SAT Test Leaked to U.S. by Student in Korea
By wchung | 19 May, 2026

A U.S. educational organization is investigating allegations that a student in South Korea leaked a copy of a standardized SAT college admissions exam to fellow students in the United States, an official said Friday.

A South Korean who was believed to be applying for admission to a U.S. university appears to have smuggled SAT test papers out of an exam in Seoul in January, and then e-mailed copies to a South Korean student in the U.S. who was to take the same exam a few hours later, South Korean broadcaster MBC reported.

The test papers also were circulated to South Korean students in a U.S. high school, MBC said, saying it had obtained scanned copies.

A South Korean Educational Testing Service official said an investigation was under way, but did not give any further details and spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the continuing probe.

The College Board — which owns the SAT — has also launched an investigation, MBC said.

The SAT test papers also were believed to be circulating among private English-language institutes in Seoul, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said, citing ETS officials.

The vast majority of universities and colleges in the U.S. use standardized tests in the admissions process.

5/22/2009 4:05 AM KWANG-TAE KIM Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea