Overview
- The 100-day countdown to the 2027 College Scholastic Ability Test has begun, prompting a nationwide shift into final exam preparation.
- Students are locking into intensive study routines at private cram schools such as Etoos 247 and Gangbuk Jongno Academy, with visible D-100 signs and timed practice sessions.
- Parents and relatives have visited temples and cathedrals, including Jogyesa and Mugaksa, to pray for students’ health and strong scores ahead of the test.
- The Suneung is held every year on the third Thursday of November, lasts about eight hours, covers subjects like Korean, math, English and history, and is taken by more than 400,000 students.
- The countdown underscores wider effects on families and the education industry, including heavy reliance on hagwons for last-stage prep and heightened stress over university admission outcomes.