Academic pressure in East Asian culture

system used in appointing officials in dynastic China

The Nationwide Unified Examination for Admissions to General Universities and Colleges (), commonly abbreviated as the Gaokao (高考; 'Higher Exam'; also interpreted as the National College Entrance Examination), is the annual nationally coordinated provincially-administered undergraduate admission exam in mainland China, held in early June. Despite the name, the exam is conducted at the provincial level, with variations determined by provincial governments, under the central coordination of the Ministry of Education of China.

South Korean standardized test

Hagwon (; ) is a Korean term for a for-profit private educational institution. They are commonly likened to cram schools. Some consider hagwons as private language centers or academies operated like businesses apart from the South Korean public school system. , 78.3% of grade school students in South Korea attend at least one and spend an average of 7.2 hours weekly in them.

Japanese pejorative term

parenting method

thumb|right|LEC, one cram school company in Japan thumb|right|The Nagoya office of Yoyogi Seminar

thumb|300px|At Tokyo University, at the announcement of test results, a successful student is being thrown into the air in celebration. The are privately-run schools marketed to students who are taking examinations held each year in Japan from January to March to determine college admissions. The students generally graduated from high school but failed to enter the school of their choice. The test, unlike the French baccalauréat and the South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test, has different versions, with different schools looking for results from different exams. In Japan, the test is ge

test for college admissions in Japan

2011 book by Amy Chua

Taiwan University Entrance Exam

Jaesusaeng () is a Korean term for graduated high school students who decide to spend a year studying to re-take the College Scholastic Ability Test, hoping to get a higher score and enter the university of their choice. Attending university has a major impact on their future careers. The equivalent term in Japan is rōnin.

term characterizing irrational parenting

Korean term literally translated as "goose dad"

practice of taking extra classes in secondary school