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- T.K. (Ask a Korean!)
- The Korean is a Korean American living in Washington D.C. He lived in Seoul until he was 16, then moved to Los Angeles area. The Korean refers to himself in the third person because he thinks it sounds cool.
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That kid in the middle has a Sonic Youth shirt on! You mean to tell me people in Korea listen to something other than K-Pop???
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interesting article, thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteare the entrance exams in any way field specific, i mean, do you have to pass the same kind of test irrespective of what course of studies you re aspiring?
when i started studying physics in germany in the late 80s, it was the exit opposite: no entrance exam (just show your high school grades) , no tuition (!), nobody cared what we were doing, BUT, half the students dropped out during the first two years b/c they couldn t keep up with the pace or fell at the first big hurdle ('half-diploma'). call it an inefficient education system, but i still prefer it that way.
In the end, Koreans, albeit at a high price, are doing just fine with their (inefficient) system.
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