▁the ▁types ▁of ▁questions ▁that ▁might ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ' s ▁CS AT . ▁ ▁Although ▁both ▁the ▁N U AT ▁and ▁the ▁CS AT ▁Sim ulation ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁CS AT ▁regarding ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁examine es , ▁types ▁of ▁questions , ▁and ▁relative ▁difficulty , ▁the ▁N U AT ▁is ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁target ing ▁only ▁high ▁school ▁students . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁CS AT ▁Sim ulation ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁K ICE ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁applied ▁for ▁by ▁anyone ▁who ▁is ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁CS AT . ▁Nevertheless , ▁both ▁ex ams ▁function ▁as ▁reliable , ▁official ▁mock ▁tests ▁for ▁the ▁CS AT ▁and ▁both ▁are ▁grad ed ▁by ▁K ICE . ▁ ▁National ▁United ▁Ach iev ement ▁Test s ▁( NU AT ) ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁United ▁Ach iev ement ▁Test ▁( NU AT , ▁) ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁the ▁CS AT . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁dependency ▁on ▁private ▁mock ▁tests . ▁High ▁school ▁students ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁can ▁apply ▁for ▁this ▁test , ▁and ▁local ▁offices ▁of ▁education ▁decide ▁whether ▁the ▁test ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁Norm ally , ▁every ▁office ▁of ▁education ▁throughout ▁the ▁nation ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁N U AT ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁students ▁for ▁the ▁CS AT ; ▁hence , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁applic ants ▁is ▁almost ▁parallel ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the