Again, I went to the high school that was similar in size to my middle school. The Korean high school was all about preparing students for the college entrance exam. The system did not allow the general entrance to a college; students applied for the college and for their major together. There was less emphasis on arts courses except for the students who were applying to arts colleges. The majority of students focused on memorizing the written portion of the arts disciplines for the national college entrance exam (equivalent to SAT).
I was one of the students who decided to go to Art College early on, before entering high school. Naturally, my life revolved around preparing for the entrance exam specific to the art department I was applying to, which meant preparing for both national college entrance exam and studio art exams (observational drawing and painting/design) at the university. My weekday schedule consisted of work at two different schools; one for regular high school (7am - 6pm,) and the other for art instruction (7pm – 11pm or later). My weekend schedule was 9am - 2pm at the regular high school and 3pm – 8pm or later at the art institute. At this point, art was the profession I had in mind. It was a rigorous technical training that was required by the Art College.
I do appreciate the opportunity to learn the art techniques. However, I wish that I had more exposure to the conceptual side of art and to the social-awareness element art education.
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