Cultural Post #4

[Annie Lai]

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[Sreya Aluri]

This was a very shocking post to me. College entrance exams in India are extremely stressful too especially because the rank you get in the exam is the sole factor for determining where in the country you’ll study and what your major will be. However, reading about how considerate people of the entire country are towards students taking entrance exam in Korea was mind boggling, because in India, if you miss the exam, that’s on you. This just sounds way too sweet to be true, and it’s amazing that it actually is true.

[Yunqi Shen]

I learned more about Korean entrance exam from your culture post. It is really interesting that China's entrance exam is also stressful. Work will also be pushed back so the students don’t run into traffic and can get to school on time.The police will give students rides to make sure them get there on time as well. Moreover, a lot of teachers will wear red clothes during the exams because red means good luck in China. 

[Maggie Dong]

It is interesting to learn about the entrance exam in Korea, and that how everyone else shows consideration for the students. In China, there is a similar exam too, and it is very important for the students as well since it is their chance of getting into a college. However, the students do not get to say anything about the perfume the teachers are wearing or their walking around. I agree with you that these two systems work very differently and that students are indeed stressed to get a good score on the exam.