They say that college entrance exams are a battle of information for mothers.
Is that really true? It's both true and false.
It's not a bad thing for a mother to know a lot about college entrance exams, but having a lot of information doesn't guarantee that her child will get into a good college.
There are many cases where mothers who only search for college entrance exam information regardless of their child's situation end up ruining their children.
A mother's excessive search for college entrance exam information often becomes a burden to her child.
This is because the child begins to expect as much information as the mother has, and seeing such a mother makes the child feel burdened.
There are times when you have to pretend not to know even though you know.
I think a wise mother is one who walks just one step behind her child.
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School records, college entrance exam, essay, and oral exam are all connected and the subjects and scope are the same.
These subjects are the subjects for relative evaluation in school grades and the subjects for the college entrance exam, and the essay and oral interview are also based on these subjects.
In summary, if you haven't given up on the college entrance exam, you should never, under any circumstances, give up on subjects that are included in the CSAT.
Except for a few top universities, the academic performance evaluation process for students also quantitatively reflects grades in Korean, English, mathematics, and research subjects.
The subjects reflected in the student extracurricular activities are essay and oral subjects.
In conclusion, if you cannot do well in all subjects in the curriculum, the wisest and most efficient way to study for the college entrance exam is to focus on the subjects for the college entrance exam through internal study.
--- p.69

Surprisingly, there are many students who do advance learning but do not read their textbooks.
The CSAT, which is the culmination of 12 years of study in elementary, middle, and high school, only tests concepts learned in textbooks.
The essay and oral interview tests taken at universities are also required by law to be in the form of essays or questions and answers based on concepts learned in textbooks, in accordance with the law prohibiting prior learning.
No child can do well in school without being faithful to his textbooks and school lessons.
Everything we need to learn for college entrance exams is in textbooks.
--- p.90

One of the things that every mother of a high school freshman must do is to read her child's middle school records.
At the end of each school year, get a school record book to see how your child did at school and how that was recorded.
At least by the time your child completes the second semester of the third year and graduates from middle school, I recommend that you obtain a school record from the school administration office and review the three years of school life with your child.
Because it can be very helpful in understanding the school record entries.
--- p.121

A common characteristic of high schools with high college admission rates is that they absolutely guarantee students time for independent study.
That is precisely why students who score perfect scores on the CSAT come from boarding schools that are far from private academies.
A child who is crammed with classes from academy to academy without time to study on their own will never improve their grades.
It's just a psychological feeling of wanting to relieve anxiety by going to school.
Another reason why academies don't raise students' grades is because there's always a teacher waiting to help them when they run into a problem they don't know how to solve.
When the academy teacher explains something I don't know, I nod my head and at that moment, I feel like I know.
However, because the same questions will never appear on the test, moments of confusion are bound to come.
In such cases, the process of developing the strength to overcome that sense of helplessness on your own is self-study.

--- p.137

Subject selection is very important in college entrance exams.
When reviewing a student's documents during the comprehensive student selection process, whether or not the student has completed major-related subjects is an important consideration.
Of course, grades and special records in that subject are also important evaluation factors.
This is because for current high school freshmen to juniors who are taking the elective college entrance exam, subject selection can affect not only the comprehensive student evaluation process but also the college entrance exam.
Subject selection can be said to be a key key in determining a child's career path.
When choosing subjects to take in the second year, you should consider the most efficient subjects, including those based on your academic record, as well as those based on the CSAT or essay-based selection process.
--- p.164

The basis of the comprehensive student evaluation is school activities, and among them, classes are the most important.
Admissions officers look closely at what students have learned in their courses and how they have applied and utilized those concepts to deepen and expand upon them.
Special features are also an important factor reflected in the academic performance evaluations of top universities.
In particular, the required and recommended subjects that are considered important by the department in which the student is recruited must be specially managed.
Since exploratory subjects are subjects that can demonstrate a student's interests and suitability for a major, if a student covers a unit related to his or her desired major among the various units of integrated social studies and integrated science learned in the first year as an exploratory topic such as an open presentation, it can be a good start for the comprehensive student evaluation process.
--- p.174

When preparing for the comprehensive student admissions process, the most practical thing a mother can do to help her child is to keep a record of school activities.
Based on the high school student record, you should create a school activity record sheet and record all of your child's activities and research projects without fail.
In this process, mothers can deepen their understanding of their children and plan activities for the next school year, which can provide practical assistance in recording their children's school records.
It is a good idea to inquire with your school, as they may provide information on which school-run programs are recorded in your school records.
Please refer to the table below for basic records and help your child keep a school activity record sheet appropriate for their school.
--- p.185

By looking at your child's school grades and mock college entrance exam scores, you can get an idea of ​​the type of admission your child will focus on.
A child whose internal exam scores are better than their mock exam scores will be considered for early admission, and a child whose internal exam scores are better than their mock exam scores will be considered for regular admission.
These kids' entrance exam strategy is simple.
Students who are admitted through the regular admission process should focus on the academic performance assessment or comprehensive assessment, and study with the goal of meeting the minimum score requirement for the CSAT.
Children who take the regular admissions CSAT should prepare for the essay-based admissions process and develop a strategy to enter university through the regular admissions CSAT.

--- p.204