Korea's Annual College Exam Draw Public Attention
610,146 Korean high school students will take the College Scholastic Ability Test at 912 schools on Wednesday.
The exam draws much public attention since high scoring in the tests is paramount to one's acceptance in a top Korean university, a prerequisite for being hired by a top Korean employer such as Samsung, LG, or Hyundai. Thus, this test is seen by most Koreans as a crucial step in fostering a successful career and livelihood.
To Korean's, test day usually means traffic congestion in Korea's major cities as students travel to the test locations.
In fact, civil servants and employees of financial institutions and large companies in most cities except for Cheju Island are allowed to report to work at 10 o'clock, one hour later than usual. The measure is designed to ease traffic congestion.
Amazingly, no vehicle will be allowed to pass within 200 meters of schools where exams are taking place.
Students will answer five sections in the exam: Korean language and literature, math, English and two more sections in which each test-taker can choose in advance.
Students are allowed to choose from social science, science or studies on various types of jobs, which has been developed to help students find what they wish to do in the future. For the final section of the test, students can choose either a second foreign language or a test on Chinese characters.
The exam draws much public attention since high scoring in the tests is paramount to one's acceptance in a top Korean university, a prerequisite for being hired by a top Korean employer such as Samsung, LG, or Hyundai. Thus, this test is seen by most Koreans as a crucial step in fostering a successful career and livelihood.
To Korean's, test day usually means traffic congestion in Korea's major cities as students travel to the test locations.
In fact, civil servants and employees of financial institutions and large companies in most cities except for Cheju Island are allowed to report to work at 10 o'clock, one hour later than usual. The measure is designed to ease traffic congestion.
Amazingly, no vehicle will be allowed to pass within 200 meters of schools where exams are taking place.
Students will answer five sections in the exam: Korean language and literature, math, English and two more sections in which each test-taker can choose in advance.
Students are allowed to choose from social science, science or studies on various types of jobs, which has been developed to help students find what they wish to do in the future. For the final section of the test, students can choose either a second foreign language or a test on Chinese characters.
Do you know if suicide rates for Korean youth increase during the time of exams?
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