another country to study and I’m so glad they did it. (I love Korea but I’m not a fan of the education system, fight me)

[@alfredhitchcock45]

No one wants to fight you where did u get that idea

[@jinkim4207]

@@alfredhitchcock45 well people nowadays tend to get triggered easily even though they have no idea what's REALLY going on

[@kristinesharp6286]

@@alfredhitchcock45 I wonder if ‘Fighting’, is what was meant. It’s a phrase that means do my best or something similar.

[@galileebashaw7610]

Who's in chrage of the intro music?? We need a meeting held as subscribers 😂

[@sar983]

😂😂😂😂

[@TheKlore]

The one joyful comment I found in the whole comment section 😂

[@Playsch00l]

it was so whimsical i almost expected a different kind of documentary to what we got 😹😹😹

[@kristinesharp6286]

Sounds very much the start of a Alfred Hitchcock Movie.

[@lilysdays9326]

Similar to sri lanka . We also trying our best to enter universities

[@madhusudan]

This is the perversion of education. The love of knowledge should drive learning, and creating the total person - well rounded in athletics, philosophy/ethics, and knowledge is the goal.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

The total person is a myth. Because a normal functioning adult can will himself to be a total person but whoever does that? The majority are concerned with only carnal pleasures

[@r.j.m5202]

It's stressful when I watch it.. I'm so blessed I live in Malaysia.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Wtf Malaysia is a poor country what’s to be blessed about

[@Kid-A-4]

I envy you 😢😢

[@howarddo8462]

I don't mind the fierce competition at all. You got to put in the hard work to succeed. I worry about the availability of good jobs for college graduates. Extreme economic efficiency, artificial intelligence, and robots are going to kill jobs. One hopes to be born with extremely good looks or intelligence to have a good life in the future. Hard work alone might not be enough to obtain a good life.

[@raul36]

Hard work is never enough. Luck is everything. Without luck, you're not going anywhere. However, luck has to find you working. Otherwise, it is very likely that you will not be successful in life.

[@kristinesharp6286]

There is working hard and working smart.

[@baecereal]

i look at myself and sighed

[@w_aliali4748]

Real!😭😭😭

[@HKim0072]

Thank god I grew up in the States and not Korea. So many good schools in the US with lowish requirements. I didn't prep for the SATs at all and got a bit under 1200 (good math, bad verbal). Any reasonable SAT score and B grades will get usually get you into a decent state school.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Korea is a small homogeneous country. America is diverse with strict laws on equality and diversity

[@HKim0072]

@@alfredhitchcock45 lol, equality / diversity laws have nothing to do with state residents getting into state schools. State taxes subsidize state colleges.

[@stephet3683]

What are good schools with low ish requirements?

[@HKim0072]

​@@stephet3683 Every State in the US has their "upper" tier public school. Sounds silly, but it's usually University of "xxx" State, but there are a lot of exceptions + different campuses. I grew up in Maryland. University of Maryland is the good school with lowish requirements. It accepts about 45% of the applicants. UNC Chapel Hill, U of Michigan Ann Arbor, UT Austin are all great schools with acceptance rates of 20% (UT is a bit higher). There is a trick though. If you do terrible in high school and get your act together. Go to a state junior college and get all As. Doesn't negate bad test scores, but wipes your high school grades clean. (from the internet) _I transferred with a lousy high school record. I went back to school at Alamance Community College NC which had a transfer program to UNC-Greensboro. However, after research, I found a list of courses that transferred to Chapel Hill. I took these courses and received grades from the community college and the UNC at Greensboro. Pretty cool. I then applied to UNC-CH and received part time status. After another year and a couple of battles with the deans (who were excellent folks) I was accepted full time. I was a high school drop out with a GED. I am now a published archaeologist. Poor but happy._

[@optimusprime5398]

Korea doesn't have school shooting, or drag queens or lgbt teachers, they have no devils, they don't fuck with 100 people in 1 time, They have honor, karakter, disiplin. What do you have pizza!? 😎

[@sourcr7]

unfortunatelly most parents are there not to support but to press their kids

[@sanmikim]

Study is hard 😢💔 i am a high school student i can feel their pain 😔

[@kompila]

High school is the toughest phase of life. Keep going!

