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Like many Asian countries, students always receive extra tutoring outside of school. However, it is especially necessary and now a basic requirement for students in Korea. They would go these after school tutoring center known as hagwons. It has become such an issue that authorities have enforced a curfew and enforcing violations. Children would also enroll in several different Hagwons for different subjects. Hagwons would be a new hangout place for students after school. Hagwons are used for preparation for college entrance exams. For instance, in Taiwan many of us went to prep school for SAT outside of school because at school there is no curriculum specializing in SAT prep.
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