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"SEOUL, South Korea — It is 10:30 p.m. and students at the elite Daewon prep school here
are cramming in a study hall that ends a 15-hour school day. A window is propped open so the evening chill can keep them awake. One teenager studies standing upright at his desk to keep from dozing..."
This New York Times article describes a number of Korean high schools which are excelling in sending their graduates to the top universities in the United States. Schools such as the Daewon Foreign Language High School and the Minjok Leadership Academy are showing how a focus on academics and rigorous preparation for the admissions process can produce the right results. 
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