Article: High school senior test taker found dead at home... suicide suspected



Source: Yonhap News via Nate



A man came home to find his daughter dead in her room after taking her college entrance exam. She had tied a black bag over her head and suffocated herself with helium gas. Her suicide letter said, "I'm sorry for leaving you first. Thank you for giving me more love than I deserved for 19 years." She was said to have been under a lot of stress because she had the top grades in her school but her predicted college entrance exam grade came out to be lower than her average.



1. [+1,677, -36] What does studying even mean? Why die over it? Why do our children talk as if studying is their entire life



2. [+1,393, -21] Studying is not your entire life... Ah, my heart breaks. Life is so long with so many opportunities... That one test should not determine your life... I'm so sad for her



3. [+720m -403] Why die? I really can't understand... So upsetting..



4. [+95, -4] Adults should stop lying that college isn't everything... Whenever news about certain colleges come out, you're always comparing with other colleges and sticking class and level on everything. Don't lie, only the student with the best score is the best. Stop talking as if studying isn't everything because your hypocrisy is showing.



5. [+91, -2] To that child, the test had to have been everything in her life considering that she studied for years on end for that one test only to be met with disappointment in the end... How upsetting..



6. [+56, -5] It was only a predicted score... What if your actual score was better than that... Why would you commit suicide before finding out..........



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Article: Story about a policeman giving a test taker his watch gains attention



Source: Yonhap News via Naver



A policeman discovered a woman walking around looking distressed and asked her what was wrong. Her daughter, a test taker, had forgotten her watch at home and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to keep track of her time during the test. The policeman gave her his watch on the spot and wished her good luck.



1. [+2,408, -28] The test taker and the mother must've been so worried, really glad that the police was there to offer his watch without strings attached.



2. [+1,984, -34] Little things like this are what warm up our society



3. [+1,106, -17] What a good story to read today



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Random pictures I found interesting:

Mothers pray outside schools

Juniors praying for their seniors

Oldest test taker this year, 77 years old

Police were on standby to escort students who were late

French reporter expresses awe over Korea's test taking culture

Injuries at the test site