The 2027 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), scheduled for November 19, is less than 300 days away. As it is the last test held under the current curriculum and the SAT system, the common advice of entrance exam experts is that the test takers should make a winning move with the determination that there will be no retake. From the winter vacation, a systematic learning plan should be established to lay the basics and follow the main schedules of each period step by step.
Before school starts, it is a time to secure an absolute amount of learning as there is relatively much time. Rather than solving problems, the basic skills of the College Scholastic Ability Test should be properly established through concepts and previous studies. In particular, life routines should be embodied by fixing wake-up and bedtime and study time for each subject, and study in the field of inquiry must be conducted at the same time. "When setting goals, set specific and feasible goals, such as memorizing 50 English words a day," said Kim Byung-jin, director of the E2US Education and Evaluation Institute.
It is also important to set goals by analyzing each element of early admission and regular admission, and to determine elective courses. If both the school records and the CSAT have strengths, the school records and regular admissions are combined, and if the school records are somewhat insufficient, the school records comprehensive admissions or regular admissions-oriented strategies are established. Nam Yoon-gon, head of the Mega Study Education Entrance Strategy Institute, said, "The Korean language and math areas should be studied by investing more time in common subjects that have a large weight," and added, "You should learn the basic concepts by choosing two subjects that you are interested in and good at."
When the full-fledged semester begins in March, the amount of time you can actually study will decrease. It is necessary to learn by identifying and filling in one's own shortcomings. In this process, the mock test is a good standard for measuring one's ability. Starting with the first mock test on March 24, the educational background evaluation on May 7 and the mock evaluation of the Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation on June 4, the location should be determined through a series of mock tests. Usually, if you are within 2.5 grades in the humanities and 2.0 grades in the natural sciences, you can think of it as a right to enter Seoul.
During summer vacation, learning tension tends to decrease due to the holiday season atmosphere and the heat. However, it is the fate of the examinee to use this time to focus on in-depth learning to improve their ability to solve high-level problems and spend the most time. A strategy for accepting applications from September 7 to 11 should also be drawn up. Experts said in unison, "It's also time to take good care of your health because you have to do a lot of things at the same time."
From the second semester, it is time to decide where to spend time and boldly give up, focusing on incorrect answer notes. After the last mock evaluation by the Korea Testing Service on September 2, it is better to live on the same timetable as the actual CSAT and manage your condition.