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@jerushajose2699 7 лет назад

Those questions sound like me writing an essay; repeating the same thing over and over again using as many synonyms as possible.

@bluezy1451 7 лет назад

Lmao same

@sturdyfrog3931 7 лет назад

I feel like the questions looked hard because of how much repetitive and unnecessary information they had even though they weren't asking much. They are just questions that would really screw over those who are in the process of learning English because of how unnecessarily over complicated thy are.

@maddy5827 7 лет назад

Jerusha Jose oh my god same

@mapotofu1841 7 лет назад

and using as many smart sounding words as you can to distract from the fact that you don't actually know the answer XD

@oceanandkkmsp3364 7 лет назад

Jerusha Jose 400th like

@TheEvilPenguin07 7 лет назад

That is not a foreign language test anymore, that`s a philosophy test IN a foreign language.

@zahraaa.s4360 7 лет назад

Sofie Burger the accuracy

@poupoulechou8591 7 лет назад

Not at all, all you have to do is understanding the text, not thinking about some philosophical topic, so this is simply a quite hard foreign language test ^^

@TheEvilPenguin07 7 лет назад

Poupou le chou true, but to answer these questions a philosophical mindset won't hurt

@dfarrell2456 7 лет назад

Sofie Burger makes me feel like I have to

@HaveanIcedaymx 7 лет назад

I totally agree.

@Sue-lw5ku 5 лет назад

i thought i was fluent in English until i saw this

@youraverageidiot6474 4 года назад

Sue lol same

@skeyupon 4 года назад

Yupz

@jonahwoolley4465 4 года назад

As a native English speaker, I only understood half of what the questions said, so you're good even if you couldn't understand them.

@adde9506 4 года назад

That was terrible English. As a rule, English tends towards simplicity. And yeah, I know, complicated weirdo language, but this reeked of translation, not fluency.

@Alice-mb3xf 4 года назад

Jonah Woolley I’m native French, so I’m gonna try and understand this

@songmae-ri6984 5 лет назад

Only 2 questions? Who else was expecting at least 10 questions for them to work on?

@ralphcarino5672 5 лет назад

LEE CHAEYEON MY ULT OUT OF ALL GROUPS CHAEYEON!!!111

@songmae-ri6984 5 лет назад

@@ralphcarino5672 yeah! :3

@ralphcarino5672 5 лет назад

song mae-ri I literally love chaeyeon so much

@ralphcarino5672 5 лет назад

without her eunbi or sakura i probably wouldnt have stanned iz*one

@songmae-ri6984 5 лет назад

@@ralphcarino5672 me too! I love Chaeyeon a lot and so happy that she made it in the Top 12!

@newspace050 7 лет назад

The foreign language section, huh? Okay, I get that these are supposed to be some of the harder questions, but I thought the point of language was effective communication in everyday situations. These aren't questions that are going to help with communication skills. These are questions that, unless they can look at them and analyze, even native English speakers won't understand.

@Amo-v27 7 лет назад

I understood pretty well, but that's because I'm used to thinking up abstract concepts and going into the deep territory of the metaphysical (along with philosophical) in my essays that I would write. ^^;; For the average person, I assume it'd be like trying to understand Middle English back when it was more Germanic and no practical resemblance to its modern version we use today.

@mimi-dz9mr 7 лет назад

i was confuzzled by the questions ;-;

@chasingdreams3056 7 лет назад

I know right. It legitimately pissed me off because this doesn't help these students speak english or communicate with english speakers.

@Dexjerkon 7 лет назад

I found them pretty easy too. I just skipped the video to where the whole questions were shown and chose the correct ones in less than 30secs. The wording may be convoluted but the idea behind it is simple.

@ohriiduck 7 лет назад

ok well congratulations to you two who solved it but imagine someone that is fluent in another language with a completely different vocabulary and grammatical structure trying to figure this out? i think thats the point of this video lol

@desonyli 7 лет назад

The sad thing is, even if you're that good in these test, it doesn't matter. Because this isn't how normal people talk and you couldn't speak a sentence or speak in general without problems. You don't need this as basic English

@Rinsuki 7 лет назад

Well this is like the majority of electives you take in college. Some of them you don't even need and they take up your time all the same when you could be focusing on your core classes.

@fileleutheros2577 7 лет назад

It's not meant to be used. It's an elaborate intelligence and fortitude test. It's meant to answer two questions. Is the person clever? Is the person industrious? And it succeeds. Plus, if you have a generally high quality of students such questions are necessery, otherwise at the top marks some students who can answer such difficult stuff would be placed at the same level as others that don't, which is unfair.

@rubberduckyy5098 7 лет назад

Yes it does in the long run. Getting into a good college in Korea means getting a good paying job. No one studies this to be able to use it in their daily conversations. In the end of the day, students study hard to make their parents proud and return something back to their parents that invested so much into their futures. THIS is the main reason ppl suicide, from the guilt of not being able to repay their parent's hard work through educational success.

@endrgirl6630 7 лет назад

I love your profile picture! XD

@broofallbros3036 7 лет назад

Kyuusei you could solve riddles faster maby?

@buriednavid 5 лет назад

y'all graduated from stanford, yale and ucla and ended up at buzzfeed?

@mediocritycentral 5 лет назад

hahaah exactly

@cherrywillow3983 5 лет назад

Navid b they choice to do what they enjoyed

@purpleyuu5016 5 лет назад

Wasn't ned like a chemist or something and making $$$? He spoke of it once but idr.

@giselavania5238 5 лет назад

Only know Ned, he was a chemist, used to work at renewable energy lab if i'm not mistaken, but doing standups at night...matter of choice I think..not everyone know what they want to do when choosing major anyway, so...

@koroniriaryder4410 5 лет назад

It's actually a running gag in some of Ned's videos lol

@how2do900 5 лет назад

“I graduated from Yale” “I graduated from Stanford” “I’m a UC Berkeley graduate” hi I’m failing math 20 currently send help.

@userK77920 4 года назад

𝙸𝚔𝚛😂

@niceuser1237 4 года назад

how2Do watch maths channels to help you

@AlexandrBorschchev 4 года назад

Wtf lol

@anni3v_167 3 года назад

They all ended up in Buzzfeed 💀

@aflower6955 3 года назад

@@anni3v_167 Yeah like 💀

@roofoochoo 7 лет назад

These questions sound like you're trying to reach a word limit in an essay so you just add as much filler as you can lmao

@morgyn_m 7 лет назад

luv the vids Roo!!

@xcx000 7 лет назад

RooFooChoo lmaoo true, I do this all the time that time to time it won't make sense anymore.

@mac1342 7 лет назад

RooFooChoo can you come visit me in Korea and come take these tests with me.

@itsyahfavbria6756 7 лет назад

RooFooChoo so true😂😄

@pritishsai 7 лет назад

Thats exactly what it is. Even in the GRE, the essays are loaded with useless information. In most cases you probably could eliminate 2 or 3 of the options in the answers and find the most minute difference in the most credible answer.

@Procsetor 7 лет назад

Those look like questions I usually skip and give up on because it's too much confusion and reading ._.

@augustina2145 7 лет назад

Cykah, same..

@ivylai8662 7 лет назад

omg that's me tho my friends sitting near me trade answers with me 😂 🍀

@IO-hh3gw 7 лет назад

same I'll just ask my seatmate what's the answer on that super long confusing question and Idc if he or she have given me the wrong or right answer I'll write anything just to get over it.

@girloutofspace 7 лет назад

Cykah same😂

@yillb8530 7 лет назад

Cykah OMG

@richardko2326 3 года назад

America: Hey, you know where the supermarket is? I want to get some bread Korea: Greetings, stranger. Are you conscious of the locality of the emporium? I shall request any nourishment.

@jessicae3174 5 лет назад

IM KOREAN BUT LIVE IN AMERICA! THANKS MOM

@yashi5119 5 лет назад

Same

@user-rr2hv1rw8x 4 года назад

I am a student living in Korea, and I am so tired. Take me with you😢

@user-dh3dn5xx6q 4 года назад

데려가주라 부럽다야

@runne_451 4 года назад

싱가포르에서 초딩때 한국으로 다시 온 내가 병신이지... 국제학교 분위기 자유롭고 좋았는데...ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

@ham4545 4 года назад

Same but my mom is strict with my grades 😵

@RatloverRat 7 лет назад

I'm Korean and I'm studying for the Korean SAT this year wish me luck!!!!!!!

@marcelac.m2266 7 лет назад

Subin Lee my heart goes out to you

@DPark-om1xd 7 лет назад

Subin Lee New challenge for Korean students: Try not to fail challenge

@senpaitama8778 7 лет назад

Subin Lee good luck and if you get a bad score its not the end of the world

@valval4693 7 лет назад

Subin Lee good luck!!!!

