Seoul National University Med Student's Pure Definition of Hard Work

I used to think they could get away with saying stuff like that since they were only talking amongst themselves, but lately I've been feeling differently. It's not like we're living in an era where people don't understand hardship until they're 29—people nowadays have plenty of access to understanding what average or struggling life looks like. Saying stuff like that just seems kinda shallow to me.

These guys understand studying is a talent but why do top schools like Korea, Yonsei, Ewha, Hongik, SKY, Sungkyunkwan always look down so much?

Sure, people say 'you can do anything with effort,' but most med students and traditional medicine students come from wealthy families. After graduation, getting a license, and opening a practice in Gangnam.

I've worked at small, mid-size, and large corporations, and the higher you go, the better the educational backgrounds and the more stable the family finances are. It's not 100%, but in terms of ratios, there's a huge difference between the backgrounds of people at small companies vs. big ones.

The med students I've known even talk in their sleep about studying. They literally organize their whole day around solving problems they couldn't figure out and it's a constant thing even in daily life.

I know 6 people from Hana High School and whether they're just special or whatever, they all lived really well. Their newlywed homes were in Apgujeong, Banpo, Hannam—basically the priciest areas—and they all had their weddings at 5-star hotels.

Kids from school districts in Gangnam and Moksil think everywhere outside is basically a theme park or something. They genuinely don't think of it as a place where people actually live. That's why they freak out if you try to send them outside Seoul. Since they only hang out with their own circle, the perception gap is that huge. Even 60-year-olds who've never left Seoul have similar perceptions.