Many candidates have received admission notices and admission letters from universities. Illustration photo: AI
According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training , this year there is no more early admission. At this time, candidates are in the process of paying the registration fee on the Ministry's common system, and it is not yet the stage of organizing the admission, but many schools have invited them to enroll.
Send congratulatory messages and invite candidates to see their admission notices.
Candidates have not yet completed paying the admission fee. According to the Ministry's admission schedule, from August 13 to 5:00 p.m. on August 20, universities will upload data and admission information to the system and organize the admission.
This means that at this time, universities do not have official registration data of candidates, so they cannot consider admission.
Meanwhile, yesterday afternoon, July 30, many candidates received a text message from Hong Bang International University with the following content:
"Hong Bang International University congratulates candidate: Full name NLTN, application code... for being admitted to Hong Bang International University. Please see the admission notice attached to the email or look up the notice here (with link)".
As of this morning, July 31, when accessing the link on the admission notification message of Hong Bang International University, entering the ID card/phone number... the admission result will be displayed with the candidate's personal information and the admission result of "conditional admission" to a regular university in 2025, the admission method is based on the 12th grade transcript according to a combination of 3 subjects.
"I have not yet paid the admission fee on the ministry's common system but have received a notice of admission, so do I still need to pay the fee?", the candidate wondered.
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Meanwhile, a series of candidates also unexpectedly received "official university admission letters in 2025" from universities sent from early July 2025.
The admission letter from Hung Vuong University, Ho Chi Minh City sent to the candidate informed: "Based on the candidate's application for admission based on high school transcripts - receiving scholarships, Hung Vuong University, Ho Chi Minh City respectfully congratulates the candidate... for meeting the requirements for admission based on high school transcripts - receiving scholarships for the regular university program...".
Hung Vuong University, Ho Chi Minh City invites candidates to come to one of the two campuses of the school to complete procedures: Phu Lam ward, Ho Chi Minh City (receiving from July 11 to July 20) or An Nhon ward, Ho Chi Minh City (receiving from July 16 to July 20).
The school also "importantly notes:... Candidates need to confirm within the prescribed time frame to ensure their rights. After this time, the school will give priority to considering the rights of other candidates who have completed the procedures first."
Invitation letter for admission to regular university in 2025 from Hung Vuong University, Ho Chi Minh City sent to candidates - Photo: TRAN HUYNH
Similarly, many candidates also soon received "official university admission letters in 2025" from Gia Dinh University.
According to this document, the school's admissions board "congratulates and announces that the candidate... has met the requirements to be admitted to the regular university program, major...".
Although it is an official university admission letter, the school "invites candidates to complete admission procedures for the new student skills course (free and with certificate) from July 7 to July 11".
The school requires that when coming to complete the admission procedures, candidates need to bring complete documents: 2025 admission letter (original), all types of documents normally required to submit when enrolling, 3x4 photo, Party and Union transfer records (if any), tuition and mandatory admission fees of more than 12 million VND.
The school also noted: "Because the quota is limited, candidates should complete the admission procedures within the deadline stated in this notice. In case new students have not received the admission letter, please contact the Admissions and Communications Center immediately to receive it. New students who do not have enough documents to be notarized should bring the documents (originals), the school will invite a notary office to support right at the admission area."
What do the schools say?
Talking to Tuoi Tre Online about this, a representative of Hung Vuong University in Ho Chi Minh City said: "This invitation letter is sent as a tool to confirm the benefits for those who are eligible to receive the school's scholarship, helping them feel secure when applying to the school. The content of the invitation letter is not binding on candidates but supports additional voluntary preferential policies, no one is forced."
Mr. Trinh Huu Chung - Vice Principal of Gia Dinh University - explained: "That is an admission letter, not an admission notice. The school invites you to attend a new student skills course. The school invites you, but the candidates do not come. Candidates are very smart now, so you will probably wait until after August 20 to come."
Meanwhile, Associate Professor Dr. Le Khac Cuong - Vice Principal of Hong Bang International University - said that this year, implementing digital transformation, the school will automatically send admission notification messages to all candidates, instead of sending paper notifications like every year.
"This is done by the technical department (partner, not part of the school). Yesterday, this department tested, instead of writing the content of the admission conditions notice, they chose the admission notice form to send to candidates. Immediately after receiving the candidates' feedback, the school sent a correction, but I think maybe you are still wondering, so the school will officially announce this technical problem," said Mr. Cuong.
Ms. Tran Thuy Tram Quyen - Vice Principal of the school - also affirmed: "The school always complies with the Ministry's admission regulations. The above incident was due to a technical error from yesterday, the supplier went into the test and turned on the test feature, so it displayed the old system of 2024, the notification has not been updated to match the information of 2025, so candidates look up the information like that. The school has turned off this lookup system."
Qualify for admission, pay 3 million VND to get tuition support?
Many candidates also received an email from Van Hien University with the following content: "Based on the announcement of candidates eligible for admission sent to you by Van Hien University via email... As a practical companion exclusively for candidates who have met the admission requirements; choose VHU as your first choice and pay the fee to join myU membership.
The school announced the tuition support level exclusively for candidates who receive this email until July 28. You only need to pay 3 million VND to receive full support of 60% of the tuition fee for semester 1 and 30% of the tuition fee for semester 2. You can complete the remaining amount after completing the admission procedures at the school according to the time prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training.
We have contacted the school to request information exchange but have not received a response yet.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/chua-xet-tuyen-truong-dai-hoc-da-moi-nhap-hoc-som-20250731135223384.htm
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