SEOUL, Nov 12, 2015 (AFP) - Survivors from one of South Korea’s worst maritime disasters were among hundreds of thousands of high school students across the country who sat the high-pressure annual college entrance exam on Thursday.
Preparation for the crucial exam starts from primary school, and the relentless pressure to score well has been blamed for everything from early burnout to teenage depression and suicide.
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