@hubertgalan2691 7 лет назад

Subin Lee good luck!

@mooonily 7 лет назад

13 hours studying!!!!? I'm lucky if I can even last an hour.

@blackpinkinyourarea9380 7 лет назад

Moonily same

@hohoho._. 7 лет назад

you would be, if you were born in asia lol

@sivaanisuvin 7 лет назад

With the education they are having, they have no choice, I guess...I thought Indian education was fucked and then I see this...

@user-og7qq5zy8p 7 лет назад

+hoho ._. i'm asian and 13 hours is ridiculous, i agree with Moonily

@kayleeblack4303 7 лет назад

American schooling is great. I'm getting my masters in Bioengineering, and I don't even need to study.

@64imma 3 года назад

American foreign language questions: "count to 10 in your target language" South Korean foreign language questions: "journey's are the midwives of thought"

@stunningnerd 2 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@forsinardfalun4177 2 года назад

Haha but it's because English became an important language. Our French, Spanish or German exams ask something like count to 10 as well

@neymarjr-xs1lu 5 лет назад

Maybe that's the reason why many Koreans can't speak English..

@evannorton1999 5 лет назад

Mark seagull a lot can haha

@larassiee 5 лет назад

A lot can understand English, but most of them cant pronounce it well (because of their accent)

@MFWu-dc8jc 5 лет назад

No in Korean we always get English classes. We just lack the environment to actually use the language

@sakura0574 5 лет назад

Mark seagull It actually is, because they have a really hard language themselves and I have heard they’re English teacher is not fluent 😯

@MrChlwlstj 5 лет назад

Trust me, Koreans can understand english pretty well. As long as someone isn't speaking super fast, they will understand. as for pronunciation, they tend to have difficulties pronouncing certain words and letters because the korean alphabet doesn't have certain sounds like the "F" and "z" sounds.

@Zachinzchannel 7 лет назад

Went to really nice colleges, ended up at buzzfeed

@helloyouux3 7 лет назад

still ended up at buzzfeed lol

@InvincibleABC 7 лет назад

In America, we call our universities colleges.

@kryptomanik 7 лет назад

It's probably not too stressful to work there and they make good money.

@nickelgoose1561 7 лет назад

no they don't

@kryptomanik 7 лет назад

I mean being employed in America is pretty good imo. Am I to assume you're an insider and you know how much these people make?

@cocamila 7 лет назад

The way they phrased those questions is like me copying something to my essay and trying to avoid plagiarism by replacing each words with their synonyms.

@IsaacPurpleguy 7 лет назад

BluebearChu so true lol

@MrEueu89 7 лет назад

LOL YES

@lisaabsn 7 лет назад

ACCURATE.

@bluwolf098 7 лет назад

basically every student ever

@trupinay21 7 лет назад

AHAH Sameeeee xDD

@user-kf4jj9hj3y 3 года назад

[A typical example] English : I'm hungry. Korea SAT : Essentially, all living things on Earth have various essential conditions for living as organic organisms, and this can often be divided into three in terms of 'desire'. This is divided into appetite, sleep bath, and sexual desire. Here, appetite is the desire to eat food, and all living metabolic activities take food and get energy to act as living things. Nowadays, I don't eat foods that are evenly mixed with carbohydrates, proteins, and fats for a long period of time, and I am very exhausted, lacking energy, and greatly hindering my daily life. If I continue to suppress 'appetite' and maintain this situation, I will inevitably have to eat foods that contain high energy, as my life will cease. 진짜 수능보기 존나 싫다

@f.h.k773 3 года назад

LMFAO PLS 😭💀

@eksen7221 3 года назад

Bro

@user-vn3mp7bl4f 3 года назад

ㅆ발

@user-zy7nq3kp9w 3 года назад

@@user-vn3mp7bl4f ㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

@user-zy7nq3kp9w 3 года назад

Lol That kind of thing appears on the exam from the first year of middle school (14 years old).

@TDoThis 5 лет назад

If any korean high school students are reading this comment, you have my wholehearted respect and support✊🏾✨ Please don’t push yourselves too hard ok?💚

@hypeniex 3 года назад

@@user-tm8gu6qz8n ITS TRUE.Korean here (life in Australia)

@christinasdiary4248 3 года назад

Thank you :(

@YZY. 3 года назад

But the fact is, if you dont push yourself too hard, you can’t go to the college in seoul, which means that it is hard to get good work place

@user-cd7yn7dj3i 3 года назад

thx a lot i,m Korean middle school students.

@ibbixxii 3 года назад

@@user-cd7yn7dj3i 학교에서 행운을 빌어요!

@kalieterry8415 5 лет назад

Korea: Goes to school for 13 hours America: Omg is it yanny or laurel idk

@blackbird8010 5 лет назад

Um wasnt it 13 hours of study OUTSIDE SCHOOL, fReE TiMe

@PigeonFlare 5 лет назад

not just America dood, other countries share these memes too!

@btsarmyheregamerz8551 5 лет назад

@@PigeonFlare lol true

@zaralees 5 лет назад

HAHA

@crumblecrunchable 5 лет назад

I'm sure Korea did that too, you are comparing two things which don't have the same thing in common. I could do the same: America: Spends 6 hours at school Korea: Gangnam Style

@zuchan6889 6 лет назад

the sad thing is when you can't even understand what is the question talking abt

@samuelcolt1505 5 лет назад

You basically just fill in the best possible answer.

@takemetomarz 5 лет назад

Joan Sze ikr 😂😂

@aamias7076 5 лет назад

Trick I think is not to make sense of it but go with the option that goes with it in tone..

@nendrarizkyan 5 лет назад

@@samuelcolt1505 the most reasonable answer, tho

@natckwan 5 лет назад

i had to reread it a couple times till i understood it

@biboo6678 5 лет назад

So this is why Jungkook scored 3 out of 100 😂

@Sandra-hq1xs 5 лет назад

Bi Boo yo even I would score a 3 having English as my first language 😂

@lostar781 4 года назад

ARMY!

@ibaezzzz 4 года назад

wait fr ? 😭

@nobukhosincube3935 4 года назад

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk lamoe

@kim4462 4 года назад

In korea, You’ve to solve the 45 problem in 70 minutes.

@Lol-fw4pw 5 лет назад

Namjoon: an intellectual who got high scores for this test Also Namjoon: can't cut an onion

@annika5495 5 лет назад

Lmao haha. But Asians are smart, especially east asia.... I'm Asian but Namjoon is damn smart bro. He learned english through watching a show and korean and english have different grammar and it's difficult. Namjoon is probably Albert Einstein in past life...

@avagross4879 5 лет назад

αииιкα 549 whenever people say asians are smart... they are disregarding their hard work. if all american kids studied like this of COURSE we’d get better grades and more people would think we were smart. that’s not to say that asians aren’t smart, but it could be offensive to people who try extremely hard to have success

@kat-pe8ok 4 года назад

my name hahah Im korean and I passed it too, and I think I can cut an onion

@Apetitegirly 4 года назад

@@kat-pe8ok GENIOUS

@lostar781 4 года назад

ARMY

@matthewminaj1519 7 лет назад

It's because Korea didn't have Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.

@kidn00b1 7 лет назад

Who would've guessed! It's so obvious. :P

@mumtazsaid8843 7 лет назад

Exactly! It legitimately got me through middle school

@mariannap.874 7 лет назад

THIS COMMENT NEEDS TO BE PINNED

@revindarenata 7 лет назад

haha who would've thought!

@rallitas11q 7 лет назад

Best guide

@Arikata 7 лет назад

These tests are terrible! What are they testing? Your ability to understand horribly, meandering English? Like really, this is teaching them nothing...

@geraldsoria1764 7 лет назад

from what I can understand it looks like test is based on learning metaphors, sentence structure, and western philosophy...which is quite difficult to learn.

@myoona648 7 лет назад

Kristi Boes Actually, we learn English very well here :)

@keepXonXrockin 7 лет назад

the questions you get for Cambridge Certificates are kinda similar, though nowhere near as convoluted.

@Methylglyoxal 7 лет назад

I don't think that beating around the bush to that extend without getting any point across is particularly intelligent.

@Arikata 7 лет назад

I have no doubt that you learn English very well. What I was saying is that these test questions are not well written. It's very convoluted English and solely designed to trip people up, rather than to test for actual comprehension.

@yujinake 5 лет назад

To be honest, you only need to concentrate on the before and the after line of the blank to find the answer. The rest of it are just trying to puzzle you up.