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Nah HS is not tough

[@sakshambhadoria9998]

Getting into good universities is a benchmark, standard and a mandatory criteria to fulfill in securing a good placement and materializing of personal relationships in the dominant social worldview not only in South Korea but also in countries like China and India.

[@debjaniroy23]

11:48 I get really nervous by seeing students on rooftop

[@rigelr5345]

I don't like private cram schools being such a big thing. For students with disabilities and extra needs, sure. But the normalization of these for normal students poses problems: 1) learning and doing well in school becomes more and more dependent on also attending these extracurricular activities, which means students who come from wealthy families get an unfair advantage over poor students. 2) Free time, and time for other aspects of life such as establishing relationships, socialization, exploring hobbies and interests etc. is important for development, especially at this age, and cram schools expand the school time into the personal space, making it into full time studying. Education should be EQUAL for ALL, no matter wealth, background, gender, race, religion... Don't ever privatize education. It is such an important building stone in our society. Making it unequal means an unequal job market, meaning we are stuck in the past with pre-defined roles depending on which family we are born into and which genes we happen to have, which we cannot chose or change.

[@thanGacao]

I teach, or actually play with this 5 year old and she's going to move to this area Daechi-dong cuz it has "better" cramschools/academies. 5 years old....

[@dipalighosh2534]

South Korea's Education Fever is similar to Indian Civil Services fever. It's true. A majority of middle class Indian family students opt for the Central or State Civil Services and loses their years, breakdown if they can't succeed.

[@sumayyasheraf4973]

I really wish that the best happens to all students who are taking Suneung... Fighting💥

[@janicekim74]

This is so Sky Castle.

[@fadijany]

I love all ur videos !

[@musafawundu6718]

Is like Daegu the third largest city in Korea? Nearly 3 million people and it ain't good enough?

[@Phathaidatha]

And it was a start 2023 to be a good memory by studying and learning associate degree

[@sumayyasheraf4973]

I really like wish that children were able to find the best for them and live for what they love✨Fighting 💜

[@Coc-qwerty]

This happens in India also we literally study while walking

[@bunnysteps4922]

There’s about 100x times more competition in Kota,Rajasthan in India due to the huge no. Of aspirants that are increasing each year! They study all day and barely get any holidays from their coaching institutes 😢.

[@afafbakshi7737]

9:46 is it just me or this dude looks like wonwoo from svt

[@DEEPAKKUMAR-qr6ku]

Here us preparing for the world’s 2nd toughest examination in India.😂😢😅

[@Kzone189]

I always watch these kinds of videos for study motivation 😢❤

[@mollyseidel9391]

The competition is too severe in korea given, first of all, the small size of the country --> increase in population --> fewer jobs available which all entails survival of the fittest essentially

[@amorastudies]

The competition is even worse in India. Even after scoring 720/720 students are not getting the top collages 😭

[@aufaandianiaziz5838]

this documentary reminds me with the korean drama The Midnight Romance in Hagwon

[@VindyaDeshani-se4jr]

I like it ❤❤❤❤ so nice video 😊

[@mayeshatahsin877]

So Basically Daechi dong is Bangladesh, Chattogram's Chawkbazar.

[@tinkerbella7433]

I don’t think they don’t learn anything learning has different methods SAT camps are something similar to this CSATS are one of the hardest exams I don’t think anyone can take SAT or CSAT without learning or understanding anything just by memorising

[@amorastudies]

SAT is not hard, idk about other parts but the maths section is like 6th grade maths 😭 stop the hype

[@unknownkook8560]

@@amorastudiesIKR? im also asian maybe its the reason but i was so suprised when i saw sat first? I thought it was exams for middle schoolers to get in highschool

[@silentEnigma0912]

Top asian countries are really on a different level. I'm in South East Asia, and to be honest, we barely study (only before exams/quizzes), and that's in an engineering degree in our school(but probably a different case for top universities here). But watching documentaries like this makes me realize how bad our school system here is. You know, we don't necessarily have to be on this level where students barely sleep, but at least put in some effort y'all😂

[@RinzG-m2l]

Deachi-Dong is the Rajendra Nagar of Korea . It’s funny how Asian countries are so similar when it comes to the education system . It’s stressful , uncertain , never ending loop of competition and subsequent decline mental health

