Get me to the exam hall on time

South Korea is brought to a standstill as high school students take the grueling eight-hour college entrance exam which could make or break their careers.
Policemen in Seoul giving a lift to a student taking a crucial college entrance examination yesterday. About 606,000 students in South Korea took the high-stakes annual examination that could earn them a place in one of the elite colleges seen as key
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Nov 18, 2016, 09:45 PM
Published
Nov 18, 2016, 05:00 AM

Policemen in Seoul giving a lift to a student taking a crucial college entrance examination yesterday.

About 606,000 students in South Korea took the high-stakes annual examination that could earn them a place in one of the elite colleges seen as key to their future career and even marriage prospects.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 18, 2016, with the headline Get me to the exam hall on time. Subscribe

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