The problem with admission scores.

WITH ADMISSION SCORES ABOVE 30, SOME SCHOOLS NEED TO ADJUST THEIR REQUIREMENTS.

Hanoi Law University is one of the universities that announced its admission results earliest compared to other universities in the northern region. According to the initial decision of the Rector of Hanoi Law University regarding the admission scores based on high school academic records (transcript) and international English certificates, the highest cutoff score belonged to the A01 combination for the Economic Law major: 30.3 points. In addition, there were 5 other combinations/majors (out of a total of 12 combinations/majors in Hanoi) with cutoff scores of 29 points or higher. The lowest cutoff score (excluding majors at the Dak Lak branch) was still above 27 points.

Students of Foreign Trade University

However, shortly afterwards, Hanoi Law University announced an adjustment to the admission scores for the early admission method. Accordingly, the admission score for the A01 combination in Economic Law was lowered to 30. The admission scores for other combinations and majors remained as initially decided.

Speaking to Thanh Nien newspaper, Associate Professor To Van Hoa, Vice Rector of Hanoi Law University, said that this adjustment was at the request of the Ministry of Education and Training to avoid the situation where the cut-off scores for subject combinations and majors exceed 30 points. Associate Professor Hoa explained that, according to the Ministry of Education and Training's admission regulations issued last year, the admission score, including the scores of individual subjects, should not exceed 30. However, in Hanoi Law University's admission plan, the admission score for the early admission method includes three factors: component scores, priority points (region, category), and bonus points. Among the candidates who registered for early admission to Hanoi Law University, some achieved admission scores exceeding 30 thanks to bonus points. The university also did not receive the guidance document from the Ministry of Education and Training regarding university admissions in 2023 (Document 1919/BGDĐT-GDĐT), which required universities to convert all scores to a 30-point scale (including all consideration points) and determine priority points before admissions. Therefore, the university determined the cutoff score according to the formula published in the plan. When the Ministry of Education and Training requested the implementation of Document 1919, Hanoi Law University lowered the cutoff score for the A01 combination - economics major.

Same cutoff score, different values.

According to many schools, the formulas for calculating admission scores have already been published in their admission plans. The content of these plans is based on the Ministry of Education and Training's admission regulations issued last year. Therefore, the content of many schools' plans is inconsistent with Circular 1919/BGDĐT-GDĐT issued by the Ministry of Education and Training on April 28.

What is the actual highest admission score for the Foreign Trade University?

According to the admissions plan of the Foreign Trade University, the formula for calculating the cutoff score for candidates in Method 1 and Method 2 is the same. Accordingly, the admission score = M1 + M2 + M3 + priority points for prizes (if any) + priority points for policy-based and regional categories (if any).

With method 5, the admission score calculation formula is: converted score (from the aptitude test scores of national universities) + priority points for awards (if any) + priority points based on policy and region (if any).

Priority points are awarded to national-level outstanding students under Method 1, and to all candidates under Method 2 who have won national-level outstanding student awards and national-level science and technology competitions, with a maximum priority of 4 points.

Thus, the actual cutoff score for national-level excellent students in Method 1, and for all candidates in Methods 2 and 5, is 34 points. However, for these candidates, the Foreign Trade University only announced one column of cutoff scores instead of two. The highest cutoff score is 30. Therefore, the cutoff score for this program is 30/34; if converted to a 30-point scale, it is 26.5. Similarly, for a series of programs using Method 1 for national-level excellent students, Method 2, and Method 5, the university announced cutoff scores around 28, but if converted to a 30-point scale, it is less than 25 (28/34 x 30 = 24.7 points).

According to the admission plans of many universities, the admission score includes not only the scores of individual subjects and priority points (region, category) but also bonus points, additional points, and incentive points for different categories of candidates such as excellent students, students with international certificates, etc. Therefore, the maximum admission score for each university will vary. For example, the Foreign Trade University has a maximum score of 32, the University of Transport has a maximum score of 34, etc. However, according to Circular 1919, if the admission is based on a scale other than 30, the university must determine the corresponding priority points as on a 30-point scale (as stipulated in Article 7 of the Admission Regulations). Universities must specify supplementary criteria for candidates with outstanding abilities (if any) to ensure that the admission score does not exceed 30, including priority points and bonus points (if any).

To fulfill the requirements of Official Letter 1919, the University of Transport had to take an additional step of converting the 34-point scale to a 30-point scale when determining the admission cutoff score. The candidate's admission score will be the converted score of Math + Physics/Chemistry/Literature + English score multiplied by 30/34.

At the Water Resources University, in addition to the scores of individual subjects and priority points, the university also awards bonus points to candidates who meet the university's criteria, up to a maximum of 3 points. Therefore, the university's admission score scale is 33. As a result, some majors at the university seem close to the maximum (such as Information Technology at 29.5; Economic Law at 29.5; E-commerce at 29.25…), but when converted to a 30-point scale, the cutoff score will be lower.

2 BENCHSTONE POINTS

To harmonize the information published in the admissions plan with Circular 1919 from the Ministry of Education and Training, the Foreign Trade University chose a more cumbersome approach: simultaneously publishing two columns of admission scores using Method 1. One column shows the admission score calculated according to the formula published in the admissions plan, while the other column shows the admission score converted to a 30-point scale. As a result, one column shows many majors with scores above 30 points, while the other column shows a corresponding figure of only around 28.2 - 28.3 points.

Associate Professor Vu Thu Hien, Head of the Training Department at the Foreign Trade University, explained: "The scoring method for Method 1 has been stable for the past three years. Therefore, immediately after the university announces the admission plan, each parent and student can calculate their own admission score, and from there they can estimate their chances of being admitted to a particular major. If the university only announces the converted scores on a 30-point scale now, it will cause misunderstanding for parents and students."

Ms. Hien affirmed that determining the cutoff score on a 30-point scale does not affect the rights of the doctoral candidates.

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