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South Korean students prepare for eight-hour ‘hardest exam in the world’ – BBC News

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Students in South Korea are sitting the college entrance exam, the Suneung, a gruelling eight-hour marathon.

The stakes are really high, with students feeling the pressure to perform well to secure university placements, jobs and even future relationships.

Three Korean students documented their journey for the BBC preparing for one of the hardest exams in the world.

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  1. @futuredoctor-ds6om

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Suneung is really challenging. I admire korean students for their hard-working and endurance
    I wish you all to pass this exam and make all your dreams come true❤🩹

  2. @user-su3wu5fc5j

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    With mask on? I cannot

  3. @cleria3w4

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    back then i just got to college entrance exam without studying and got nearly passing score hahahah
    2 more checks to go

  4. @uchihaItacgi

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    JEE ADVANCED 🗿

  5. @dopamine_777

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    It feels like iitjee exam i am studying like 13-14 hrs myself it is stressful but i like it cause i chose this career for my self

  6. @Bradgilliswhammyman

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    One question for everyone who advocates this….. did this type of test help Einstein create the most important equation of the 20th and 21st centuries??? No it did not. He was genuinely curious about light and time. He did much of his seminal thinking during his work as a patent clerk. He wasn't studying for 12 hours a day, he had to think differently about space and time..to step outside so to speak. Same thing with Quantum Physics..which is even more bizarre.

  7. @Bradgilliswhammyman

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Not really the "hardest exam" but it covers a lot of material.

  8. @karankeskin

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    While in Turkey students prepare for YKS

  9. @user-ro9tu8co5s

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    But in india eight hour is not enough for study especially for jee neet upsc student study in india minimum 14 hours -16hours and student study 24 hours also some time competition is so tough in india

  10. @minhtrietnguyenquang2224

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    The education system really destroys a lots of souls, since they have to go through this exam and most of them ends up working in a 9-5 job. It just sad to be honest

  11. @justincarter3033

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    What age?

  12. @perpetualearner1

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    There's lots of comments…negating the testing culture…the competition..the pressure…but i think although this can be stressful and lead you to measuring your self worth with something as singular as an exam, which is admittedly not the best for your mental health, it can teach you a lot of things too, about yourself and about life, as an asian, I had to go through this system too, and although I remember it as one of the most intense periods of my life, i could also say that it taught me the most about myself, it is when u experience that pressure to perform and those expectations and ultimately giving the exam, that you learn the power of willpower, the importance of consistency and time, and how far you can truely push yourself, this experience helped me learn the most about myself, what throws me off, what draws me, how I think, and how I can use that to help society, ultimately, funnily enough it helped me realize that i am so much more, than a grade on an exam 🙂

  13. @rajaramansoundararajan8246

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Whats the point ? Is it a rat race 😅

  14. @harshilgaming2992

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    In India 🇮🇳 an average neet or iit jee aspirants study for 12-15hours a day

  15. @FreePalestine9797

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Child abuse in korea

  16. @NoneOfYourbusiness-ih4qw

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    As an asian i confirm its the story of every student of asia

  17. @usertheuser

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    haha, as a turkish person currently preparing for our university exam it's so similar how pur mindset works. it gave me a little culture shock to read the comments talking about how counting down from 100 days is shocking for them. we do that a year prior as well!

  18. @memyself4362

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Hardest exam for what?. Did they will get selected as another wlon musk?. Another Einstein?. Another samsung owner orr just coworker under the big companies that u need to nodding and accepting the blame even it was not ur own fault.. 😅

  19. @andersbals5146

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    This is excactly the reason I dont complain about school, because compared to them, I have it so easy

  20. @williamhuang8529

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    "oh, there is only 35 years till the exam, i cant believe its so close!

  21. @learnpaintpaint

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    korean exam is the hardest ? no way im gonna believe this they for sure cant solve one question of iranian konkoor . i have solved their questions multiple times

  22. @user-rs9yg6ob2n

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    What about the Ethiopian Entrance exam, it is becoming nearly similar to them, our test is even longer than 8 hours with in 3 days interval

  23. @omegadeveloper

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Same at the turkey thats a huge time loss and bad system in the world for kids 🙁

  24. @DoodlePoodleLol

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    You guys don't know about UPSC I guess.

  25. @yusufahamedriman8807

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    BBC : the hardest exam in the world. Goukou: am i joke to you?

  26. @aloneff724

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    You know osep,oscp exam 24hrs,48hrs❤😂

  27. @tornavida4397

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Dude isn't this old fashioned and not effective anymore for so called "being better in the future".

  28. @yuvrajjain7052

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Jee advanced 😂😂😂

  29. @ela5160

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Bir Türk olarak bizim girdiğimiz sınavlara bakmanızı öneririm. Sırf bu yüzden öğrenciler günlerce ağlayıp sosyal hayatlarını sıfırlıyor ve psikolojik sorunlar yaşıyor.

  30. @najwaqltz5954

    December 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    CA students in india be like "hardest exam?! 8hrs?! whatt??really?!!"

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