December 12, 2003

South Korea Takes College Entrance Exams Seriously

By ALAN BRENDER

In South Korea, the annual university entrance exam is a major event -- and not just for students. The government places such importance on the exam, which determines students' eligibility to attend college, that it grounds planes, reroutes traffic, and delays the start of the workday.

At 8:10 a.m. on November 5, approximately 640,000 high-school seniors and graduates sat poised to take the all-day Scholastic Ability Test. Government offices and many companies opened late to allow

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