[CARD NEWS] The “country of Chung Yoo-ra,” where money and parental influence control college admissions.
17일 출석하고도 대학간 정유라.
The entrances to test centers were filled with parents worrying for their children and students cheering on their seniors.
Nothing much was different from a usual test day,
2) except a few banners they were holding.
“Because I’ve been helped by the entire universe, I’m not retaking this test.”
“Wondering to myself, is this what I studied for?”
“Three million examinees have been influenced behind the scenes…”
3) Unlike usual students who were under pressure of studying for their dream universities, only 17 days of attendance were enough for one student to graduate. She even made it into a prestigious university. Yes, she is Chung Yoo-ra.
4) Her case did not just involve attendance.
She received two honor-student prizes for earning full marks in classes that she did not even attend once.
Her student record mentions volunteer service that she never took part in.
5) “Blame your parents if you don’t have ability. Money is competence as well.”
How did the proud parents of Chung help her?
Through an envelope full of money and abusive words like, “How can a person like you order my daughter to attend school?”
6) “The college I’m going to is already decided and that’s why I don’t attend school diligently. There’s no reason for me to study and I sleep too much to come to school.”
Chung allegedly said this, according to her high school alumna.
7) Was her university really already set as she said?
Chung was accepted to Ewha Woman’s University as a dressage athlete. Dressage was added as an admissions consideration the same year Chung was admitted to the university.
8) According to a recent report by KBS, the university gave the top score on an interview to Chung to let her pass while giving failing grades to two other students who outperformed her.
9) At Ewha, she rarely attended class and submitted low-quality work full of misspellings and grammatical errors. However, she got credit for all the courses she took. When she was about to be expelled for going against school regulations, the regulations were suddenly changed.
10) The results of a special investigation of Ewha Woman’s University by the Ministry of Education are going to be announced soon.
This education influence-peddling scandal has enraged Koreans as much as the recent Choi-gate state affairs scandal.
Everything must be revealed on this issue to reassure students who are waiting for the results of their college entrance exams.
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Explaining this education scandal is now up to the Ministry of Education. They must thoroughly reveal whether the other figures were involved, such as Yoon Hoo-jung, Ewha’s former honorary president, Choi Kyung-hee, a former president, and the dean of admission and university professors. It is also important to investigate the allegation that Choi was controlling Ewha, in particular, which was aroused by the fact that the university had monopolized eight out of nine college funding programs run by the ministry.
The ministry will lose its reason for existence if they fail to properly investigate this scandal.
- from a JoongAng Ilbo editorial
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with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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