(UPDATE) SEOUL — Students in South Korea are sitting a crucial university entrance examination on Thursday, with a record number retaking the test in a bid to capitalize on reforms that made it easier to get into medical school.

Nearly a third of those sitting the nine-hour exam this year are retaking it — the highest percentage ever — as people hope to join the expanded pool of trainee doctors.

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