72,000 candidates only registered 1 university admission wish in 2023

Associate Professor - Doctor Nguyen Thu Thuy, Director of the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education and Training, spoke at the 2023 University and College Admissions Consulting Day.

The 2023 University and College Admissions Consulting Day took place simultaneously in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of July 22, with the presence of many leading admissions experts and over 300 consulting booths from schools.

At the general consultation session of the festival, experts from the Ministry of Education and Training and experts from a number of prestigious training institutions listened to and directly exchanged necessary information with candidates and parents; answered questions in the process of learning about majors, schools, admission methods as well as effective steps to register for admission.

Within the framework of the festival, with over 300 consulting booths of universities, academies, colleges, and vocational training institutions, candidates also have access to complete and reliable information on enrollment regulations, admission regulations, information on tuition fees, scholarships, learning environment, university life, and job opportunities.

Sharing at the festival, Associate Professor - Doctor Nguyen Thu Thuy, Director of the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education and Training, said that up to this point, only about 390,000 candidates have registered their wishes on the admission system of the Ministry of Education and Training (accounting for about 1/3 of the total number of candidates taking the 2023 High School Graduation Exam).

Of these, about 72,000 candidates only registered for one choice. Therefore, the Director of the Department of Higher Education advised candidates not to register for only one choice but to have several choices. If there is a risk for the candidate, the Ministry's system will continue to consider admission so that the candidate has other opportunities. At the same time, candidates should pay attention to placing their favorite choice and the most suitable choice at the top.

Associate Professor-PhD Nguyen Thu Thuy also noted that in reality from last year, many candidates were admitted through the early admission method but did not register their eligible wishes on the Ministry of Education and Training's admission system. Such cases have lost their own chances of admission.

Even if the schools confirm that the candidates have been conditionally admitted, the candidates still have to do the final step of registering their admission wishes, including early admission wishes and admission wishes based on high school graduation exam scores, on the admission system of the Ministry of Education and Training and pay the full fee for the registered wishes.

In response to a parent's concern that the Ministry of Education and Training's failure to control the number of applications would cause complications in the admission process and that one candidate could "take over" many other candidates; at the same time, schools are using too many admission methods, Associate Professor-PhD Nguyen Thu Thuy said that the Law on Higher Education gives schools autonomy in developing admission methods. Whether or not to use the early admission method depends on the needs of the candidates. If they do not want to, candidates can still use the admission method based on exam scores.

Consulting booth of Hanoi University of Science and Technology at the festival

Regarding not controlling the number of candidates' wishes, this is a way to increase the candidates' opportunities, not to cause difficulties for them. The Ministry of Education and Training has a solution to reduce the virtual situation by requiring candidates to register all their wishes on the Ministry's admission system. Accordingly, even if a candidate registers many wishes, they will still only be determined to be admitted to one wish with the highest priority in the candidate's wish list. Therefore, candidates who register many wishes do not "take up space" for other candidates as parents worry.

Responding to parents' questions about whether candidates registering their preferences using high school graduation exam scores need to register on the school system, the Director of the Department of Higher Education affirmed that with the admission method using high school graduation exam scores, candidates only register on the Ministry's admission system. Candidates check the admission section with high school graduation exam score data.

Regarding the issue of retaining results after being notified of admission, Associate Professor-PhD Nguyen Thu Thuy said that in case of wanting to retain, first of all, the candidate must confirm admission to the school he/she has been admitted to. If not confirmed, the candidate is considered to have refused admission, the school will recruit another candidate. After registering for admission, the candidate must study for a semester, for example. Then, explain to the school the reason for the temporary suspension and the school may allow the candidate to retain the results.

In some cases, candidates who have not officially started studying but have to do military service or have a medical reason and have confirmation from a professional agency, the school may also allow them to reserve their results. However, this is a very special case. Therefore, it is possible to reserve the admission results, but it must be in accordance with the regulations, not everyone reserves the results to try studying elsewhere.

According to Vietnam+