@christianalbertjahns2577 5 лет назад

The thing about concentrating is, it's taking time

@rowan8191 4 года назад

Not necessarily. If you went back to the first question, and read the sentence after the blank, it was actually the sentence that most likely caused the confusion.

@abby.the.sailor 3 года назад

Totally, you skim and, if you are allowed, highlight things that seem important the rest is just garbage filler!(This also works for unnecessarily wordy math problems)

@L189kd 3 года назад

이게 맞아...주제문 찾아서 잘 이해하면 풀 수 있음 오히려 글 전체 하나하나 다 해석하려다가 그냥 추측해서 풀고 틀리는 경우가 많음

@skim0529 3 года назад

Nope I tried that and trust me it only confuses you more.

@aaron1270 4 года назад

Korean students : spent 13 hours of studying per day and said "6 hours of sleep is already more than enough" Meanwhile me : sleep 7-9 hours each night and not even studying at all. And still complaining about not getting enough sleep and how i tired i am the next day

@user-qf9qi8ug5h 3 года назад

Umm..I am a 12-year-old girl living in Korea, and my friends sleep about 5 to 6 hours...TT

@tanzilhossain2693 3 года назад

I live in America and I sleep for 5 hours.... I don’t study because I like to see how far I go with prior knowledge

@user-li5kr6lu1l 3 года назад

@@tanzilhossain2693 z😉👉🏼🔥👉🏼🐽👉🏼😄🙀👆

@nightsaresosstarry 3 года назад

15 and this is meeeee

@StroyG 7 лет назад

The question is who really made those questions?

@Alex-gx5ot 7 лет назад

I've heard that English professors from universities all over Korea make the test. One of them used to be a prof at Oxford. The funny thing is tho he failed to solve his own problems years later after he retired

@AustinBreathesAnime 7 лет назад

Satan himself

@HK-nm4pk 7 лет назад

For the Korean SAT, or Suneung, they recruit a bunch of professors every year and lock them up in who-knows-where for a couple of months before the test. They don't get to come out until the test is finished, literally. No contact with the outside or whatsoever. TV and newspapers are allowed, but nothing which allows mutual communication. I've heard they are allowed phone calls with their family under supervision.

@Kradrice 7 лет назад

William Shakespeare

@louisauto2071 7 лет назад

North Koreans

@abbytpco 7 лет назад

Now I know why Koreans are having a hard time in the English Language. Their educational system has a difficult test questions when you can actually simplify those sentences to make it more convenient and not complicated.

@blessparco 7 лет назад

Yup.

@anneenvina8983 7 лет назад

Exactly! growing up in korea as a student is thankfully something i was lucky enough to avoid. the english education there is just downright ridiculous

@helencui7960 7 лет назад

Yeah nobody would say that because the text is not getting straight to the point. In both of those questions you could cut out at least a couple sentences. Nobody needs to be that specialized in English unless that's your profession. Rule of thumb if your foreign language exam is harder than what native speakers would've taken it may be too hard.

@xinhuang1386 7 лет назад

true

@FuIIDiveVR 7 лет назад

Their standards are why it is more difficult.

@hanioo3173 5 лет назад

"They're set up to fail" 😂

@manasigangan1489 5 лет назад

If students in korea study all day long, who is interested in k-pop and k-drama's. Do they even have time for that????😅

@jaxconf9519 5 лет назад

Lol I bet more people outside of SK listen to kpop than people in SK

@manasigangan1489 5 лет назад

@@jaxconf9519 Very true.

@evannorton1999 5 лет назад

Manasi Gangan there are easier school with more fun like language international and what my american friends call alternative school

@jaxconf9519 5 лет назад

@@evannorton1999 ahh I see thanks I never knew that

@jerrykwon8837 5 лет назад

They don’t study all day long. That’s over exaggerated. Only some do that.

@alexatorres5651 7 лет назад

Imagine being a pure Korean and knowing little to no English! And you'd have to take that?! I don't blame jungkook for getting a three in his exams

@elmo2000 7 лет назад

alexa torres He actually did very well in his final exam English

@nuguland_ 7 лет назад

Sith do you think that 3/100 is good?

@245kenz 7 лет назад

Even people like us having trouble to understand these

@yoonseoks.chanclas2632 7 лет назад

PrettySoneLoveHyo&Tiffany he didn't get a 3/100. that wasn't his final exam grade that was from last year. he did way better

@fauxtae6593 7 лет назад

honestly they know a lot of English only in the reading and writing sections...

@Kimgap1721 7 лет назад

The funny thing is most of Koreans who took these kinds of exam in their high school can't speak a word in English.

@IGleeker 7 лет назад

Kimgap1721 RIGHT I don't understand

@ilsedewot6739 7 лет назад

Perhaps because speaking English isn't that important in South Korea. A handful of European countries teach English, French and German as foreign languages as a default.

@naddl1709 7 лет назад

Noel :p in Korea, they focus on reading and writing. they barely speak the language that they're actually learning!

@zaoualimehdi2766 7 лет назад

You know that native Koreans don't have to take the tests in english, right ?

@MatthewSchellGaming 7 лет назад

Yeah the from what I hear the English section is worth as much as the National Language Section (Korean). On top of that there is another foreign language section (English not included). But, Korea is a small country with few prestigious universities. They are looking for the best and the brightest. Doing poorly in those sections will not stop you from attending any college, just maybe one like Seoul National.

@lachimolalaslostjams1763 3 года назад

Before watching this, I literally thought that Indian education system is the most toughest one

@Yoongiluvbot 3 года назад

Even if it's not, Korean's English is taught in a way that most English medium schools in India teach us our own Lang,just to know you can take the burden or not

@geetchavanlol8566 3 года назад

ikr its messed up

@Quasar680 3 года назад

Thought*

@claranguyen2738 3 года назад

This makes me think how smart RM is

@juzloopz24 3 года назад

It's not like RM became good at the language as a result of the education system. Like most non native English speakers he learned and became good at English by watching English TV shows which I admit is probably the fastest and most efficient way to learn and become good at English. I learned English using those methods after all.

@Perspicace23 3 года назад

If he did engineering. ~T_T~

@idonttan 7 лет назад

Graduates from some of the best colleges/universities in America, who are now making a living by wearing a thong for the internet or reviewing frozen foods while drunk.. gotta love America

@imsorrybut 7 лет назад

Well I would be grateful to have a job where I can have fun and make money at the same time. To boil down what they do to just what we see in 5 min videos is just wrong. They are also involved in producing, writing etc. That's where they apply their knowledge.

@bangtan_a.r.m.y8312 7 лет назад

Nadia L they have fun at their job with a degree from one of the best colleges in America I don't see how they're losing tbh they're literally getting paid to answer a few questions

@bangtan_a.r.m.y8312 7 лет назад

Josie Ulloa ARMY WHAT'S UP FAM

@CogniVision 7 лет назад

Right. I was actually shocked to hear where they graduated from. Such a pointless education.

@dmgevan7585 7 лет назад

To be fair, i'd say getting an easy job where you can make a lot of money and have fun at the same time is the smarter choice. That's not saying that they don't do things outside of the videos that are hard work.

@musicgana 7 лет назад

I love how each sentence of the question goes from something highly analytical and scientific sounding to something that came from the mouth of Shakespeare and Emerson's love child lmao.

@drebone1986 7 лет назад

right lol

@munaosman8817 7 лет назад

Music Gana lol

@animatedecstasy 5 лет назад

TO ALL STUDENTS: You are more than a grade in a piece of paper! ❤️❤️

@ArinjayBhosale 3 года назад

I hate how a single letter grade defines you. My Spanish always blames us students for everything and seems to have never given an A in her whole life.

@gundam5281 3 года назад

Most, if not all education systems around the world are broken; with standardised testing, obsession with grades and student competition. Never has education been so utterly depressing and downright ludicrous.

@juhalee3880 3 года назад

I'm a korean but I'm attending an international school so we follow the American system.

@freyasutedja3004 3 года назад

wait so international schools students in korea dont need to go the korean sat?

@juhalee3880 3 года назад

@@freyasutedja3004 From what I know we do if we want to go to a korean college but I'm planning to study abroad.

@freyasutedja3004 3 года назад

@@juhalee3880 ohhh okayy good luck!!

@juhalee3880 3 года назад

@@freyasutedja3004 thank you ^^

@freyasutedja3004 3 года назад

@I'm cute oh where are you from?

@kevinkeithkeith7950 7 лет назад

All the Koreans in my high school are smart af. If you see a Korean with long hair wears glasses, plays League of Legends and got no facial expressions. He is a beast.