[@kristalt.7404]

Me watching this as a warm up to review for my midterms HAHAHA

[@hihellokitty85]

Just 1 step away from being living zombies…

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Train to Busan

[@jianesumalpong9652]

Well I hope this kind of practice don't reach my country. Im scared for my future children, studying here is already hard my ghad ,well the pros here in my country is that there is a lot of schools maybe because Im near the capital like schools and universities in manila are next to each other the students well have a hard time picking which school they need to enter 😅. We can apply in every university so that we can have a wide range of choices if we didn't end up passing the other universities exam we might pass the other universities that we applied. This are actually advices from the elders in my neighborhood who entered good universities.

[@Jacques-vh4mu]

Alot of these places have become gold rush shovel stands - making money from people who will not get into these universities. If, Koreans were to attend their local universities and perform good research/works there, the prestige of those universities would naturally go up. Koreans are intelligent and dutiful in their studies, it would help to grow the rest of the country. Everyone heading to the same place creates a detrimental effect that damages the country, if all resources are around Seoul and everyone wants to head there, then there is only minimal gains and little benefit in this approach. (I worked in Seoul, and have quite a lot of good friends from there, they work in Academia).

[@morheimtv5666]

Imagine when people find out that getting that promotion depends more on who your boss is and if he likes you or not, rather than your hard work.

[@lamngainoumunluo7630]

Watch kdramas specifically the ones with studying for motivation 😅

[@finaayuwardani]

I think smart people in Korea must try to see other opportunities abroad. they seem like they work hard and all out for their dream which they can be successful everywhere. if they cannot get a chance there, they may try somewhere else. hope the best for them.

[@bangtan_skz_sarang447]

btw, every student once in a while studies while walking,,,maybe their exam is here or maybe a backbencer is cramming for exam. the thumbnail and headline is not appropriate.. I don't study at all lmao but before exam I keep on reading on road

[@maeveorlene3673]

i used to study while walking to school on exam day

[@MOTIVATIONBYDAR]

I think where people like this always thrive is when they come overseas to places like America where the education is so bad in where they will naturally have the upper hand better grades and be top picks at the best companies.

[@kristinesharp6286]

The instructor I like? How does he know he likes one instructor over another? I think there is a notion in people’s heads that some instructors know the questions on the particular test they are studying for.

[@jSONrEEE]

Imagine walking down the street having some kimbap and someone starts following you with a camera 🤣🤣

[@kirill4531]

Anyone from Korea here? How does the Korean curriculum differs from the one in the West? Do they learn that advanced math in school which in the West is covered only in last years of the University?

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Korea learns more advanced math in a forceful vs US where you can’t force the kid to study due to “child rights”

[@kirill4531]

@@alfredhitchcock45 does everyone need that kind of advanced math? In ten years, I guarantee, if you don't use it you will forget it. You will remember the bare minimum, which everyone will do, no matter how much time you spent craming

[@raul36]

@@kirill4531 This type of "advanced mathematics" is exactly the same as in European countries or in countries like China or Japan. The US is one of the few countries in which the educational level at the pre-university level is shameful. Look at the entrance exams to France's grandes écoles, for example.

[@amorastudies]

​@@kirill4531 bro you're using your phone which is made up of maths

[@SpocksCat]

For any Koreans replying, for comparison, in the US, the SAT goes up to Algebra 2/Trig. But students who want to get into top-tier colleges need at least Calculus BC, and some have an additional year of Calculus (equivalent to Calculus 1-3 in college), and occasionally a year of "Special Topics" math after that where they pursue higher math of interest.

[@Honey_Bunny_00]

Me and my friends do this on road in INDIA

[@Evee77780]

Kota of Korea gyuss❤😂

[@nickb220]

what do the "top" universities have that the others don't?

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Brand

[@stephet3683]

Prestige, connections, and job opportunities. A degree from Seoul University is probably like seeing someone have Harvard or Stanford on their resume in the states.

[@nickb220]

@@stephet3683 o shit

[@s.j8724]

There is no big difference in Sri Lanka. we all struggling to enter universities.

