team called "Cyclo" was awarded FedEx Global Possibility Award at the same competition. Lastly, in 2020, team called "VicData" made a national record of being recognized as third Best Startup out of 31 nations at the SAGE World Cup. VicData also received a Gold Medal for UN SDG: four at the world cup. All these teams were mentioned by the media for their outstanding activities. Admissions The school receives applications from all over the nation. There was an exception in 2009 when only students who resided in Gyeonggi Province and Gwangju-si were able to apply due to the governmental sanction on Foreign Language High Schools. The admission process includes a comprehensive assessment on the applicants' middle school transcript, essays, recommendation letters, and interviews. The admission tests changed from time to time; exams in the field of Korean, English, and Mathematics were mandatory (except for candidates who were specialized in English) until the class of 2011. The admission process for the class of 2013 assessed middle school GPAs, interviews, debates, and scores for the English listening comprehension test, being the most complicated one throughout the school history. Conversion of the system from Foreign Language High School to Independent Private School since the class of 2014 resulted in totally different admission processes, with candidates selected based on middle school GPAs, essays, and comprehensive interviews. Policies Students in International Track take most of their courses in English and are required to follow English-Based Campus (EBC) policy. Classes for Humanities Track and Natural Science Track are mostly run in Korean, and students in these divisions are supposed to practice the EBC policy during recess and lunch. The exceptions are classes in Korean Literature, Korean History and Ethics. The Global Leader Monitor(GLM) team members are elected at the start of semester by their fellow students to regulate the school policies. They participate in GLM conferences, working as the member of Class Representative Council along with class presidents and vice-presidents, taking active part in forming the policies of the school. Facilities Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies is noted for its unique two person per room dormitory, which is a very rare case for Korean boarding schools. All students are required to live in the school dormitory for the entire three years, and are allowed to leave on weekends only. Each month, there is a mandatory kickoff at the last weekend of the month when the dormitory