Response - "Gaokao"

[Robert Docter]

I was struck by the number of Chinese College students in America as well. I had to reread that line. It was also interesting to hear the view towards American education as a near "cop-out" versus gaokao. Reading the first part of the article brought me back to my undergraduate days. Two out of four roommates of mine were from China to study medicine. They never mentioned "gaokao" specifically, but I remember them explaining the incredibly intense examinations as high-school age students. One of my four roommates was from South Korea as well, and he explained a very similar type of testing day in Korea called, "Suneung". The country nearly devotes itself for the test date as students prepare for years to take the test before they head to college.