The root of the horror-stricken nation's dilemma begins with the victim's inability to be accepted into the community. Director of Seoul National Hospital and former president of the Korean Association for Suicide Prevention Ha Kyuseob says: “Effective communication is not yet prevalent in our society. So people sometimes end up risking their lives, which is inappropriate. The social environment must change” (Park, Seungheon). Before suicide rates drop in South Korea, people need to develop a better, safer and more comfortable social environment for everyone. Among the top ten countries in the world with the most educated population, South Korea secures a place every year. In 2013, South Korea was in sixth place (Sauter). Korean students attend classes at eight in the morning. Upon returning home, at four in the afternoon, the students have lunch. From then on, they have the opportunity to return to school or private institutions known as "bagwon" for second shift classes or extra classes. Most children do not drop out of school at all and stay at school to do their homework until eleven in the evening. Seventeen-year-old South Korean student Young Hwan Kim says: “Korean education is like a jungle. There's a lot of competition, you eat and get eaten. I don't have time to think about my future or my dreams” (Sistek). Every November, South Korean high school students take the national university test "Suneung". This test determines which university you may be admitted to. According to junior Hwan Kim, the university you are admitted to “decides what you can do in life and who you can marry. Determine your future. South Korea's education system has been continually praised. Until recently, however, some voices criticized... middle of the paper... high suicide rates." BBC News. BBC, 7 November 2011. Web. 20 January 2014. "The dangers of depression". ULifeLine . The Jed Foundation, 2014. March 16, 2014. “Top actress Choi found dead at home.” KoreaTimes.co.kr, October 2, 2008. March 16, 2014. Veale, Jennifer by a celebrity's suicide”. TIME Inc., 6 October 2008. 16 March 2014. Vijayakumar, Lakshmi. Suicide Prevention. India: Orient Longman Private Limited, 2003. Vries, Lloyd. Korea fights subway suicides." CBS News. CBS News, June 18, 2004. January 20, 2014.Whitelocks, Sadie. “One in five women have gone under the knife as South Korea tops global list for plastic surgery procedures.” Post online. Associated Newspapers Ltd., 24 April 2012. 16 March 2014.Yip, Paul SF Suicide in Asia: Causes and Prevention. Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong Press, 2008.