[@kwiyopta2024]

But then they lack flexibility. One failure , they succumb to it. Try to study at night with only a candle , then these students will succeed in life

[@GANSO_KERAUNOS]

This is the stuff that is happening in China, too much pressure for "good grades"

[@sansuuu-e4t]

In my opinion, it's bad, because how they educate, they are not free. They are getting pressure or even been sweared by teacher or their parents. Their parents even compare with other student who is good or bad

[@angel-929]

this is so similar to india, humans really are the same

[@Izaokas-IgnotasChodakaukas]

Thank God i wasn't born in S.Korea, I am not built for studying, I would be out in the first year.. 😆😆

[@ethereal5867]

Was this reposted??

[@alfredhitchcock45]

No Korean society has been like that since time immemorial

[@skmidc]

no, I go to daechi every weekend and this looks pretty recent

[@JD-kf2ki]

Unique to Korea? Right! Gimme a break😅

[@marissaancheta4080]

This is one of the reasons why South Korea's birthrate is so low. Many do not want to marry and have kids because putting your child to school is expensive. The after school classes in top tiered hagwons are not cheap.

[@Miss_Primrose]

We do that in India too. 😊 Asians share traumas with other Asians

[@timidpeter]

👍

[@no-ji7lx]

its like sk's kota lol

[@bangtan_skz_sarang447]

Anondo Road of Bangladesh and Daechi-dong? XD same kinda lmao

[@businessacc-id9zw]

nah nah farmgate of bangladesh

[@bangtan_skz_sarang447]

@@businessacc-id9zw and those too XD

[@JannatulEasha-ge1wl]

Asian quality though

[@antiquity1978]

It’s so interesting how they call this studying, while they still barely speak English even though they “study” so many hours.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Can you barely speak Korean?

[@skmidc]

Its not anout learning fluent english, its about getting good scores on english tests

[@TheKlore]

@@skmidc That makes it more ironic lol

[@skmidc]

@@TheKlore i agree lol

[@luzbuensuceso2916]

English is not a parameter of learning. These people have their own language as much as the Japanese or Chinese.

[@aniketyashnarsingh9589]

Indian students study even while sleeping 😎 (Just a joke, please don't take it seriously)

[@asciah]

As a former engineering student , this is true , I was doing derivation sums in my dreams 😂

[@sumyuk3260]

13:10

[@maeepin6166]

Thanks to God that i am not born here.

[@ObiJohn-rj7cg]

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[@Sanismom]

First

[@CR-sb5er]

In India Student's used to study while awaiting for there buses in bus stand and even on the way of school & University everybody carry books in hand and do revise untill bus reach to University. One of my close Friend named ( Mohammad Ali Khan )He is such a insects of book 🦋📚 that before going to University and after coming back from University he study all the and his eye 👁️ 👁️ on books you can't Distract him even if you try your best 😂😂😂😂 "Mashallah "he is such a Hardworking nice kind boy.

[@peterpumpkin_eater69]

This is just bullshit.. i bet i know more than those "eating in the road cause i have no time to waste" kind of people.. study is all about how much you enjoy it , if u force someone into it, it will eventually just backfire in the form of mental health issues in future... I literally studied for only about 5-6 hrs daily to get into IIT which is like a benchmark of tough exams and it's really hard for me to believe that their exams could be any harder than jee advanced.. i can say most of them are there just because of pressure from their peers and family

[@W25c8rnuo08]

Trust me south korean student are waay better than American students

[@mannapatel4552]

i was thinking the same thing....i bet even in kota or delhi students don't study like that...and they showed people memorising vocab whenever they are eating or walking..like idk i never felt the need to memorise the vocab and i have given some tough english exams also..there has never been a moment in my life where i couldn't understand english(this doesn't mean that i am weak in hindi,i am very well versed in hindi also)but i never studied like the students in the video...i think they really need to make some changes in their education policy.

[@amorastudies]

​@@mannapatel4552 it's obvious cause Indians have a higher iq genetically than south koreans. So we don't need to spend a lot of time in studying. We don't have to memorize the Vocabulary, it just comes as natural.

[@amorastudies]

Naur no other educational exam is harder than jee adv.

[@bro-qu5eg]

Dont generalise it. Some people like me take time to understand something and phir questions lagana. It takes time.