@Prank4Prank 7 лет назад

Kevin Keith keith lmao

@Amo-v27 7 лет назад

+Kevin Keith keith So 'find yourself a Heechul' is what you're saying?

@ineskonan8644 7 лет назад

AnimeMangaOtakuAkG 😂😂

@_phanxtroyler_3918 7 лет назад

AnimeMangaOtakuAkG dying.

@vanessaxsp 7 лет назад

Lmao

@allenkim1750 7 лет назад

I'm a Korean student. Help us please.

@seoyumi 7 лет назад

Hyuntae Kim please stay strong, i know it can be hard. just try not to over push yourself. lots of love ❤️

@allenkim1750 7 лет назад

seoyumi Thank you so much

@elmo2000 7 лет назад

Hyuntae Kim Goodluck, try not to pressure yourself too much~

@allenkim1750 7 лет назад

Sith Thanks

@allenkim1750 7 лет назад

skery Got it

@kyawoue 3 года назад

Them before the test: "I graduated in Yale, Im probably going to pass anyway." Them after the test: "dear Korean students out there.. I owe you one.. 😭💔"

@reubenpamesa5167 5 лет назад

The questions are very hard, BUT IT WAS REALLY UNHELPFUL TO REAL LIFE. NOT EVEN RELEVANT.

@howtogitgud 5 лет назад

It relevant when you work in business and politic.

@singingstarmelody1500 5 лет назад

I agree

@singingstarmelody1500 5 лет назад

@@howtogitgud but everyone is not interested in politics

@commentsandlikes9509 5 лет назад

is it relevant to learn Shakespeare plays in high schools? Pretty much every high school in America teaches at least one Shakespeare play. Its outdated and probably useless in professional fields, but that doesn't mean its worthless

@user-nu2cg6ih5e 3 года назад

The Korean SAT is not about evaluating the ability of each subject. The essence of the Korean SAT is to evaluate how diligent students are. As a Korean student who got only three mistakes in the last year's Korean SAT (Korean:44/45, Math:30/30, English:44/45, Chemistry:19/20, Biology:20/20, Korean HIstory:20/20), I really think this it is a great test to evaluate if you are a person who can overcome any adversities concerning academic work. This diligence was the the driving force behind Korea's rapid growth. So, what I want to say is the purpose of the SAT is probably to choose the hardworking students, giving them the opportunity to learn in prestigious Universities in order to make them keep up the technological/soical/political development of Korea. I think this actually worked in our country!

@deyonteisawesome 7 лет назад

I feel like these are only "hard" because people get so lost in the text. If you just isolate the question, it becomes 10x easier.

@beemobile98 7 лет назад

Iamsmarter are you native in English?

@sam162534ify 7 лет назад

Iamsmarter we need to solve that kind of question under 3 minute.

@claudia5562 7 лет назад

beemobile98 I feel like Iamstarter is right, and no I'm not a native English speaker. However I feel like the tests that I took in secondary school were also very large texts that made us fill in the correct phrase and once you practise that it becomes a lot easier. I'm not saying the Korean students should be able to do this easily, but I am saying that with proper help, these questions can become a whole lot easier

@TheBigNerdGame 7 лет назад

True I was reading the the sentence before the blank in which the question was asked. The rest is a paragraph scenario...

@sumicho1 7 лет назад

We have to solve about 26 questions in 50 minutes which makes us need to solve a question for no longer than 2 minutes. Try answering the questions and isolate what you need to. You would probably not have enough time and panic when you still have alot of questions left but no time left.

@futasupastah 7 лет назад

For me, the worst part about the issues with Korea's educational system is that after years and years of studying, going to English academies, etc. the average Korean person cannot fluently hold a conversation in English! It seems like in most cases they aren't being taught enough about conversational English (which is much more useful in the real world), and the pressure surrounding them taking this test is really for naught. Your foreign language score on your "SAT" isn't as useful as legitimate skill in speaking the language. I have an issue with standardized tests all around the world, though. They put too much focus on scores, and the energy being spent in the classroom is no longer about real education, it's primarily focused on test taking strategies.

@lovelylife7803 7 лет назад

YES! The thing is, what you probably WILL need in the future is English...

@hv7053 7 лет назад

Lovely Life the system allows so only a minorty can get good scores which grades them, ranking them.

@orlock20 7 лет назад

A couple of RU-vid teachers in Korea explained that the teachers want the students to get the answer as it is written on the answer sheet even if the answer is wrong. In mathematical terms, if the answer sheet says that 2+2 is 5, then every South Korean student must learn that 2+2 is 5.

@wonjinum2258 7 лет назад

When the education system is already that tough and competitive, the Korean students learn just enough English to pass these tests. They don't study English because they want to.

@itdobelikethat9680 7 лет назад

I'm Korean and I can fluently speak and make conversations in English. If a Korean studies in the right environment (such as other people than their tutor speaking english) Koreans can learn pretty quickly. Although I _have_ been studying english for almost 6 years now... hm.

@francez255 3 года назад

Those sentences is longer than my patience 😂

@gyuvie3071 5 лет назад

uh i'm korean and i'm glad as hell i'm in the us now

@user-dh3dn5xx6q 4 года назад

존나부럽다 하..

@thma3598 3 года назад

다음생에 미국에 태어나고 싶다..... ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ부럽다 당신은 복받은 사람 I want to born in America next borth Korea is so hard to live you have a lot of fortune

@gyuvie3071 3 года назад

@@thma3598 ㅋㅋㅋ 고마워요

@stormfalcon1232 3 года назад

I'm Korean, was born and raised in the U.S. my whole life, am in middle school, and yet my mental health is in the worst condition I've ever thought imaginable, my parents just keep saying I'm a disappointment and keep putting pressure on me to get high grades. They yell at me whenever my grades drop even a little and they ended up giving me what I'm 99% sure is anxiety, and because of that, my grades drop further and I get even more stressed when they blame it on me. It's a vicious cycle that won't end.

@gyuvie3071 3 года назад

@@stormfalcon1232 wow i’m so sorry you have to go through this, though i do relate because i go through most of this too. honestly, the education system here is fucked up so it’s not really your fault! have you thought have seeing a therapist? talking to someone really helps me so maybe it can help you too

@threadbarethrenody6359 7 лет назад

The prevailing Korean attitude toward sleep baffles. What's the point of skipping sleep to study when prolonged sleep deprivation causes brain damage???

@taeandrews4188 7 лет назад

being raised korean myself (and I'm still a student) the whole mentality that is very common is that doing well in school, getting good marks, and getting into a prestigious college determines your worth as a person. I've spent many nights studying instead of sleeping or even making dinner/meals, not to mention some korean schools have almost twelve hour days. a majority of free time is spent studying for big tests such as the toeic, ‎대학수학능력시험, ect. it's such a difference from american culture :/

@kalipk1 7 лет назад

Threadbare Threnody you wouldn't get it since, I'm just guessing you're not Korean. As a Korean myself the system is hard. If we don't spend all day studying you can never be smarter than your classmates, and to go to a good college you need high scores. Going to a good college is a life goal and if we don't go to a good college our future is literally just going down a drain.

@percyross7612 7 лет назад

+tae jeon I do understand where you are coming from because I spent half of my student life in Taiwan (the rest in America). But what +Threadbare Threnody is trying to say is that lack of sleep results in lowered, and often times damaged, cognitive skills. He doesn't understand why a nation so focused on academic success would purposefully sabotage its own mandate through sleep deprivation. Scientifically it has been shown in many studies the damaging effects of not getting enough rest on cognitive functions (which are necessary to succeed academically).

@darklordsauron3415 7 лет назад

tae jeon lol I study exactly 0 hours per month but I do fine in school XD

@kalipk1 7 лет назад

Potato I'm guessing you're not in a Asian education system? Because trust me unless you're some genius brought upon this earth u can't survive in the Korean education system with 0 hours of study.

@anabelens444 7 лет назад

Lol no wonder Jungkook got a 3 on his English test

@sleeplessmax 7 лет назад

exactly my thoughts.

@Ghost-nl7wd 7 лет назад

TRUE

@ogpjmking606 7 лет назад

Baekhyun's Bae haha

@Uatemydoodle 7 лет назад

3 out of what?

@alinalai8361 7 лет назад

Uatemydoodle 100 😂

@RubyMFilms 5 лет назад

im a malaysian, i taught myself english and tbh, these questions are kind of fucked up. the questions were simple actually. but they're twisted in so many ways and that made it sounds complicated. to koreans who survived the test, im proud of you 😂

@lumpismap4942 3 года назад

Same dude, dia macam soalan objektif bi Malaysia but the languange is so bombastic that i don't even understand it in my 1st reading

@juzloopz24 3 года назад

@@lumpismap4942 Soalan objektif BI kita sangat senang. Paling-paling pun ada 2 atau 3 soalan sukar untuk suruh murid keliru sedikit. Kalau ujian style Korea macam ni diberi kepada murid, mampus mereka nak jawab ni..

