Test takers wait for the beginning of the 2018 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) at Jungang Girls' High School in Dongrae, Busan, Thursday. Yonhap |
Test takers at Jangsung High School in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Yonhap |
A police officer transports a test taker on Jeju Island on Thursday morning. |
A test taker rides a car provided by private security services company ADT Caps in Seoul, Thursday. Courtesy of ADT Caps |
An ADT Caps driver transports a test taker in Seoul, Thursday. Courtesy of ADT Caps |
A supervisor closes the front gate of Chunchon High School in Gangwon Province, in final preparation for the nationwide college entrance exam, Thursday. Yonhap |
The mother of a test taker prays at the front gate of Changwon Jungang High School, Thursday. Yonhap |
A test taker snuggles into her mother before entering a test venue in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Yonhap |
A test taker and her mother hug at the front gate of Changwon Yongho High School, Thursday. Yonhap |
A test taker holds her mother's hand before entering Changwon Yongho High School, Thursday. Yonhap |
Parents pray at Jogye temple in Jongno, central Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap |
Younger students cheer a test taker, wishing her good luck, at the front gate of Ewha Girls' Foreign Language High School in Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap |
Students cheer near Daesung High School in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Thursday. Yonhap |
Students make a deep bow toward Chunchon High School, wishing test takers good luck. Yonhap |
Kim Chae-won, a member of K-pop girl band IZ*ONE, walks into a test site in Seoul to take the college entrance exam, Thursday. Yonhap |
Sunwoo, a member of K-pop boy band THE BOYZ, shows his test taker ID document. Yonhap |
Hyun-woo, a member of K-pop boy band TRCNG, speaks to reporters before entering a test site in Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap |
Lee Gang-rae, chief supervisor of the 2018 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), speaks to reporters about the test's difficulty and other issues at the Ministry of Education in Seoul shortly after the test began. Yonhap |