▁( K ore an ▁and ▁another ▁country ), ▁ 3 % ▁are ▁Chinese ▁national s , ▁and ▁ 1 % ▁hold ▁American , ▁Canadian , ▁Australian , ▁or ▁UK ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁Ad mission ▁is ▁select ive ▁( the ▁average ▁accept ance ▁rate ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 1 7 ▁was ▁ 3 5 % ), ▁and ▁applic ants ▁are ▁evaluated ▁based ▁on ▁past ▁academic ▁achiev ements , ▁English - language ▁prof ic iency , ▁character ▁skills , ▁and ▁grade - level ▁capacity . ▁ ▁K IS J ▁a ims ▁to ▁prepare ▁students ▁for ▁success ▁at ▁English - medium ▁univers ities , ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁best - fit ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁A ▁majority ▁of ▁K IS J ' s ▁first ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁mat ric ulated ▁to ▁American ▁univers ities ▁( 6 5 % ), ▁with ▁the ▁remainder ▁att ending ▁univers ities ▁in ▁South ▁Korea , ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁Singapore , ▁and ▁the ▁U . K .. ▁In ▁K IS J ' s ▁second ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁which ▁included ▁ 5 2 ▁students , ▁ 7 3 % ▁of ▁students ▁went ▁to ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁ ▁" D RA G ON S " ▁▁ ▁The ▁mas cot ▁of ▁K IS J ▁is ▁a ▁drag on , ▁but ▁K IS J ▁also ▁uses ▁an ▁ac ron ym ▁called ▁" D RA G ON S " ▁to ▁encou rage