@youwet7307 5 лет назад

I am a korean highschool student. actually the purpose of english education in korean conducted by south korea education policy, is NOT to make students able to speak english fluently, BUT to make studnets able to read, comprehend essays written in English for later studying in university, which makes students able to understand english, but not able to speak english fluently.

@cosmicgal8926 7 лет назад

This is the kind of Buzzfeed videos I like to see; the ones with a meaning behind them rather than finding out if it's possible to "float on mashed potatoes"

@monsieurbernoulli8101 7 лет назад

If you have to try to find out you're probably too dense anyways XD

@emma6506 7 лет назад

Monsieur Bernoulli Did... did you just do what I think you did?? DID U MAKE A PUN?????? XD

@arslanovicCorp 7 лет назад

I appreciate this video much more, nevertheless: can you float on mash potatoes though?

@RoronoaZoro-di1rn 7 лет назад

agreed...loved this

@TheSuperkiller14 7 лет назад

Damn it Karla, now you gave them a new video idea...

@kcarr123 7 лет назад

These questions are ridiculous. If anybody spoke or wrote like that you would wonder what the hell is wrong with them.

@mk17173n 7 лет назад

its like something someone on crack would say.

@arwenk4458 7 лет назад

Kevin Carr true true true👍🏻👍🏻

@railey2343 7 лет назад

you would probably find it ridiculous in spoken language, but not in writing. Did you ever read anything remotely philosophical? it can get so much worse than the questions in this video. This test is about reading comprehension at a very high level, not about understanding spoken language.

@blessparco 7 лет назад

Exactly. And that is what motivates them to be suicidal. Those questions are ridiculous. Even native English speakers might have a hard time answering that correctly.

@railey2343 7 лет назад

it's not a simple test, it's an SAT-equivalent, it decides who gets into university and who doesn't. if you find yourself completely unable to answer this test even though you go through hours of excessive studying every day, you simply aren't fit for university and you should have been sorted out way before you could succumb to the pressure of a test like this. The cause for the high suicidality is most likely not the difficulty-level of the test, but the general attitude in korea: They conflate self-worth with academic achievement and force students that clearly don't have sufficient mental faculties through this rigurous testing process. To be more concise, the test raises the bar very high, for sure, but these high standards aren't the problem: The problem is that they want to apply these standards to every single student, even in cases where it is clear that the students will be unable to fulfill their expectations. THAT is the problem. Hard tests aren't bad as long as you give them to an appropriate group.

@thefish6549 5 лет назад

no onne is going to talk about how good Ned is? : )

@user-qn1lr2hy2y 3 года назад

Actually, in Korean SAT, you have to solve each paragraph in 2 minutes. The total paragraphs are 45, and total time is 70 minutes. listening paragraphs are 18, 20miutes. And reading paragraphs are 27. So 27 paragraphs must be solved in only 50miutes.

@paperboy9310 7 лет назад

Meanwhile,Americans spent a year trying to figure out if a dress is black and blue or white and gold

@rthanejehxbejws 7 лет назад

PaperBoy Technically the whole world spent a year trying to figure that out

@lolwhatidk 7 лет назад

black and blue obv

@AmbieShinee 7 лет назад

It wasn't just Americans. lol

@bowserjranfriends9164 7 лет назад

PaperBoy American 🇺🇸

@Masterwar15 7 лет назад

They asked the company who made it, and it was black and blue. Some people just couldn't see the true colors in the photo due to their eyes not entirely catching the way the lighting was reflecting the clothes, so the brain processed whatever.

@coco-oj6nm 7 лет назад

what the actual fk, i didnt even understand what the questions were asking. oml

@anaysama4491 7 лет назад

bangtan tho Lol same, I'm like wtf are they even talking about

@robertct06 7 лет назад

bangtan tho it's basically those questions that say what is ____ to same as black is to white. The answer could be "different, opposite" etc because black and white are opposites or different or maybe even contrast, but it has to relate to the word

@linnhanna 7 лет назад

same

@KICKASSRULES4U 7 лет назад

Same

@sarmiray24 7 лет назад

They were actually pretty easy to understand. Easy stuff. Duh.

@farradielamahsuri476 5 лет назад

Now that I'm looking at this, I'm starting to think that my own country's 'big' exams are so.. easier.. than this.. 😐 Damn, I wonder how they get through all this- Respect for y'all-

@moodylasagne8432 3 года назад

It's pretty similar in India, we've also had a few deaths in our school because of academics.

@geetchavanlol8566 3 года назад

ikr

@jed8375 3 года назад

It's only 'few' deaths....

@moodylasagne8432 3 года назад

@@jed8375 excuse me?

@_ashmason007 2 года назад

@@moodylasagne8432 actually there were more this year bc of neet tough paper format I heard, esp in South India, tamil nadu and hyderabad parts. I feel so sad :(

@toyoung_blue 7 лет назад

I am a Korean high school senior who is currently studying for this. What they solved are quite old, when all of the fill-in-the-blank questions were difficult af. The level of difficulty has been adjusted a bit and we have fewer questions than it used to be, but they're still giving us hard times. I don't get the point of testing our English level in this way and it makes me sad that we don't have any alternative. :( P.S. Those paragraphs are mostly from real theses and English books. Just to make it clear for the people who believe that these are written by some mad Koreans.

@sodiumwaste 7 лет назад

Yeah, that's really crazy. Even in Singapore where academic standards are really high, we don't get these kind of questions for our national exams.

@Amo-v27 7 лет назад

English is a hard enough language in and of itself already, so for those questions to be so philosophical and wordy is completely unfair to students. To tell the truth, the only time you will see writing like that is either on standardized tests or in books. No one speaks like that really and it'd be a pain if they did since they would never have their point or opinion clearly understood. From a writing perspective there's a rule I've come across: if the word can be taken out, it wasn't needed. And those paragraphs were *laced* with fluff. I have to ask, what are the tests like now? Are they any better to deal with or do you have more leeway?

@GravyJesus 7 лет назад

Fewer questions*

@Tingling10 7 лет назад

Wait, does fewer questions makes it harder? Since each questions will count more and if you miss one question, it will affect the grade in a pretty bad way.

@daisyt1445 7 лет назад

Ya but Singapore is wayy more integrated. Almost everyone is bilingual and speaks both English and mandarin

@johnnysanderman8347 7 лет назад

The strange fact is that some of my korean friends who have recieved high scores on this test cannot properly speak a single sentence at all.They've all got less than 2 questions or fewer wrong on this test(which is the score that only 4% of the total students has acquired)...but I still have communication problems with them.They don't learn english.They study hard as frick and forgets the most of it when they finish the test.

@DPark-om1xd 7 лет назад

Johnny Sanderman That is because the English learning is based on reading and comprehension rather than that and speaking. Really there is no point in learning English in Korea. Learn from learning websites where there are tutors to help you speak

@MiZzzzRC 7 лет назад

I'm a professor in SK. It's not even about comprehension. The English portion of the 수능 (Korean CSAT) is all about vocab and grammar structure memorization. Students often study HOW to take the test rather than the content itself. This test basically does the same thing that every other high stakes test does; it measures how well you study and how good you are at taking tests. There are very few practical applications to these types of tests.

@snehaasenthilkumar1918 7 лет назад

SummertimeSadness Indians are the same

@isamalfoy8120 7 лет назад

ikr ?? i lived in america for 10 years yet they get better english scores than me fml

@seisjbbnaile 7 лет назад

SummertimeSadness 70K in NYU lol...

@luna6138 5 лет назад

Woah... I'm 14 and when I was 11, I recieved a price for being the best student of the whole school (11-18 year old students) in english and I was really proud, but I didn't understand those questions at all... :(

@jesbinj 4 года назад

@@aleksandarilievski7273 ahaha, i didnt see it the first time lol

@jae7721 5 лет назад

난 그시험에서 1등급을 맞았지만 니네가 말하는거중에 반은 못알아 들었다

@user-rv3be8lz2c 4 года назад

ㅅ뷰ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

@user-ij7wu8bm7g 4 года назад

대단하시네

@user-tb2rz8ty9t 3 года назад

지랄하네 ㅋㅋㅋ 1등급이 무슨 반밖에 못 알아들어 ㅋㅋㅋ1등급인척 하지마라 ㅋㅋㅋ웬 병신이 1등급인척하네.

