When We Don't Go to College

“If I don’t go to college, I don’t belong to a community.” As of 2016, nearly 70 percent of South Koreans had at least a bachelor’s degree. For most students, the ultimate goal of a high school education is admission to a prestigious university, preferably inside Seoul, ideally one of the “SKY universities” (Seoul National, Korea and Yonsei, all in the capital city). The college entrance exam (calledsuneung [http://35.194.100.85/education-is-the-only-salvation-in-this-life/]), which will take