Many opportunities to enter university, candidates need to choose wisely

In recent years, universities have diversified their admission methods to recruit suitable candidates and increase their chances of getting into university. However, besides this positive aspect, candidates also need to be careful in choosing the right school.

Candidates need to be careful in choosing to really study the major, and the school must ensure teaching conditions.

Many opportunities

Early admission methods include: reviewing academic records, reviewing competency assessment exam scores, and considering excellent students in 1 of 3 years (grade 10, grade 11, or grade 12).

According to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), the rate of students admitted by this method is only second to the graduation exam score. In 2022, this rate was nearly 40%, in 2023 it was 30.24%, not including methods of combining academic records and other criteria. According to records, up to now, about 200 universities have announced the use of this method for admission, most of which take the score of 2-6 semesters.

Regarding the 2024 admission regulations, candidates will only register their wishes by major/school without having to register their wishes by admission method or combination. Students need to remember to update the Ministry of Education and Training's admission system with all data that can be used for admission such as academic transcripts, foreign language certificates, competency assessment certificates, and certificates to add priority and incentive points according to the regulations issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Top schools such as Foreign Trade University, Banking Academy, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law... in addition to academic records, candidates must meet some additional criteria such as having excellent student awards, international certificates or being students of specialized schools. Schools/majors with talent in sports and arts often combine academic records with talent exam scores.

The University of Transport has just announced the minimum score for early admission to the school through the thinking assessment test and requirements for the high school transcript admission form.

Specifically, according to the results of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology's thinking assessment test from 50 points on a 100-point scale. For admission based on high school transcript results, candidates who have graduated from high school or will graduate from high school in 2024 use the total score of three high school subjects in an admission combination to submit their application. At the same time, the average score for the whole year (considered each year) of the three subjects in that combination must not have any subject below 5.5 points.

For the combined exam, candidates need an IELTS English certificate of 5.0 or higher (valid until August 12, 2024). Combined with the academic scores of two subjects in the admission group, including Math and Physics/Chemistry/Literature. The total score of the two subjects must be 15 points or higher.

In 2024, for the first time, military schools will recruit students based on academic records (except for the Military Technical Academy and the Military Medical Academy), with about 10% of the target. Candidates need to have a total score of 7 or higher each year, and the subjects in the admission combination must have a minimum score of 7.5. In addition, at this time, many candidates have also taken the competency assessment exams organized by the two National Universities; the thinking assessment exam of Hanoi University of Science and Technology.

The University of Transport Technology officially announced the early admission benchmark based on the combined high school transcript admission method. The benchmark for combined high school transcript admission ranges from 18 to 26 points.

Vietnam Women's Academy announced the first round of admission scores based on transcripts. Accordingly, the admission scores based on transcripts range from 19 to 25.5 points. With the method of combining transcripts with international English certificates, the admission scores range from 22 to 25 points.

Candidates with lower academic scores

In 2023, universities will use up to 20 admission methods. However, considering high school graduation exam scores and academic records are the two main methods, with the number of successful candidates accounting for an overwhelming proportion. Of which, considering high school graduation exam scores accounts for 49.45%, academic records account for 30.24%.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) analyzed the high school graduation exam scores of two groups of candidates admitted to universities by considering their transcripts and by considering their high school graduation exam scores. The results showed that 60% of candidates admitted by considering their transcripts had a total high school graduation exam score of about 20 points for a combination of 3 subjects. Meanwhile, 60% of candidates admitted by considering their high school graduation exam scores had a high school graduation exam score of 3 subjects above 23 points.

High school graduation exam results data in 2023 provided by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thu Thuy, Director of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Training, said that high school graduation exam scores have the ability to classify candidates better when considering admission to universities. We recommend that when considering admission by considering academic records, we should use an additional entrance threshold using high school graduation exam results to increase fairness among groups of candidates.

In fact, since the previous admission season, there was a university that had set 100 admission quotas but increased them to 200 for early admission. In the end, the school recruited all 100 candidates who registered for early admission. Thus, there will be no more quotas for other admission methods.

Regarding this issue, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son said that early admission is very good if it is for direct admission, very talented and gifted candidates or schools can freely accept without worrying about quotas. However, if quotas are not controlled, it will lead to unfairness.

It is known that many universities are serious about early admission, but some universities enroll students regardless. Not only do they exceed their quota, but they also exceed their training capacity.

Also based on this reality, candidates need to be alert in choosing a truly quality university, not "just need to go to university".

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