🏛️Why, exactly, have we allowed college admissions to hold our very souls hostage? (A brutal sprint toward a foggy future ruled by AI, holding an obsolete golden ticket.) [Introduction] Whether in America or Korea, in any nation that sanctifies education, the wall of ‘college entrance exams’ is the most massive and brutal gateway that an entire family must cross together. Having personally passed through that fierce tunnel as a parent, I know its weight better than anyone. Within this colossal race, not only the child but also the parents become fellow examinees. The child’s report card becomes the parents’ report card, and a bizarre psychological synchronization occurs where the child’s…