Day of reckoning as South Korean students take crucial exam

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High school students cheer for their seniors taking the annual college entrance exam outside a high School in Seoul. South Korea hushed on November 14 as hundreds of thousands of students sat the high-stakes national university entrance exam that could define their future in the ultra-competitive country. Image Credit: AFP

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A student gets out of a police car as she arrives to sit the annual college entrance exam at a high School in Seoul. Police cars and motorbikes were on stand-by to rush any students running late to the 1,185 schools where it was taking place. Image Credit: AFP

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All takeoffs and landings at South Korean airports are suspended for 35 minutes during an English listening test, when all planes in the air must also maintain an altitude higher than three kilometres (9,800 feet). Image Credit: AFP

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A woman stands near papers hanging on the wire with messages to wish for children's success in the college entrance exams at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea Image Credit: AP

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Boys and girls take the test separately and extraordinary measures are taken to ensure nothing disturbs the examinees. Image Credit: AFP

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TV news channels showed nervous-looking students walking into the test venues, as hundreds of their younger brethren cheered them, waving placards and chanting loudly. Image Credit: AFP

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A vehicle of police arrives in front of the college entrance exams hall in Seoul, South Korea. More than 540,000 high school seniors and graduates across the country take the national college entrance exam. Image Credit: AP

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Visitors pray to wish for children's success in the college entrance exams at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea. Image Credit: AP

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High school students cheer for their seniors taking the annual college entrance exam outside a high School in Seoul. Image Credit: AFP

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Parents pray for their children's success in the college entrance examinations at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. Image Credit: Reuters

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A mother (L) cheers her daughter going to sit the the annual college entrance exam outside a high School in Seoul. Image Credit: AFP

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Parents pray for their children's success in the college entrance examinations at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. Image Credit: Reuters

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High school students cheer for their seniors taking the annual college entrance exam outside a high School in Seou. Image Credit: AFP

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Parents pray for their children's success in the college entrance examinations at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea Image Credit: Reuters

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High school students cheer for their seniors taking the annual college entrance exam outside a high School in Seoul. Image Credit: AFP

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A woman prays to wish for children's success in the college entrance exams at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea Image Credit: AP

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A woman ties slips of paper to wires with messages to wish for children's success in the college entrance exams at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea. Image Credit: AP

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Mothers stand outside an entrance as their children get to the venue for taking the annual college entrance examinations, in front of an exam hall in Seoul, South Korea. Image Credit: Reuters

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High school students cheer for their seniors taking the annual college entrance exam outside a high School in Seoul. Image Credit: AFP

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A high school student is cheered before taking the annual college entrance examinations, in front of an exam hall in Seoul, South Korea. Image Credit: Reuters

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