Archive for tag: college entrance exams
The Exam that Shuts Down South Korea
November 12, 2009 3:37 pm Career AdviceIt is time again for one of the most stressful days in South Korea. Nearly 700,000 high school students took the national college entrance exam. This is no little ordeal. The annual test determines a student’s future. There is so much importance placed on the exam that planes can’t fly near the test site, and the workday begins one hour later so students can get to the center without being late and facing traffic.
