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[Naver:KRN] Koreans recommend sleeping well, praying, being hopeful, and pooping in the morning for exam season


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Translated by: john @ www.onehallyu.com

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Q: What’s something you want to do after finishing a big exam?

 
1. Sleep freely 29.3% (19,995 votes)
2. Diet and get a full body makeover 14.0% (9,573)
3. Go on a vacation anywhere 13.3% (9,049)
4. Get a boy/girlfriend, date confidently 11.0% (7,507)
5. Play games without getting in trouble 10.7% (7.273)
6. Watch dramas and play games all night 8.4% (5,716)
7. Enjoy culture through movies, concerts, books 5.3% (3,609)
8. Part-time job! Get some money 5.0% (3,436)
9. Get my driver’s license! Become the best driver 3.1% (2,086)
 
Some comments
 
1. [+5745, -254] These all aren’t just things you can do once the exam is over. These are things you should be doing as a student anyway. Our nation’s education system is a mess
 
2. [+3677, -95] Why isn’t eating an option? I’m going to eat like crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
 
3. [+3672, -308] To all you sophomores, junior year is going to go by so slow for you
 
4. [+3399, -107] I’m a sophomore right now. I’m so scared ㅜㅜ
 
5. [+3163, -60] Ah, this makes me sad that ‘sleep freely’ is an option. How much sleep did you guys lose exactly studying so hard? You worked hard, kids
 
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1. “Don’t worry, everything will be fine†24.2% (6,116)
2. “Stay strong, you can do it†18.9% (4,783)
3. “I will support your dreams†12.8% (3,238)
4. “Be daebak!†12.5% (3,171)
5. “A flower must shake to bloom†11.3% (2,856)
6. “If you are earnest, the universe will help you†7.1% (1,786)
7. “Your environment, ability, and situation are all decided by you†5.3% (1,335)
8. “Giving up isn’t in your vocabulary†4.6% (1,116)
9. “If you only think bad things, bad things will happen†3.3% (837)
 
Some comments
 
1. [+2103, -83] When you go up to take the exam, so many things will be going through your head. But when you’re done, it’ll just feel like how you felt taking the practice exams. Really. Just because you didn’t do well on an exam, you shouldn’t be thinking about ending your precious life. Tests aren’t everything. Just stay healthy until tomorrow, and try enjoying something you haven’t done before. You worked hard. Good luck!!
 
2. [+1726, -53] Please please remember to poop in the morning
 
3. [+1555, -37] I wish you the best of luck
 
4. [+1268, -43] You’re all worthless so just go to college
 
5. [+1253, -31] Just because you get one question wrong doesn’t mean your life is over. Just stay confident. All is well.
 
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1. Pray 19.3% (5,344)
2. Listen to music you like 15.5% (4,283)
3. Study some more 14.5% (4,022)
4. Just imagine yourself as a college student 13.2% (3,665)
5. Eat a snack and calm yourself 10.9% (3,031)
6. Think about how hard your parents worked 10.1% (2,803)
7. Stretch 9.9% (2,753)
8. Double-check your preparations 6.4% (1,780)
 
Some comments
 
1. [+8734, -807] If you upvote this comment, you’re going to SKY*.
 
2. [+4465, -114] Let’s all do well on our college entrance exams
 
3. [+4053, -157] I don’t expect much. Please just help me do my best ㅠ
 
4. [+3198, -186] You high school juniors suck!! Hurry up and leave for college!
 
5. [+2856, -183] I am going to get a 100% on the English portion!! >.< Hwaiting!
 
* SKY is an acronym of the top 3 universities in Korea: Seoul University, Korea University, and Yonsei. Think of it as like HYP (Harvard, Yale, Princeton).
 
