High school senior missing before CSAT found safe near Yeouido A high school senior who failed to appear for this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) was found safe near Yeouido in western Seoul on Thursday morning, about an hour after police and fire authorities launched a search along the Han River. 2025.11.13
From flight restrictions to police escorts, Korea goes all out for test-takers on college entry exam day On Nov. 13, over 554,000 Korean students will take the annual CSAT, a crucial college entrance exam, with nationwide security measures in place to minimize disruptions and support test-takers. 2025.11.12
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). 2024.5.8
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
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
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
Big day approaches Students at Masan Girls' High School in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, study in a classroom on Tuesday, just 100 days before they take the College Scholastic Ability Test, the annual national college entrance exam… 2023.8.8
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![High school seniors leave their school compound in Gwangju to warm cheers from their teachers and first-year and second-year students on Nov. 12, a day before the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11250006.jpg?imageId=11250006&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A medical school student alleged to have killed his girlfriend on a rooftop of a building walks into the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, for his arrest warrant hearing. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12218626.jpg?imageId=12218626&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![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. The CSAT results were announced on Friday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11224176.jpg?imageId=11224176&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Students leave a high school in Suwon, Gyeonggi, in joy after completing the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12290805.jpg?imageId=12290805&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The 82 year-old Kim Jeong-ja, the oldest person to take the college entrance exam this year, enters the Seoul Girls’ High School in Mapo, western Seoul, on Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12116921.jpg?imageId=12116921&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![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). The test-takers had an orientation to check their testing environment, including assigned seats. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10454207.jpg?imageId=10454207&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A student taking this year's College Scholastic Ability Test checks her designated test venue at Ewha Girls' High School in Jung District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11440057.jpg?imageId=11440057&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![With police help, a test-taker arrives at the testing site at Yongsan High School in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on last year’s university entrance exam day, Nov. 17, 2022. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11795858.jpg?imageId=11795858&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Students at Masan Girls' High School in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, study in a classroom on Tuesday, just 100 days before they take the College Scholastic Ability Test, the annual national college entrance exam. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11794338.jpg?imageId=11794338&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)