Post by GG on Mar 14, 2012 8:15:40 GMT -6
Seoul. The heart of Korea, and a city that is gaining global attention. A fashion hub, with a growing industrial sector, Seoul seems to be what everyone is looking at. One of the most important cities in Asia, it's no surprise that Seoul is the home to one of the finest schools in Asia, the Bonghwang Academy for the Gifted. A highly selective school, thousands of middle schoolers from around the world apply each year but only a certain few are selected. Of course, it's not as if every person in the world can be gifted. All hell would break loose if every Tom, Dick, and Jane could start fire with a thought or read other people's minds.
For over a hundred years, Bonghwang Academy has been fostering youths who have some sort of power, teaching them how to live with their gifts. Some are small. Some students can do no more than change the color of their eyes. Some students can change the weather. No power is too small or too large for an acceptance to Bonghwang. As long as a student can prove that they have a gift in an interview, an acceptance to Bonghwang is a given. Students may apply, but Bonghwang Academy also scouts students who may otherwise not have applied. Interesting news stories are always something that the staff of Bonghwang Academy look out for. As a result, while many students pay, with their parents and grandparents having attended the school, Bonghwang Academy offers numerous scholarships. Bonghwang Academy also prides itself on excellent academics and athletics. It is a pride of Seoul, and many people would kill to attend, but there are mysterious powers at play and all of the money in the world cannot buy you entry if you have no gift.
As the main school for the gifted in Asia, Bonghwang Academy has fostered a reputation and it is quite a diverse school. Most students live on campus, although a handful who are residents of Seoul choose to live at home. After graduation, students are able to either to attend college, head into the workforce, or stay on as teaching aide's at Bonghwang. Four years is all that is given to students, and sometimes less, as there are some late bloomers or students who try to hide their powers, but then all students must make decisions as to what they're doing in the world. At the end of the day, the show must go on