Choosing a Stable and Upward University
Choose a university based on the following criteria and enter the name of the university. Choose three comprehensive student records, two stable and one upward, and three comprehensive student records. It is unnecessary to use all six for the curriculum. If you only apply for the curriculum, you can have up to two stable and two upward. There are students who ask about applying for six comprehensive student records, but if you are a prepared student, it is a sufficient choice. There are students who choose four essay types, but this is difficult. Even if you are really well prepared for the essay, applying for more than three is a problem.
Considerations for Choosing a University for Curriculum-Based Admissions
Based on your grade cut line, assume up to three stable and three upward universities and departments in the curriculum. It means expanding the possible range, not actual selection. Consider the 50% and 70% cut lines announced by the university. Assume that the final grade is the cut line by adding the difference between the 50% cut line and the 70% cut line. Under this condition, select stable and upward universities and departments. Assuming that the higher the university level, the narrower the difference in cut lines, assume the expected cut line. There are expected scenarios for the main departments of liberal arts and sciences in the next chapter of the curriculum-based admission strategy for students. If you assume that the competition rate has increased with reference to this, the expected cut line will increase. Conversely, if you assume that the competition rate has decreased, the expected cut line will decrease. Refer to the curriculum-based admission strategy for specific curriculum selection methods.
Considerations for Choosing a University for Comprehensive Student Record-Based Admissions
If the document entry is good, select up to four universities and departments that are one grade lower than the cut line for the corresponding university course in the comprehensive student record. That is, if the course grade cut line for the applied department is 2.3 grades, it is assumed that it is possible to apply up to 3.3 grades. The grade of the comprehensive student record applies to all students below one grade below the cut line, not just one grade below the cut line as in the curriculum. Therefore, if it is 3.3 grades, all students in the third grade can be applied. If the document is very good, up to 471 higher universities and departments than the course grade cut line can be assumed. This is also rare, but if you are a student who has really prepared hard, there is a possibility. If the document is very good, it is also possible to select a university that is 4 grades higher than the course cut line. It is a very rare student, but if you are a student who has really prepared hard, it is possible. If there are document and interview types, it is advantageous to apply for the interview type if the score is slightly insufficient but it is certain that you have prepared hard. If the score is insufficient but you are confident in the interview, it is advantageous to choose a university or type of admission with an interview. However, Chung-Ang University is excluded. Chung-Ang University is difficult to distinguish between the nature of the exploration type and the Da Vinci type. For more specific information, refer to the curriculum-based admission strategy in the next chapter and come back to consider the final university.
Considerations for Choosing a University for Essay-Based Admissions
When considering the characteristics of the university's text, it is not desirable to have more than three universities for the essay type. If there are many essay types, it is desirable to choose two universities for the essay and the rest for the comprehensive student record or curriculum. Although the proportion of students who meet the minimum conditions for the College Scholastic Ability Test varies depending on the university, it is more than one-third. Therefore, when choosing a university, consider that it is not easy to pass the essay even for students who barely meet the minimum conditions for the College Scholastic Ability Test. The College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) is a standardized test recognized by South Korean universities. The Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) administers the annual test on the third Thursday in November. Students who prepare for both the minimum preparation for the College Scholastic Ability Test and the essay preparation for the essay-based admission are struggling to come up with the best admission strategy, resulting in many cases of failure in admission.
Trend of Competition Rates for Major Departments in 2023 and 2024 in Seoul
To establish an effective support strategy, it is necessary to know the competition rate of each admission type. Since the competition rate determines the grade cut line in the curriculum and becomes a major criterion for determining the level of students in the comprehensive student record, it is important to know the competition rate of the student record curriculum for the major 29 universities in Seoul and the metropolitan area. The competition rate of the student record curriculum, comprehensive student record curriculum, and essay-based admission all increased, but the student record curriculum and essay-based admission increased relatively more than the curriculum-based admission. Overall, despite issues such as a decrease in the school-age population and the transfer of major government agencies to local areas, the competition rate of universities in Seoul and the metropolitan area still remains strong. Considering that the competition rate of the top universities' curricula, which selects the top 10% of students in the curriculum, increased even in 2022 compared to 2021, it is expected that the competition rate of universities in the metropolitan area will remain or increase in 2024.
Competition Rates for 29 Major Departments in Seoul and the Metropolitan Area
After selecting the major departments by department of In Seoul and the metropolitan area, which are the barometers of admission, and dividing the competition rates of these universities, unexpected results were obtained. There were cases where the competition rate of departments that were thought to be unpopular increased, but there were also cases where the competition rate of departments that were thought to be popular decreased. Moreover, even if it is the same department, the competition rate varies depending on the admission type, so it is important to consider the fluctuation of the competition rate to increase the probability of admission. This is the result of analyzing the trend of competition rates by admission type for these departments, which were selected by department due to the limit of space, and their major departments
Among the major 29 departments, 17 departments decreased and 12 departments increased in the student record curriculum. This result seems to be due to the rapid increase in the student record curriculum of mid-to-high-ranking universities in 2022, followed by the disappearance of the multiplier effect. The comprehensive student record curriculum increased in 20 departments and decreased in 9 departments, and the essay-based admission increased in 25 departments and decreased in 4 departments. Considering these results, how will the competition rate change in 2024? This analysis starts with the assumption that if the competition rate increases, the grade cut line will increase in the curriculum-based admission, and stronger competitors will appear in the comprehensive student record curriculum and essay-based admission. The reason is that in most departments, an increase in the competition rate indicates an increase in the grade cut line.
Analysis Result: 'Concentration in the Metropolitan Area' Becomes More Intense
Among the 29 popular departments, departments that have continued to increase their competition rates for three years are likely to continue to increase their competition rates in 2024. As a result, the grade cut line is also likely to increase. This is because the competition rate and the grade cut line are somewhat proportional. Then, are there any departments that have steadily increased their competition rates for three years? Let's analyze the relationship between social phenomena and them. First, when we investigate the departments where the competition rate has increased for two consecutive years in the metropolitan area, we can confirm that almost all departments have increased. However, there were only six departments, including the pharmacy department, that decreased in 2023 compared to 2022. These departments were also departments that had a significant increase in the competition rate in 2022 compared to 2021. However, the pharmacy department was the first selection for the pharmacy department in 2022, and the nursing department and computer department were distinguished by qualifications or clear skills. The public administration/police department was generally unpopular, and the mechanical engineering/automobile/shipbuilding and new materials were considered traditional industrial departments.
In Seoul and the metropolitan area, there is no department among the major 29 departments of universities that has experienced a decline in competition rates for three consecutive years. Two reasons can be considered for this. One is that although the total number of students is decreasing, more students are applying to universities in the metropolitan area, which exceeds that trend. In other words, despite the decrease in the school-age population, there is a phenomenon in which students are more concentrated in the metropolitan area, which is causing the competition rate to increase. The number of students in the metropolitan area is increasing, and it is not only local students who are decreasing. Seoul is experiencing a decrease in the school-age population to the extent that high schools that are closing are emerging, and the total number of students in the metropolitan area is also decreasing. Ultimately, it shows that the trend of local students moving to the metropolitan area is becoming stronger. Therefore, considering this trend, it is likely that the competition rate of In Seoul and metropolitan universities will increase in the future. Note that when analyzing the 29 major departments, the competition rate of all universities in the metropolitan area was analyzed, not just the top universities in In Seoul.
