<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/world/asia/27seoul.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ei=5087&em&en=6b2231730731aba4&ex=1209441600[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/world/asia/27seoul.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ei=5087&em&en=6b2231730731aba4&ex=1209441600</a></p>
<p>98 or 99 = failure…</p>
<p>that is a very troubling article…
those kids are overworked</p>
<p>I don’t get what’s so inspiring about that. I wonder whether these kids enjoy studying, or whether it’s really from pressure from their parents. You know, college isn’t all about doing well on exams.</p>
<p>I agree with Dchow. Where the inspiration? It just makes me feel good that I don’t live in Korea.</p>
<p>Wow…that’s really ridiculous. How do these kids have time for band, sports, etc. if their school day extends from 6 to midnight? And imo, you can get individual test results like this in a more relaxed environment if you just allow kids to develop their own study methods, as opposed to cramming 18 hours of non-stop information flow down their throats. These schools’ methods are comparable to a brute force algorithm in programming. It works, but there are more elegant solutions out there.</p>
<p>Oh Korea, the education system there is crap. Not even the Koreans there trust/like it. I feel so bad for my friend who lives there, only getting 4 hours of sleep because of all the every day constant study study study drill and pressures to get high grades… </p>
<p>But I spy no inspiration.</p>
<p>I prefer an educational system where the smart people can choose to push themselves as much as they like. My average bedtime during junior year was 3 a.m. (though I took naps after school), but that was because I did a million things besides schoolwork - things that I wanted to do.</p>
<p>Well, olgita, thankfully we live in the United States.</p>
<p>True 
This educational system has its own huge problems, of course, but I find it well-suited for me.</p>
<p>This is bad for the students as well from a psychological standpoint. This is not good for their mental health - they’ll burn out in college. Korea has a messed up education system…</p>
<p>She feels “proud” to have “endured another day”??? And that’s a good thing?</p>
<p>lolz not inspirational at all. Well, unless you count me being inspired to go over there and kick some Korean principal’s overly harsh a$$! That’s just stupid. You know, the reason some of them get denied is probably because of their lack of ECs. Harvard doesn’t like kids who just wake up, study, study some more, sleep for 3 hours, wake up, study, etc…It makes for a very boring and flat personality.</p>
<p>“Get a life.”</p>
<p>Sorry, but that’s not inspirational, nor am I jealous in the slightest that they have perfect grades and SATs, and get into Ivies. I have a life.</p>
<p>There was a thread about this before. You fail.</p>
<p>haha. Fact is. In America, social skills and intellectual skills must mesh firmly in order to climb any ladder to get any type of promotions.</p>
<p>If you can’t take leadership, your bound to be doing the important scrub work like data analyst, research information, looking up data and interpreting for the corporate leadership , those who are in charge.</p>
<p>Koreans are a sad bunch of ppl…</p>
<p>No, it’s true. I had a Korean suitmate, and while he was somewhat of a nice kid, he was extremely socially-awkward, had weird habits, and was nocturnal.</p>
<p>Yes, this thread was posted before, and yes, I feel horribly for all of those kids. I know they think they’re doing it for their future and what not, and props to them for being so motivated, but seriously? How can you live like that? I could see a lot of them doing something like what was posted in this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/534535-irrefutable-proof-georgia-tech-hardest-school-country.html?highlight=proof+hardest[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/534535-irrefutable-proof-georgia-tech-hardest-school-country.html?highlight=proof+hardest</a></p>
<p>Rofl. Oh my god, I sleep as 3/4 times as much as they do and study as 1/20 times as they do. Certainly, I play more games than they do.</p>
<p>And I still probably have a better chance of going to Harvard and the like than them. Ouch…</p>
<p>(no but seriously you call this an inspiration)</p>
<p>I do admire their dedication…but they need to mellow down a tad. Perhaps combining my laziness with their OCD would result in a perfect blend.</p>