SEJONG, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In order to evaluate applicants with transparency and fairness, law schools in Korea have banned applicants from including personal details of their family members and relatives in their cover letters. The decision is the latest countermeasure to a string of law school admission controversies, in which students who specified [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Preceding the two-year evaluation of law schools, the Ministry of Education in Korea proposed a draft of evaluation criteria for an “impartial admission process” on June 13. The draft particularly addresses the recent controversial practice of including information regarding applicants’ parents or relatives on personal statements, the abolition of a [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – If your grandparent is a Supreme Court justice, you just might have a better chance at getting accepted to law school. There has been growing controversy over law school applicants mentioning their high-profile family members ranging from public officers to senior prosecutors in their cover letters. It was recently [...]
SEJONG, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of students who were admitted to local law schools specified their parents or relatives’ professions in their cover letters, the government said Monday, amid growing controversy over the fairness of the law school system. Wrapping up its nationwide probe into law schools over illicit admissions the last three [...]