Seoul National University topped the list with 501 (25.1%) successful applicants, followed by Korea University’s 303 (15.2%), and Yonsei University 273 (13.7%) in a pool of 1,998 slots available ...

This gruelling eight-hour test determines whether a student stands a chance at gaining entry to the country’s SKY universities, a term for the country’s most prestigious institutions: Seoul National ...

The current education system is also failing young people. A large number of hagwons (private academies) in Gangnam district and the soaring monthly household spending on private lessons are ...