How has college admissions changed over the past 10 years, and what will happen next?

A parent was so happy that he cried when he heard the announcement of the expected admission score at Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics at 3:30 p.m. on August 20, 2015, but his child was not removed from the list - Photo: NHU HUNG

In 2015, the Ministry of Education and Training organized the first national high school exam for the purpose of high school graduation and university admission. At that time, most universities recruited students based on this exam.

Remember 2015 - the first year of the national high school exam and candidates were allowed to withdraw and submit their applications within the specified days.

"Strange admission day", "Tears at the last minute of admission", "Chaos at the university admission at the 89th minute", "First wish ends in tears", "Candidates burst into tears at the last minute", "Shock, chaos and tears", "Suffocating until the last minute"... are the featured articles in newspapers published on August 21, 2015.

That scene did not repeat in 2016 when the registration method was adjusted. The registration in the following years was improved, done online to make it more convenient for candidates.

However, the 2022 university entrance exam has caused many candidates to struggle because the application registration software is difficult to use, and many candidates mistakenly used the wrong method, losing their chance of admission.

In 2023, the Ministry of Education and Training will improve the system so that candidates do not need to register for admission methods to avoid confusion and ensure candidates' rights.

Improvements in enrollment of the Ministry of Education and Training over the years

Since the 2015 admissions period, university admission methods have become more and more diverse. Admission policies have also changed continuously over the years.

Changes in exam organization for admission and admission methods:

The determination of enrollment targets of universities has also changed a lot in the direction of increasing the autonomy of the schools.

If in the first phase, the ministry assigned quotas to schools, in the following years, schools will determine their own training capacity, register quotas, and the ministry will conduct post-inspection.

One of the controversies in admissions is preferential points. The previous preferential policy in university admissions was said to create inequality, even in many years candidates with a score of 30 still failed university. This forced the Ministry of Education and Training to amend the regulations, reducing regional preferential points.

In addition to these adjustments, there are also changes in quality assurance thresholds, virtual selection and filtering, use of common databases in admissions... The number of candidates admitted to universities every year is continuously increasing.

However, 2023 marks a decline when the rate of candidates admitted to schools compared to their enrollment targets is lower than previous years.

Minor changes expected in 2024 admissions

Evaluating university admissions in recent years, the Ministry of Education and Training said that fairness between admission methods has not really been ensured.

Early admissions by schools still have many shortcomings, many universities enroll students regardless of their training capacity. Therefore, the Ministry of Education and Training plans to make small changes in the regulations to ensure fairness in admissions in 2024.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tuyen-sinh-dai-hoc-thay-doi-ra-sao-qua-10-nam-sap-toi-the-nao-20240316110505813.htm