@user-ix9sl7ly7m 3 года назад

반만 이해한 거도 대단한거임 ㄹㅇ

@YJ-fx5tb 3 года назад

오 한국인

@anonanonymous7373 7 лет назад

Meanwhile in Finland, the education system is being revamped to focus more on learning rather than grades. I think that all countries need to sit down and do an overhaul of the system. Stop obsessing about grades! >.

@flep950 7 лет назад

Anon Anonymous i love the education system in finland jesus christ i want to live there ㅜㅜ

@emiliaholappa7864 7 лет назад

That's true! I hope the new OPS (opetussuunnitelma, or teaching plan) is going to make my final grade easier.

@IO-hh3gw 7 лет назад

FINLAND I'M COMING!!!!

@zombieat 7 лет назад

bad idea. without grades there is no competition.

@yliubers 7 лет назад

We generally don't need competition, we learn for us not for others. Sure I can gloat if I get a higher score on a test than my friend, but that's never the driving force behind studying.

@chapachuu 7 лет назад

An English editor would have a great time with these passages. The language is obviously designed for failed comprehension and is completely pointless as no one speaks, writes, or communicates that way. What's the point of this? Poor kids.

@DPark-om1xd 7 лет назад

chapachuu It's the same with everywhere. I mean I won't stand there looking at two ramen and think how many pennies I would save or the square root of 34 irl.

@briannahillier9425 7 лет назад

GamerHavoc27 Math is different, it's used for many occupations but you're right about language exams being the same everywhere.

@stellahong5363 7 лет назад

Going through this makes them successful. Also, these were one of the most difficult questions created for the Korean SAT. Not all of them are as hard and weird.

@lexik4603 7 лет назад

+Stella Hong Idk I feel like this would just make them more prone to overthinking things in the real world and assuming everything consists of a trick question or is intentionally trying to make it harder for you.

@kimjack1000 7 лет назад

It's not like the SAT's in the sense that in the SAT's there are MANY, MANY people with the maximum score, since most universities are simply trying to get a measure of your academics through the SAT, your GPA, extracurriculars, etc... In the Korean SAT, there's a clear list for who was Nationally ranked #1, #2, #3, etc... for science, english, mathematics, and many, many, many other subjects. Thus, the point of the test isn't really to test your English per se, it's to make the questions so absurdly difficult, you will be able to find out who's #1 and who's #137 in the national rankings. Think about it, the average Korean student probably studies as much if not more than most US valedictorians. If the test was conducted with SAT scores, there would likely be 10's of thousands in Korea who get a perfect score, thereby devaluing the test's value as a marker of who is "better." It's an absurd system all around, but this is the purported goal. It's not to see who actually learned the material, but rather to see who will simply score higher.

@SowmiyaAlBBA 3 года назад

The reason why we feel that tough is that they're reading the whole question. If we concentrate on reading the whole things, we'll get tired by reading all the question....but if you solve just by reading the preceding or succeeding line and take only a minute or less to solve it , you can answer more easily and at last you can check once again by reading all coz while solving if we read the whole thing you'll just end up tired solving the Question

@smaikaharis5003 3 года назад

How do you get time for watching kpop and kdramas

@user-uk6dyjglmvsuz5fg4ebj.. 4 года назад

You need to spend a minute per problem to solve all the problems in time😩ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ살려줘

@seseselah 7 лет назад

I honestly don't understand how Namjoon(Rap Monster) got the highest scores in school. He is literally so incredibly smart yet he's so humble. My respect for Rapmon has just skyrocketed even more. (also, armys where you at?)

@mc3974 7 лет назад

Selah Binkley RIGHT HERE🙌🙌🙌

@valentineyves 7 лет назад

Selah Binkley ikr lots of respect to Namjoon

@kpopstan9753 7 лет назад

Selah Binkley respect for Joonie 💕

@sleeplessmax 7 лет назад

TRUEEEEEEE. Namjoon is my bias lkdjfhalskjdhflkasjdfh PRAISE

@kpopstan9753 7 лет назад

Mako Yuhara SAMEEE

@jaives 7 лет назад

Koreans don't even speak, read, watch, listen, and write in English regularly, what makes exam-makers think they'll be able to understand such abstract concepts?

@shannonkorea 7 лет назад

JVee Veneracion If youre an above average student, you'll read, write, practice, and listen to English everyday. English is just one of the many subjects you need to study for school.

@jaives 7 лет назад

it's different if the language is not your primary language and you don't get exposed to it at all. TV shows and movies in Korea are in Korean or Western with Korean subtitles. When I was 25, I had a 32 year old student who was a middle school English teacher in Korea. She's the teacher and yet she needs my help improving her English. How ridiculous is that? She also told me that English classes are taught in Korean.

@onxyxd7357 7 лет назад

Agree. I think the reason most Asian countries aren't adept in using conversational English is because of the lack of exposure, or any opportunities to even use the language. Even the fact that they use their native language during English classes, and even majority of their classes, makes it less effective for any actual application of the language. (I found it amazing to compare that only about 2 or 3 out of the 8 subjects here are taught in the native language, and the rest is all in English)

@NoezieXII 7 лет назад

Well, wouldn't it make sense for it to be taught in Korean? A beginning English learner wouldn't understand any grammar had it been taught in English - especially with Korean being so different grammatically from English.

@hafsa1698 7 лет назад

it's weird that the average korean can't speak English properly and some can't even form a single sentence, when they learn it in such a high standard in school.

@darwinstrings 3 года назад

We don't actually read every line for the comprehensive, there is a time limit so we give it a fast rough read and have a gist of what it is about and choose the options, reading it this slow won't get us anywhere

@_wolfox2776 5 лет назад

The questions are so poetic, and made me read and think in a different perspective, they were nice. got both right :)

@hera1316 3 года назад

🏅

@Alice-pt1pu 7 лет назад

So this is the FOREIGN LANGUAGE part of the test and English is unnatural to them yet their questions are harder than the actual English SATS 😂

@YukichiChan 7 лет назад

thats Asia for ya

@hafsa1698 7 лет назад

cookies33133 yet the average korean doesn't speak a word of English.

@mlsi 7 лет назад

US tests are easy!!! I mean standardized tests and even the professional ones like CPA and CMA.

@RAWRsynchro 7 лет назад

Wow didn't know Ned and Garret went to such prestigious schools

@sevenbeautifulangels1841 7 лет назад

RAWRsynchro same

@Ilanathesinger1922 7 лет назад

RAWRsynchro i was so surprised too

@tanyachandra5937 7 лет назад

RAWRsynchro I don't think that's so surprising considering BuzzFeed being one of the biggest in the media field. So of course they pick up the best people. Like a big MNC would choose the most qualified, so same thing.

@elkinshiner5066 7 лет назад

Otaku Giraffe Unfortunately, the quality of their content doesn't reflect that.

@Ilanathesinger1922 7 лет назад

true, I think I used the wrong word choice. Just pretty unexpected I guess. They do portray it though through speech and like you said qualifications.

@movieanimation6815 5 лет назад

Just go to kota, Rajasthan, India Students are smarter than most of college guys in foreign...😂🤣

@yugkrmahato9819 3 года назад

👍👍

@refrigeratedpotatochip2427 4 года назад

"I went to an Ivy League School. Did great on my SATS." "I have two degrees from Stanford. " "I graduated in UC Berkeley." and im currently failing three research subjects at the same time. wooh

@karmenvega6240 7 лет назад

why are these ivy leagues at buzzfeed

@zackosman98 7 лет назад

Karmen Vega student loans

@CheerUp2 7 лет назад

Because america is fucked up and its hard for anyone to get a job

@dreamlightly 7 лет назад

Prolly cause they got degrees in like history or philosophy or journalism or something like that

@mothdetective3589 7 лет назад

I guess its actually hard and super competitive to work there

@justinperalta3570 7 лет назад

@chrislayfield4417 7 лет назад

I teach Korean students at a private academy in South Korea. Of course, the low-level conversation stuff, is easy. But, when they get to a certain age, it's overwhelmingly hard. I'm teaching TOEFL and TOEIC to Middle school students (even though they are meant for college students). Some of the material is just too difficult. It's almost downright ridiculous. Also, another thing to keep in mind is, the students that go to an afterschool academy most likely goes to several (English, Music and Math among the most frequent). Some of my students are so exhausted. I feel bad for them. I have asked some of them "what do you like to do in your free-time' and the response was this: "Teacher, what free-time?"

@missgnews1484 7 лет назад

Chris Layfield I hope you don't add onto their stress buy giving them a lot of work and homework. And then not expect them not to responded with that answer. Feeling bad for them does not help them.

