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Where is the first place to think and act as an adult? Most people start their adult career with graduation of high school and entrance of palace of intelligence, that is, university or college. In Korea, over 80% of high school graduates extend their study at university or college. Why do they yearn to learn advanced knowledge even when they have to pay high admission fee and do lots of paper work? There are so many reasons to state about that question, but in the view of Korean, social atmosphere and making intelligent friends are the most significant reasons to study at university or college.
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To begin with, social atmosphere makes high school graduates to attend higher education organization. As it is stated above, all the high school students strive to, or are enforced to get admission from university, and over 80% of students make it. This is quite different from other western countries such as Germany. In Korea, certificate of university or college is regarded as essential item to start successful career life. This is not recently emerging trend but over 50-year-old stereotype. No Koreans doubt or overcome this social atmosphere, and this is why people attend university or college.
In addition, making intelligent friends is another important driving force to study at university or college. The more intelligent a person is, the more money, honor and power he/she tends to get. This is obvious fact and unchanging principle in capitalism. The easiest way for a normal person to get along with competent friends is studying at advanced education organization, and it is university or college. Through 4-year-education, students get closer to each other, and this relationship continues throughout their entire life. As a result, whenever a person needs help, no matter what the problem is, he can ask for the help to his competent friends, and they will fix the problem. This is second reason why all the Koreans think studying at university or college is very important in one’s life.
To sum up, some would insist to study at university or college, and the others would not. However, from prospect of Korean, experiencing university or college life is essential. It is regarded as warranty of successful life, and this is like a social agreement. Furthermore, if a person attends university or college, he would make intelligent friends, and this long-lasting relationship would work as insurance in the future. Therefore, studying at university or college is must-have experience. |