Chapter 31 – Episode 31. Study Like Crazy
After returning to the academy with a plastic bag containing two rice balls and two cokes, I studied some more.
I spent time with Kwon Se-ah, and after eating, I read some books in my spare time.
A little later, lunch break ended, and afternoon classes continued.
During lunchtime, which was a little noisy, the front door was opened, and a Korean history instructor came in and started the lecture, and then found silence again.
– Ah, hu, hu, mic test. Ah. Nice to meet you.
Afternoon classes follow.
2 morning classes.
2 afternoon classes.
If you take 4 subjects like this, the time passes from 9 in the morning to 6 in the evening.
A total of 5 subjects are included in the timetable: 3 basic subjects and 2 elective subjects.
Simple.
Concentration went well.
A high level of concentration was shown in taking all subject classes, and I listened intently to the lectures.
The lecture I take is a problem-solving lecture among many lectures that are opened.
It can also be seen as a bit of an upper class.
Basic concept class, advanced concept class, problem solving class, special final lecture, etc. It is common to go up like this.
I am in the problem-solving class, so of course the most focused is solving various problems.
And you learn more than just solving problems.
When solving problems, the concepts in them are also covered a lot in lectures.
It is a task to take out and look at what is being said in the problem for each example.
9:00 a.M. To 6:00 p.M.
In some ways, it’s an easy time, and in other ways, it’s a tough time.
It can be a normal time that is almost the same as leaving work on a regular basis, or it can be a tight time since it is more than 8 hours like a 3-shift work in a way.
It’s up to you to think, but it seems that mental fatigue can play a more important role than that.
It’s okay now.
It’s because I’ve just resumed studying in an environment different from the one I used to turn through the bookshelves at home alone.
But after a week it won’t be like this.
I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do this after 10 days, 20 days, or 1 month or 2 months.
The exam is about 5 months later, so I’m not sure what it will be like then.
What I can do is to be faithful to the present.
I could be conceited after 1 month, and I could be lazy after 3 months.
Just in case, in order to offset at least some of the fact that I will study less in the future, I think that I should definitely push harder when things go well.
Just as many students, including me, study hard, lecturers also teach with their own enthusiasm.
-Now, here. Everyone, please check this question and take a look at the handout I gave you. You have to memorize this so that you can solve any problem right away.
Following the instructor’s instructions, the sound of hundreds of people in the classroom flipping papers all at once with slight time lags can be heard.
I too have joined the ranks.
Early problems in Korean history classes start with memorizing historical sites by era.
Historic Sites of the Ages…
Paleolithic sites include Donggwanjin in Jongseong, Seokjang-ri in Gongju, Gulpo-ri in Ungi, Mt.
Neolithic sites include Seopohang in Ungi, Nongpo-dong in Cheongjin, Jitap-ri in Bongsan, Amsa-dong in Seoul, Munam-ri in Goseong, Osan-ri in Yangyang, Dongsam-dong in Busan, Suga-ri in Gimhae, and Gosan-ri in Hangyeong.
Bronze ware is located in Songguk-ri, Buyeo, Heonam-ri, Yeoju, and Geomdan-ri, Ulsan.
Ironware is located in Daho-ri, Changwon, and Samyang-dong, Jeju.
There are a few more things that need to be memorized, not just types, but additional information.
Among the Paleolithic remains, the Donggwanjin site in Jongseong is the first on the Korean Peninsula, and Seokjang-ri in Gongju is the first in South Korea.
In addition, the first human bone was found in Mt. Seungri in Deokcheon, the first human bone in South Korea was found in the shade of a rock in Geumgul Cave in Danyang, and a question related to an Acheulean hand ax was raised in Jeongok-ri, Yeoncheon.
In the Neolithic period, carbonized millet rice was discovered in Jitap-ri, Bongsan, and Munam-ri, Goseong is the first field site in Asia, and that there are many shell mounds in Dongsam-dong, Busan and Suga-ri, Gimhae.
In addition, Heunam-ri in Yeoju in the Bronze Age is where carbonized rice was found, and Geomdan-ri in Ulsan has a wooden ditch.
There’s more.
Match the photos of things excavated from each historical site, and you need to know a certain amount of historical materials…
If you thoroughly memorize dozens of historical sites in this way, this is the first problem.
Again, individual knowledge is not difficult.
It’s easy to see if you take them apart.
However.
Lots of fucking
A real fuck!
The volume is large enough to make a sound.
It’s easy, but it’s a feature of this test that there is a lot of quantity.
In the case of prehistoric times, there are many cases where questions are asked here, but it cannot be guaranteed that exactly the questions are asked here.
If there is even a little probability that one problem will come out, you have to dig like this like crazy, which is why the amount of learning of this public servant study is so vast.
Since I have to study in this way, there are so many things to do.
You have to read thousands of pages of basic concept papers, and you have to solve tens of thousands of separate problems.
In the 9th grade, you have to take 5 subjects like that.
Still, I can’t guarantee success.
Again, it may be due to the possibility that I may forget where I studied because the amount is so vast.
In addition, since this is a relative evaluation, not an absolute evaluation, I must have an overwhelming advantage over others.
In general, if you get an average of 2 questions wrong in all subjects, you are more likely to pass the test.
