Some of K-Pop's biggest stars are preparing to enter college while others have chosen to take a different route. 

Many idols who are currently promoting are just high school students who are learning to balance their hectic schedules with their schoolwork. It's become more noticeable now that many idols are putting their jobs ahead of their studies as the spotlight gets brighter.

Idols who are finishing up their last year in high school are now faced with the difficult decision of whether they should continue to flourish as stars and proceed to gain attention in the media for their looks and talent or go to college and get the experience and degrees that their high school peers are also pursuing.

It seems like many of these young idols are choosing to focus on their careers over attending college.  Recently it's been revealed that idols such as f(x)'s Sulli, miss A's Suzy, BTOB's Ilhoon and 4MINUTE's Sohyun have all opted not to take their college entrance exams in order to focus on other their rise to super stardom.

With such busy schedules it's almost expected that school would be on the backburner for a while. But some stars are choosing to forego their education for now in order to continue thriving in their careers and others are finding a way to do both and some have chosen to forget idol life all together. Singers like, AJ from U-Kiss, Jihae from Girl's Day and After School's Bekah have left their respected groups and decided to focus on their studies instead.

It can be a difficult choice for these young people, choosing between school and idol life. Some may even have to factor in what their parents and agencies favor in addition to their own wants.

For the idols who have chosen to pursue their careers full time as opposed to going to school, they'll be paving the way for generations to come.