[lasagnaphil]

South Korea actually kinda does this (your university depends on one single test), and the results aren’t that pretty...

[sanxiyn]

South Korean here. The reason this continues is that while it may not be pretty, everyone agrees it is a lot better than what came before.

[pbhjpbhj]

Can you expand on what you mean by "aren't that pretty"?

[mcguire]

Not sure what the GP was thinking, but I'd imagine having the future course of your life decided by a single day (or week or whatever) of standardized testing is, well, unpretty.