Popular YouTuber Deokja revealed the reason she stopped activities for three years, surprising everyone.
Deokja recently uploaded a video titled "TOEIC 960 points achieved...and Deokja's dream delivered after 3 years" to her YouTube channel.
In the video, Deokja opened by saying, "There was something I wanted to say. I was too embarrassed to say it... I made up my mind and decided to talk about it." Deokja went on to reveal the reason she had stepped away from broadcasting for three years.
She said, "My original job, you know I worked at an electrical company. I tried to use my major to get certifications and move into that field. But my academic background wasn't enough. I tried to take the engineer or technician exams, but I'm a high school graduate. Because of my academic background, I couldn't register for the exams. I had to get into college first. To be honest, it was a late age, I think I was 28," she said.
She continued, "I decided I had to go to college no matter what and prepared for transfer. There is a way to get into college through credit bank system transfer. But an English score was required, and I came from a vocational high school. Even if you attend a school that studies hard, it's focused on employment so you don't take regular curriculum classes," and added, "I thought I had to take the TOEIC from zero. So when I decided to stop broadcasting, the first thing I did was study for TOEIC. For about a month I bought any book and just memorized vocabulary for a month. I took the test and scored in the 500s out of a 990 perfect score," explaining the background for studying TOEIC.
Deokja said she didn't even know the days of the week in English, saying, "I didn't even know the letters of English. And my aptitude for languages is very low. My IQ is high (150) but I'm weak in languages. But I thought if I can't do this one thing, what can I do in this world, so I threw myself into studying English. At first I knew nothing, so I started with free elementary and middle school lectures on YouTube. So last year I scored 960," she said, drawing admiration.
She added, "I studied consistently every day. It's not because I'm inherently very intelligent. I really worked hard. The one I took in November was also 960. It doesn't go up from there."
Regarding why she revealed this process, Deokja said, "It's not to boast but rather because I wanted to give hope that it can be done," earning even more support.
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