Author: Janet Lee

Janet Lee is a junior at Seoul Foreign School, who uses writing as her creative outlet. Janet enjoys being on the court playing basketball with her team, but also takes pleasure in listening to music and playing the flute. Although having been in the JSR program for only one semester in the past, she hopes to become an important asset and to make a great contribution to the program.

Managing Sports & Academics

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Going to college these days is something that everyone aspires to do. In today’s society a bachelor’s degree is equivalent to a master’s degree making it even more of a necessity. However, getting into college has proved to be a larger obstacle than one would expect as the requirements are getting more and more difficult. In order to earn a leg up in the competition, many students are turning to sports but being a student athlete is also much more difficult than one would imagine as managing sports and academics is a very tight rope.

Study Leave: For the Better?

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In South Korea, one of the most stressful times for a high school is when they are preparing for their daunting annual exams. For seniors, this is a make or break test and with three years of curriculum cumulatively being tested in one test, students are on high alert. In order to relieve some of the stresses for the seniors, the schools in South Korean foreign school has implemented a study leave in which students that are studying for these exams do not have to come to school and worry about other school work. This way they can solely focus on their exam studying. However, is it really for the better? Do the students really take advantage of this time to focus on their exams and study? Or do they find themselves distracted and doing other things?