Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Suspect in rooftop murder is med student with perfect CSAT results, police say

According to the Seocho Police Precinct, the 25-year-old suspect, surnamed Choi, is currently a student at a renowned medical school in Seoul after receiving a perfect score on the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).

2024-05-08

Day of reckoning approaches

College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) takers and their parents wait in a long queue to enter an admission info session hosted by CSAT preparation cram school Jongro Academy at Sungkyunkwan University in Jongno District, central Seoul on Sunday.

2023-12-10

Half a million students breathe free as life-defining test day ends

Thursday marked the defining moment for hundreds of thousands of takers of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in Korea.

2023-11-16

82-year-old grandmother takes this year's Korean college entrance exam

Kim Jeong-ja, who was born in 1941, said she cried at the airport when her daughter was leaving for the United States. She said she couldn't find the departure gate because she was illiterate. Kim has never missed a class in the last five years.

2023-11-16

Student jumps off building on college entrance exam day

A student who was supposed to take the college entrance exam on Thursday was taken to hospital after jumping off from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, at 1:50 a.m., the police said.

2023-11-16

Pre-test smiles

A test-taker smiles as she holds up a test slip verifying her identity at Kyungpook National University High School in Daegu on Wednesday, a day before the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).

2023-11-15

Transportation increased, work hours delayed for college entrance exam

Planes will be grounded, subways and buses will increase, and working hours will be delayed on Thursday as over 500,000 students in Korea take the annual College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).

2023-11-15

CSAT patrol

Two days before the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), police officers on Tuesday attach signs showing the bikes are reserved for special traffic control in Suwon, Gyeonggi. The police will offer rides to test-takers on Thursday morning.

2023-11-14

16,000 cops to ensure college entrance exam day goes smoothly

The National Police Agency said Monday it will mobilize around 16,000 police personnel for the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), or suneung, on Thursday to reduce noise, control traffic and ensure safety.

2023-11-13

Testing time

Workers sort boxes of exam papers and answer sheets for the Suneung, Korean College Scholastic Ability Test at a printing plant in Sejong on Monday morning, three days ahead of the exam.

2023-11-13