Jaesusaeng

Jaesusaeng (Hangul:재수생 Hanja:linktext|再|修|生) is the Korean language term for high school students who scored poorly on the South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test and then decided to spend a year studying to re-take the exam, hoping for a high-enough score to enter the university of their choice. [ cite news
last= Lee
first= Seokyong
url= http://www.iht.com/slideshows/2008/06/25/asia/26cram-slideshow.php
title= Students on a mission
publisher= International Herald Tribune ] Which university a student attends has a major impact on the future career. [ cite news
last= Choe
first= Sang-Hun
url= http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/25/asia/cram.php
title= At South Korean cram school, a singular focus
publisher= International Herald Tribune
date= June 25, 2008 ] Gaining entrance to the particularly competitive SKY schools in Seoul requires that many students become "jaesusaeng" after an initial poor performance on the national exam. The fierce competition for enrollment at prestigious universities is called "entrance exam war" (Hangul:입시전쟁 Hanja:linktext|入|試|戰|爭).

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*Rōnin (student) - similar Japanese word