College Scholastic Ability Test

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The College Scholastic Ability Test is South Korea’s high-stakes national university entrance exam that largely determines admission to top institutions, including the prestigious SKY universities.

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instanceOf high-stakes exam ⓘ
standardized test ⓘ
university entrance examination ⓘ
administeredBy Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ⓘ
alternativeName Korean SAT ⓘ
associatedWith SKY universities ⓘ
South Korean education system ⓘ
exam-oriented culture in South Korea ⓘ
country South Korea ⓘ
culturalSignificance major national event in South Korea ⓘ
determines eligibility for many South Korean universities ⓘ
eligibility domestic and some overseas Korean students ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasSection Classical Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
Korean Language ⓘ
Mathematics ⓘ
Science ⓘ
Second Foreign Language ⓘ
Social Studies ⓘ
Vocational Education ⓘ
heldAt designated test centers across South Korea ⓘ
impact affects employment opportunities ⓘ
affects social mobility in South Korea ⓘ
strongly influences university placement ⓘ
knownFor high academic pressure on students ⓘ
intense private tutoring industry ⓘ
maximumScoreType varies by year and section ⓘ
nativeName 대학수학능력시험 ⓘ
overseenBy Ministry of Education of South Korea ⓘ
preparationTime often involves years of study ⓘ
primaryLanguage Korean ⓘ
registrationRequirement identity verification ⓘ
replaced pre-1994 South Korean university entrance exams ⓘ
scoringType percentile rank ⓘ
standardized score ⓘ
shortName CSAT ⓘ
Suneung ⓘ
specialMeasures air traffic is restricted during English listening section ⓘ
stock market opening is delayed on test day ⓘ
work hours for public institutions are adjusted on test day ⓘ
startYear 1994 ⓘ
targetGroup high school graduates seeking university admission ⓘ
high school seniors in South Korea ⓘ
testDuration full-day exam ⓘ
testFormat multiple-choice questions ⓘ
typicalMonthHeld November ⓘ
usedFor admission to SKY universities ⓘ
university admissions in South Korea ⓘ

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SKY universities → hasAdmissionPathway → College Scholastic Ability Test ⓘ
College Scholastic Ability Test → nativeName → 대학수학능력시험 ⓘ
linked to: College Scholastic Ability Test