I don’t have any certifications that give extra points, so I’m at a slight disadvantage.
It’s not that big, but when there is a difference of one piece of paper, the winner is determined by the additional points on certification.
The passing score is a high score, so it can be unexpectedly different there.
In any case, you need to study a lot to get high marks in all subjects.
Now is the beginning, and I plan to do my best to revive the feeling of being completely immersed in my first year in all subjects and engrossed in my studies.
Really a lot
The vast amount of learning for each subject of the 9th grade civil service exam…
Certainly, if I compare each subject, I think it is much more difficult than the CSAT.
For example, it is not so difficult to get to the first grade in Korean, English, and Korean subjects for the college entrance exam.
However, it seems that getting one subject over 90 in the civil service exam is much more difficult than that.
In particular, English is the most difficult of all subjects.
There are many mistakes in English.
The passing grade is 40 points.
Even if the other scores are high, the test is disqualified if an error occurs.
I speak English, so I don’t have to worry about my English score that much, so I’m planning to improve my English and improve it in other things as well.
Anyway, I think this civil service exam is difficult because of the ‘amount’ to be studied.
Still, some might find this easy.
It is said that almost all of them fall like leaves in this test, but some pass in less than a year.
There are people who are gifted in studies, lucky people, or people who pass easily enough to wonder if it’s okay to be so easily attached.
However, proportionally, there are not many people like that.
As the competition rate approaches 150:1, most of them are eliminated.
And the number of dropouts accumulates more and more every year, and you can think that even three times in the CSAT is big, but in the civil service exam, 7 and 8 are too many.
However, people always look high.
Normal.
At the top, there are very few passers-by.
They are fluttering with pictures and names printed on large banners at large academies, and many people are convinced that they can be like that too.
But there are many things they don’t see.
That’s what a lot of dropouts are.
Even in the world of professional gamers, which is commonly encountered, only a few gamers with annual salaries of hundreds of millions of dollars are exposed to great extent.
And the existence of such people as trainees earning an annual salary of 600,000 won below them, or a huge number of unpaid amateurs, is unknown.
Just like that, the civil service exam system is also the same.
Still, I think this is the least benevolent test.
In the case of company tests, the evaluation method is subjective, and each company may have to prepare for the test separately, and even if various specifications are not necessary, they are actually necessary.
Compared to the company, I think the civil servants are better.
Time passed.
As I studied hard with that thought, time passed quickly at a speed proportional to my concentration.
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After lunch, I took two more courses including Korean history and electives, and it was almost 6:00 PM.
– Today’s class ends here. If you have any questions, there is a Q&A board on my bulletin board on the academy homepage, and you can ask them there.
“Thank you!”
“Thank you!”
“Goodbye~!”
Class is over, and students are busy trying to get out again.
I also sat for a while waiting for the door bottleneck students to get out.
Then, for a moment, I stared at the window.
Outside the window, it was now dinner time, and soon there would be more floating people.
There are quite a few people walking around even outside mealtime, but there are definitely a lot of students taking classes at large academies who come out during lunchtime and dinnertime.
“Kuh~, it’s over!”
Gu Ho-chang, who was sitting next to him, stretched out in his seat when the class was over.
I also turned my head a little and loosened it to make a clicking sound.
And he said to the relief window sitting next to him.
“Ah. It’s finally over.”
Relief window, he rubbed his face as if he was washing his face, as if he was having a hard time concentrating in class.
“Ugh… I think I’m going to die.”
“Haha, it’s really not easy to stay focused. But let’s work hard together.”
Hochang looked quite sleepy on her face.
“Um… Yes. I have to work hard.”
And I decided to study more.
And he spoke to Hochang.
“I’ll stay a little longer.”
“Hmm? Why?”
Class time was over, but when I said I wasn’t going, Hochang asked back.
So I answered.
“Looking at the bulletin board earlier, this classroom was just like a night self-study room. I’m going to study more here.”
“Really? Um~, then I’ll go first~.”
“Uh. Goodbye.”
A little later, Ho-chang joins the ranks of students who pack their bags and leave the classroom door.
I studied some more.
There weren’t many left like me.
It’s dinner time now, and there are probably quite a few people who come after dinner and settle down, even if they are students who are self-studying at night.
Some people leave their seats before going to dinner.
I decided to eat dinner a little late.
When my studies went well, I wanted to continue this momentum.
There are some advantages to living alone.
You can make good use of certain efficient times as time zones and coordinate meal times and things like that yourself.
‘Where shall I see you…’ …’
I started reviewing the Korean language class straight away from my seat.
Turning over the thick pages, I fell in love with a book on solving public servant problems.
Take time to analyze examples of problems solved in class.
‘First of all, language is divided into spoken language and written language. Spoken language has simultaneity and condensation and is subject to temporal and spatial constraints.’
‘On the contrary, written language is a language with asynchronicity that occurs with a time difference. In addition, there are few temporal and spatial constraints, and it is organized rather than condensed because it cannot receive help from surrounding elements.’
‘Such a language has various characteristics, but it has arbitrariness, sociality, historicity, articulation, openness, creativity, and abstractness…’
I was immersed in my studies.
This time, while burning the will to pass the test.
