'Life out of Orbit' author tells there is no need to live extraordinary life Posted : 2021-02-17 16:14 Updated : 2021-02-17 16:51 Lee Ji-su, author of an essay book titled "Life out of Orbit," poses for a photo at a bookstore in Seoul in this February 2020 photo. Courtesy of Lee Ji-su By Jung Da-min Students who excel in school often take advanced courses so they can go on to a special-purpose high school and then a prestigious university to eventually get a coveted job such as a doctor or lawyer. Lee Ji-su, 29, the author of a book of essays titled "Life out of Orbit," said she thought she would also take a similar route after graduating early from a science high school. But she failed to get into a prestigious university. She then thought her life could not enter the ideal "orbit" she had pictured in her mind.