@user-ul1jz7bi5c 7 лет назад

only elementary kids attend music lol i am korean middle school student and i go 2 math, 2 science, korean, english. this is not much, but i attend math from 5:30 to 1 o clock (AM) and also science. I do science university physics and chemistry and i do KSAT korean and english is TOEFL and i do math olympiad. It is normal for kids in daehi dong and gangnam so normal and i am little bit mediocre in comparison to other kids. also, school exams are extremely hard in gangnam so.... I do this to get into good high school

@chicmix9098 7 лет назад

Your comment saved my life and completely nailed the spot on every fucked up issue in Korean society.

@melissang632 7 лет назад

This tends to be the case in most developed Asian countries.

@kichan 7 лет назад

Not to mention South Korea is home to a rather unique form of bullying which I'm sure as a teach you're aware of. Back when I was in college in one of my design classes we were given the challenge of designing a social issue campaign for another country, and I was told to address wang-tta in South Korea. The purpose of the project was to teach us that not all cultures are the same and that we cannot simply execute our own approaches and beliefs. We had to reach out to people who actually live and work in the culture, and I was met with a lot of hostility because the Korean teachers thought I was trying to push American ideals on them, which I wasn't.

@loveyourself6986 5 лет назад

Wow I see now why Korean education is considered so good. Because they focus on training the mind instead of just putting knowledge into it. I mean I have so much respect for those who put these questions. It's really about making your brain work and not just memorising stuff. I mean I don't know how the rest of the system is but these questions I found satisfying

@Rain-ui1mo 3 года назад

Most at my school studied for many hours, I usally got 3 to 4 hours of sleep. Its hard to pass and many dont get very good scors and retake the test on the first one. The hardes section for me was maths and english studies. I retook the test and got a better score, but i know people who have taken it 3 times

@user-kn4yj1ss9u 5 лет назад

(I'm korean.)In fact, we don't read whole sentence. To get over 90(A),it is almost impossible to read all those sentences carefully in time.we just read the whole sentence roughly and solve the problem by finding topic sentence. Maybe you think it's very hard and useless,but every year,one or two people always correct every question on those useless and difficult tests. Our country is teaching english not for speaking and learning different culture. It's just for classifying students who are smart or not.(only in studying...) That's why our country's exam is extremely difficult.

@namelessguy9203 5 лет назад

I'm very sad for this. Even in Italy english is not taught very well

@Sarah-kc3fb 5 лет назад

Korean students would benefit so much more though if they were able to speak proper english. There are other ways to test the intelligence and logic of students.

@blueteascent4323 5 лет назад

English will be the banned of my existence, if this kind of education being implemented in my country. I thought learning language helps you have the upper hand to find better job or widen the opportunity. However, I wouldn't wonder anymore that English maybe is a subject which being hated the most in S.Korea.

@elenaciocchini2637 5 лет назад

Charlotte Katakuri uhh I think it really depends on the school you're attending and the professor you have tbh. Studiare letteratura inglese è stato davvero illuminante per me e sinceramente in quinta al classico posso dire di essere felicissima di quello che so di inglese, sia dal punto di vista della lingua dato che ho il c1 (considera che non sono neanche mai andata all'estero quindi tutto quello che so è preso da internet e dalla scuola), sia dal punto di vista culturale. quindi davvero dipende dai prof e dall'indirizzo (dato che non ne sono sicurissima ma credo che alcuni indirizzi non facciano letteratura ma un inglese più specifico per il percorso). poi che il sistema scolastico italiano faccia schifo è verissimo ma è un altro discorso ahaha

@juncookies__1327 5 лет назад

extremely . . .

@managersejinstan1523 7 лет назад

Of course there's a link between self worth and academic success in SK. If you do poorly in school, your entire future is gone. That's why a lot of the suicides are from newly graduated students. They performed poorly on their university entrance exam and it's like watching your future go down the drain. Eight year olds in SL are committing suicide, Elementary school aged children. You hire tutors to tutor your tutor so that you can be tutored. And it doesn't help when the older generation thinks that the new generation is doing so bad because they're lazy. The older generation grew up during an economic boom and got established, but now everything is so competitive. People are working for little to nothing just to be able to do something they love. They call it "Passion pay" you get paid by working in field related to your degree. Most people in South Korea have given up on relationships, marriage, kids, houses and a social life due to the job market. There's even a term for the generation that has given up those 5 things.

@DPark-om1xd 7 лет назад

Wah Deureumna Asian Parents don't exactly understand that "U HAVE TO B LAWYA OR DOCTOR OR LAWYA AND U GET A GUD FAMIRY" but these days, technology rules the most. I mean look at Bill Gates. Fcking billionaire just from him coding in his childhood.

@bigkahuna1919 7 лет назад

Thats insanity. Poor kids.

@bigkahuna1919 7 лет назад

Sunanda Gupta just because you only get 5 doesn't mean it's decent or healthy. You're supposed to get 8 hours at night. Did you know that? So tack three whole goddamn hours off of that. Still sound decent?

@icarlyrocks1000 7 лет назад

Factually Korea and Japan have one of the highest student suicide rates. Its because of their rigorous program and just the culture there.

@CptMole 7 лет назад

Your country is also so corrupt that unless you have connections you will never get hire for the good positions. Elitism is strong over there.

@darsinocente 3 года назад

Oh, so that's why when I watch Kdramas, I learn more morals. This is why.

@whatdoichangemyname5521 5 лет назад

Buzzfeed: Does a hard Korean test Namjoon: Am I a joke to you?

@skyesjeon 7 лет назад

I took my korean sat last year I only slept 4.5 hours and studied more than 18 hours each day to prepare But i was sick that day, obviously i fucked up I was suffering from the text result, I literally cried for weeks (I'm fine now) Its such a big deal in Korea that even airplanes are not allowed to fly for the English listening test Bc there's only one chance on one day in Korea The whole point is to learn but education systems already forgot And some of Korean do really well on the test but still find it hard to carry a simple conversation in English! Wth Ugh I have a lot more to say, but I'll stop😂 If you wanna know more about Korean sat or something ask me!

@awinw 7 лет назад

Ahh its such a waste since they do really well on the test but cant carry a conversation with it. They can undersand the language already if they can answer those kind of questions too. Your comment is super interesting

@simranpanesar2832 7 лет назад

hiimhaven Hi there, I just read this comment and firstly, I cannot understand how someone can only sleep for 4.5 hours! It's a real shame you were sick that day coz you put in so much work that should have paid off :( It's a relief to hear that you're fine now :) Don't worry too much about your results because it is a real tough education system there (I live in the UK btw but I saw a programme on TV about the difference in our education systems, so I understand what it must be like). My questions are: 1. How could you even function the next day after getting only 4.5 hours of sleep? I can only function if I get 7 hours or more! 2. How old are the students when they sit these exams?

@chankyekit 7 лет назад

Even if you fucked up, that test is not going to help you with actually talking with a native english speaker, but they still put so much pressure to do well on that test when it isn't even going to help them if they want to study in America :/ I know what pressure to do well in school can do to you because my country, Singapore, also puts a lot of focus on doing well, so a lot of the kids are suicidal, luckily at least Singapore is trying to move away from that in recent times so the younger generation don't have to suffer like we do

@skyesjeon 7 лет назад

Simran Panesar 1. Obviously it did not function properly. But we should have to do. Solve lot of questions, read lot of paragraphs and memorize everything, Literally. 2. In Korean age 18 or 19. (17 or 18 everywhere else) More 1. My highschool starts at 7:40am and it ends at 5pm. (only regular classes) We had to do "night self-studying" until 10:30pm unless they had "private academy" classes. We had no choice More 2. When my teacher asked us "What do you guys want to do in the school field trip?" Literally ALL of my class mates said "Just wanna take a rest. Like sleep" It was sad but that's exactly how we felt the entire time to prepare.

@skyesjeon 7 лет назад

chankyekit We now need to free ourselves from obsolete customs

@user-yc3xg1km8y 6 лет назад

that moment when cleaning toilets sounds better than that test

@elsa5878 6 лет назад

Oml I was on the ground when I read this. I would literally not survive if my tests were like this

@user-yc3xg1km8y 6 лет назад

elsa phan If I were a korean student I'd probably be the one of the students thet kill themselves man

@cl03cl 6 лет назад

Mhm

@ugyonfiredechunie7031 6 лет назад

True, lol. I been blessed by the universe by being a Mexican student. I'm not an Einstein who easily answers everything, but school isn't that difficult for me since I give my very best, and I get good grades because of that. Anyways, I think I would also be one of those students who kill themselves, lol. I don't think I would really survive. You have to apply so many freaking skills for five days in a row with like a thousand hours of just studying.

