A total of 388 cases have been approved for relief among students who reported problems caused by a system failure during early admissions applications for the 2027 academic year. Of those granted relief, 250 have completed their university applications, and 188 more cases remain under review, meaning the total is likely to grow.
The Ministry of Education said 1,588 relief requests had been filed over the application system failure as of 6 p.m. on the 16th. Of those, reviews of 1,400 cases were completed, and 388 were approved for relief after duplicate requests were excluded. Among those granted relief, 250 students actually submitted applications to universities.
The ministry is identifying eligible students based on records showing whether they logged in and drafted or saved applications, or attempted payment, during the system failure on the 11th.
Separate measures are being considered for cases in which students submitted applications after competition ratios became public during the deadline extension. Education Minister Choi Kyo-jin told a plenary session of the National Assembly's Education Committee on the 16th that the ministry was well aware of widespread fairness concerns among students and parents about cases in which applications were filed after checking competition ratios disclosed during the extension period, adding that it was consulting with universities on measures including canceling those submissions.
Pushback from test-takers over the relief measures has also continued. A coalition of high school seniors and parents formed to ensure fairness in early admissions applications is calling for the full cancellation of all applications submitted after 6 p.m.
Meanwhile, the ministry and the Korean Council for University Education have launched a special investigation into Uwayapply, the company that operates the application platform. The ministry plans to draw up measures to prevent a recurrence and to consider a full overhaul toward a publicly run application system.
