Nowon-gu Provides Free Admission Information to Low-Income Prospective College Students

Free coupons provided to low-income high school seniors and repeat exam takers until January 11 next year (end of university entrance exam schedule)... Visit application through 19 neighborhood community centers in Nowon-gu, issuance of free coupons after verifying eligibility

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) is providing a free college entrance information service for low-income prospective college students.

This project, aimed at prospective college students who need college admission information but find it difficult to receive admission services due to economic conditions, is conducted in a non-face-to-face manner in cooperation with Uway, a specialized admission consulting company, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The target group includes low-income (basic livelihood security recipients, near-poverty class) high school seniors and repeat test takers. The service consists of three parts: early and regular admission acceptance diagnosis, and a similarity check to detect plagiarism in self-introduction letters.

The early and regular admission acceptance diagnosis allows examinees to directly check online the information they need, including university-specific recruitment guidelines for each admission type, eligible scores, acceptance statistics, application status, and recommended universities.

The self-introduction letter similarity check is a service that allows examinees who have written their letters to easily verify plagiarism online, available up to three times.

The information service period lasts until January 11 of next year, when the 2021 academic year admission schedule ends.

Applications must be submitted in person through the 19 community service centers in Nowon-gu.

The district expects a total of 496 participants and sponsorship of about 70 million KRW, but plans to provide the service to all applicants regardless of the number of students or sponsorship scale.

To apply, first sign up on the Uway website and create an ID, then visit the community service center, fill out the application form including the personal information and the ID, and submit it.

Afterward, the district verifies the submitted ID and the applicant’s identity, and Uway issues a free coupon for the verified ID.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “With many changes in next year’s college entrance exams due to COVID-19 causing confusion among examinees, I hope this service will greatly help low-income prospective college students who are relatively vulnerable to admission information prepare for their exams.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.