Chile’s once-a-year college entrance examination determines future professional options for hundreds of thousands of students

More than 280,000 students signed up to take the Prueba de Selección Universitaria (PSU) test, Chile’s university entrance exam, this week--which, according to the Education Ministry, is the largest number ever. 

Monday morning began the first of two days of tests that will determine whether students are admitted to university; to which university, the best, the second best, or an also-ran; and in what discipline.