▁S une ung ▁( , ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁standard ized ▁test ▁accepted ▁by ▁South ▁Korean ▁univers ities . ▁K ICE , ▁Korea ▁Institute ▁of ▁C urr icul um ▁and ▁E valu ation , ▁offers ▁and ▁man ages ▁the ▁test ▁every ▁November . ▁Though ▁first ▁designed ▁to ▁just ▁assess ▁sch ol astic ▁ability ▁required ▁for ▁education ▁in ▁college , ▁it ▁now ad ays ▁functions ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁gradu ation ▁test ▁which ▁asks ▁all ▁the ▁contents ▁students ▁learned ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁Det erm ining ▁which ▁university ▁the ▁student ▁can ▁enter , ▁the ▁CS AT ▁plays ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁education ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁pra ised ▁for ▁its ▁efficiency , ▁mer it ocr atic ▁factors ▁and ▁high ▁international ▁results . ▁Of ▁the ▁students ▁taking ▁the ▁test , ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁re - t akers ▁is ▁about ▁ 2 0 %. ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁test ▁day , ▁the ▁stock ▁mark ets ▁open ▁late , ▁bus es ▁and ▁sub ways ▁are ▁increased ▁to ▁avoid ▁traffic ▁j ams ▁that ▁could ▁prevent ▁students ▁from ▁getting ▁to ▁testing ▁sites , ▁and ▁plan es ▁are ▁ground ed ▁so ▁the ▁noise ▁does ▁not ▁disturb ▁the ▁students . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁when ▁some ▁students ▁are ▁running ▁late ▁to ▁the ▁test , ▁they ▁are ▁esc orted ▁by ▁police ▁officers . ▁Young er ▁students ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁students ' ▁families ▁gather ▁outside ▁testing ▁sites ▁to ▁cheer ▁on ▁the ▁students . ▁ ▁Out line ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁ ▁CS AT ▁is ▁designed ▁for ▁testing ▁candidates ' ▁ability