@TyTrack_127 6 лет назад

Best comment ever 😁

@biancarosu6743 3 года назад

Other kids: complaining about 6-7 hours spent at school Korean kids: Can you please be thankful for this?

@Yoongiluvbot 3 года назад

Nah I can't cause,I go to school at the same time I'm home schooled But yes I don't think the burden is huge

@Pluiss 3 года назад

I’m already 100% done after 1 hour of studying

@DestatiXIII 7 лет назад

Honestly my heart hurts for the students in Korea, way too much focus is placed on test scores and education to the point that it is unhealthy. Kids should not have to grow up feeling like their whole world depends on what results a piece of paper gets them. I have one friend that said when she grew up in Korea she was usually at the bottom of her *high school* classes and was considered to not be too smart, yet when she moved to the U.S. for *university* she was easily a top student in her uni. The difference in difficulty is no joke. I get that education is important, but Korea's really reached a point of being far too extreme. It is not healthy for the children. The amount of students that commit suicide after doing their college entrances exams says it all, it's like they're made to feel that the score determines their entire life and this is a mentality that their society really needs to stop encouraging.

@imasepan 7 лет назад

DestatiXIII this is 100% relatable.

@brandontang9416 7 лет назад

DestatiXIII I 100% agree with u. I'm in high school and I'm a straight A student and I had difficulty with the questions in this video. I get that education is important, but there has to be a balance between hard work and enjoying life and having fun. Balance is the key to a healthy lifestyle. Maybe South Korea can understand that one day. I also truly feel sorry for the students there

@j1c433 7 лет назад

Uhhh, I'm korean and the main reason that my friends are stressing out is because of their parents. unlike my parents. I'm a lucky person.

@naweedsediq1299 7 лет назад

American kids are healthy and happy? huh? USA is massive and rich in resource and that is why we have so many obese people and our top engineers come from abroad but S Korea is small with no resources so they have to work hard

@VividThought 7 лет назад

It's a huge unfortunate problem, but it's what kept the country ahead of almost the whole world. All that so everyone can have their 4G phones, special cars, breakthroughs in biotechnology, etc. That being said, I don't think "spoiling" people like most aspects of mid-class+ USA would be any better. I think It'll only make people more prone to being sensitive and maybe "suicidal". Geez, I remember hearing a classmate of mine saying something like "If I don't become a gamer, I'll kill myself".

@kween5600 6 лет назад

I'm too lazy to read all of that

@gracylalkhawngaihi3323 5 лет назад

Hahaa same here

@pyb6 4 года назад

Ikr

@waterunder3718 4 года назад

Yeah, even walking to the kitchen from my living room is enough

@dahrynkim3669 3 года назад

lmao same I would just guess or do eeny meeny miny moe

@bianca-yy7ok 3 года назад

@@dahrynkim3669 PLEASE-

@elmariajin8532 3 года назад

"Its a f**ked up question" Me : laughs in Indian 🇮🇳 🌚

@geetchavanlol8566 3 года назад

i feel u

@dyutimoydan8752 3 года назад

Its a fucked up question Le us Indians : we deal with a fucked up education system for the half of ur life

@elmariajin8532 3 года назад

@@dyutimoydan8752 don't forget "fucked up society and their high expectations "

@dyutimoydan8752 3 года назад

@@elmariajin8532 yaaah thats also a point truly fucked up society

@user-ky8mt1tn8w 3 года назад

sucks to deal with the education in india. Where I live it is as fucked up as any other country but less hwk

@venicebitch5368 4 года назад

I realized my English is really bad I don’t even understand what it means but both of my answers are correct

@hera1316 3 года назад

🏅

@jaastinnnnguyen9827 7 лет назад

Jungkook....now i understand your struggle

@alinalai8361 7 лет назад

Jaastinnn Nguyen I was like "How the heck did you get 4/100?" Then I watched this and now I'm like "Okay, I get you" 😂

@senpaitama8778 7 лет назад

Alina. L you do know all the questions are not this hard. The ones in the video are the absolute HARDEST on the test

@Shirokuma15 6 лет назад

13 hours studying?man i cant last even for half hours..

@alyssashoemaker3414 6 лет назад

Knight Deva that's actually kinda sad, good luck in school!

@yenmy4403 6 лет назад

Knight Deva I'm a Vietnamese high school student and we study about 12-13 hours a day. 10 hours at school and 2-3 hours at home( or even more when we have test). We only have 5- 6 hours to sleep, then wake up at 6am to go to school and go home at 9 or 10pm 😫

@doorl4201 6 лет назад

I don’t even study.

@wikananda8697 6 лет назад

Doorl MSP me too😂😂😂

@damnrea 6 лет назад

i sleep for 10hours lmao

@ceph042 5 лет назад

13 hrs of school a day. And I thought 6 hrs was long

@dotunn 3 года назад

These kind of exams in these countries are designed to "weed" out students basically, i saw a similar documentary in Hong Kong, one in Brazil and growing up in West Africa it was similar too. There are more students applying to go to college now than ever before, but not enough universities to accommodate. The answer is, give them extremely hard and tricky questions and a short span of time which will increase failure and reduce the numbers. I'm glad i moved to Europe to go to university, i don't miss those days, good luck to all students.

@Yoyomeyo 7 лет назад

How is learning that even helpful? No one talks like that

@fai1435 7 лет назад

It's not helpful at all. It's more of like seeing how you grasp information about the English language through analogies and harder words.

@JustOneGuy 7 лет назад

Its pretty much to eliminate but all who don't completely understand English since there are so many people they have to take drastic measures in decreasing the most utter educated ones in order to eliminate "less" intelligent" out.

@mcestabon 7 лет назад

I've attended high ranked prestigious unis in both the States and Australia, and most of our readings in any course, ranging from law to psych, are written in this sort of format: extremely dense, verbose and sometimes pretentious. It's not practical for the everyday person, but if you hope to attain higher levels of education, being able to decipher such literature is crucial.

@chandler1473 7 лет назад

Paragraph comprehension skills are very helpful though.

@peapod6747 7 лет назад

Harreh Pottah places other than American.

@user-qr7rq4hi7r 7 лет назад

We're basically trained for this for 12 years to do nothing XD i'm 15 and i've been getting perfect scores since I was 13, but my Toefl score is only 110, not to mention my disability to speak the language itself. Oh how i love this country

@MiZzzzRC 7 лет назад

TOEFL is based on true Academic English, which I suspect you haven't been exposed to yet (and likely may never experience given that most Korean English teachers teach 90% of their English classes in Korean). If you want to improve your TOEFL score, I recommend watching a lot of TED talks, Crash Course, iTunes U, and other education-based videos. They will help you improve your Academic English and TOEFL score over time. Also, if really helps to recognize patterns that native-speaking lecturers tend to use. These same patterns tend to show up on the TOEFL test quite often, so knowing them makes it easier for you to following along. Note: I'm a professor in Korea teaching English Education.

@bobbub5984 7 лет назад

mandiR how about ssat i got 2312 on that

@muhamedmahmutovic3831 7 лет назад

Wait, what? Why is the English class in Korean? Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of an English class?

@crazyGodLikE 7 лет назад

It's sort of like how in a Spanish class the teachers and students aren't constantly conversing in Spanish..This is obviously specific to countries where English is the native language.

@Vendrix86 7 лет назад

mandiR, I disagree with your recommendation of TED talks. The quality has dropped tremendously and they seem to let anyone up there to talk nowadays. Loving Me, stick to the more traditional routes of academia. TED should be avoided in my opinion.

@shriya150 5 лет назад

No wonder why Namjoon can speak English fluently ......

@hiroya1934 5 лет назад

*i’m sorry but these people have graduated top American schools, and works at Buzzfeed.*

@prathyasteeacharya1899 5 лет назад

I thought they get a lot of money at Buzzfeed???

@moonlight5017 5 лет назад

@@prathyasteeacharya1899 ig they do but being graduates from the best universities, I would expect something bigger, you know??

@jenniferchough 5 лет назад

They work for one of the biggest social networking companies in the US (which led Ned to start his own company with the other Try Guys) so i don't think their degrees were a waste. They are obviously very intelligent people and you have to be in order to not only get hired there but also stay working there. You shouldn't assume that everyone graduating from an ivy league or top university will become the big 3 (doctor lawyer, engineer). We need people in the humanities as well.

@prathyasteeacharya1899 5 лет назад

Jen Chough yeah. Plus they get money and fame. What's better than that?