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Gangnam Ingang, operated by Gangnam-gu, Seoul, regularly provides learning support and cheering events for students preparing to take the CSAT.
Gangnam Ingang online and offline cheering event... Online briefing session in December
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Joon-young = Gangnam-gu Office Internet College Scholastic Ability Test Broadcasting (Gangnam Ingang), operated by Seoul Gangnam-gu (district mayor Kim Hyun-ki), announced on the 20th that it will release study strategies for the last month and hold an online and offline CSAT cheering event 30 days ahead of the 2027 College Scholastic Ability Test (November 19).
On this day, Gangnam Ingang instructors suggested ‘5 strategies for practicing CSAT D-30’. First of all, ‘setting learning priorities through mock evaluations’ was chosen. It was requested to identify the types of mistakes made repeatedly and the main causes of lost scores in the mock evaluations in June and September and reflect them in the study plan for the remaining period.
He also recommended 'making familiar problems your own.' Rather than new problems, read the previously studied questions sufficiently and review them so that you can explain the reasons for the correct and incorrect answers.
In addition, it was suggested to ‘check again for incorrect answers.’ The explanation is that it is necessary to re-answer the questions that were incorrect and those that were answered without confidence without explanation, and to correct the weaknesses by organizing the reasons for the incorrect answers.
In addition, 'Establishing your own test operation strategy in practice' was presented. Solve problems according to the actual test time and check the time allocation for each section and answer sheet writing time to reduce mistakes due to missing questions you know.
Lastly, he chose ‘self-management for the day of the test’. He advised them to manage their physical condition on the day of the exam by maintaining a consistent sleep and wake-up time, and to strengthen their mindset to maintain calm and concentration even in unexpected situations such as lack of time.
Gangnam Ingang is holding an online event called ‘A Line of Wishes’ to support the college entrance exam until November 18, the day before the college entrance exam, on its website. Anyone across the country can leave a message of encouragement for themselves or a test taker around them on the event bulletin board, and 30 participants will be drawn and given a gifticon.
On October 30th, we will visit a local high school and hold an offline cheering event in which all students participate.
Starting on November 20, the day after the CSAT, special commentary lectures and test trend analysis data in five areas - Korean, English, mathematics, social studies, and scientific inquiry - will be released on the Gangnam Ingang website. Anyone can take the course for free.
In addition, Gangnam Ingang will hold a briefing session on ‘2027 College Entrance Regular Application Strategy’ free of charge online in mid-December. Entrance exam experts, including Director Lee Man-gi of Uway, Director Jae-seong Oh of Multi-Won Education, and Director Lee Yu-na of Unive Class, will present the optimal regular application strategy for each CSAT score level.
District Mayor Kim Hyun-ki said, “Gangnam Ingang will accompany test takers reliably from final study to on-time support after the CSAT and actively support successful college entrance.”
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