Very cool that at least in S. Korea one can "mess up" by dropping out of high school and eventually go on to study under, work with, and finally win one of the most prestigious medals in the world. I think this _may_ be possible in the US, but would be much harder. This is isad because the US has a more anyone can do anything culture, which is normally great. But maybe it doesn't exist in some fields/schools/industries.
>Very cool that at least in S. Korea one can "mess up" by dropping out of high school
It's not even messing up there, it's a strategic move made by a lot of people. It's important to remember that not every system works the same as in the US.
But he did it in the US? Got his PhD at a US University. Works at a US University, did his award winning work in the US. Not sure how this is anything but a US success story?