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1. When you’re tired, sleep 39.0% (15,105)
2. Just lounge around alone at home 25.9% (10,049)
3. Go on vacation 11.1% (4,291)
4. Exercise, or go to a spa 10.2% (3,962)
5. Go to a cool cafe and talk with friends 9.0% (3,473)
6. No more Thanksgiving food! Try something else 3.2% (1,248)
7. Homerun! Go to a baseball game 1.6% (613)
 
Some comments
 
1. [+1263, -260] Am I the only one who wants to try sleeping for as long as I can without getting interrupted by someone else?
 
2. [+945, -64] I’m already worried about the next Thanksgiving
 
3. [+807, -36] Since Thanksgiving is over, the husband and wife can fight again
 
4. [+698, -50] Since the holidays are over, the parents are going to start fighting again… The dad is going to take her own mother’s side, and so the wife will leave
 
5. [+687, -55] Who are holidays for exactly?
 
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Translator's Note: just for some context, these polls were conducted in November but I figured they were relevant to some of our users since it's finals season in the U.S. right now. I hope this at least makes you realize your problems are shared across the globe and that you're not alone! In Korea, college entrance exams are in November and are taken in junior year of high school.
 
So what do you like to do to relieve stress?
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I can't imagine the immense amount of pressure they must be going through. Education in Korea is no joke...makes me feel bad for complaining when I used to be in high school because my life back then was nothing compared to the Korean education system  :._.:

 

 [+1253, -31] Just because you get one question wrong doesn’t mean your life is over. Just stay confident. All is well.

 

This.

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4. Just imagine yourself as a college student 13.2% (3,665)

 

5. “A flower must shake to bloom†11.3% (2,856)
6. “If you are earnest, the universe will help you†7.1% (1,786)
7. “Your environment, ability, and situation are all decided by you†5.3% (1,335)
8. “Giving up isn’t in your vocabulary†4.6% (1,116)
9. “If you only think bad things, bad things will happen†3.3% (837)
 

 

 

 

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The pooping comment is the reason you translated this, right?  :lol:

 

 

 

3. Study some more 14.5% (4,022)

4. Just imagine yourself as a college student 13.2% (3,665)
6. Think about how hard your parents worked 10.1% (2,803)
8. Double-check your preparations 6.4% (1,780)

I really don't think these will reduce stress. Especially number 6, it sounds like something parents would say  :imstupid:

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4. [+1268, -43] You’re all worthless so just go to college

LMAOO

2. [+1726, -53] Please please remember to poop in the morning

Thanks, I'll remember to do that.  :imstupid: 

 

I'm loving these comments but I'm gonna need much more to save me from my exams. 

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For all the high school seniors and college students of onehallyu: everything's gonna be fine! Seriouslyyy :)))))

 

poop in the morning is a great advice though imo

and keep praying, stay calm, go to spa, relaxing yourself after the exam, ok??!

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Is SKY really that hard to get into?

 

Like if I'm American, what would the Korean requirements equate to in the American school system?

it's basically like harvard, princeton, and other ivy league schools in merica. Very prestigious and well known in Korea

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it's basically like harvard, princeton, and other ivy league schools in merica. Very prestigious and well known in Korea

It's really different from America though.  Like some people want to get into Ivy Leagues but others are fine with average universities.

 

Koreans, though, all want to get into SKY, right?  That's the vibe I get from them...

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It's really different from America though.  Like some people want to get into Ivy Leagues but others are fine with average universities.

 

Koreans, though, all want to get into SKY, right?  That's the vibe I get from them...

Not true! Yes, a large number of Koreans do want to go to the top universities but not ALL of them, that's just a stereotype... some people are fine with average universities. There are even universities that accept students who didn't take the big final exam but those universities are mainly art universities.  :)

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It's really different from America though. Like some people want to get into Ivy Leagues but others are fine with average universities.

 

Koreans, though, all want to get into SKY, right? That's the vibe I get from them...

Nope my friends that live in Korea are happy with the universities they go to :D one of them goes to the uni that Yoona went to keke xD it really depends on the people.

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