From now until 5 PM on July 28th, candidates only have a few days to calculate and choose their majors and universities, beginning their journey of independence and preparing to build a career for the future after 12 years of schooling. However, the Ministry of Education and Training's "innovation" regarding the conversion of high school transcript scores and scores from separate exams (aptitude tests, thinking skills tests, specialized aptitude tests, V-SAT, etc.) to a 30-point scale (a combination of 3 subjects for university admission) has not only confused candidates, parents, and admissions experts, but also universities and colleges.
Why did this situation occur? In fact, in March, when the Ministry of Education and Training announced the regulations on score conversion, there were many opinions and analyses regarding its irrationality, but the Ministry failed to provide a common formula for schools to use as a basis. Therefore, currently, even with the same score from the Hanoi National University's aptitude test, the conversion to a 30-point scale varies across different universities.
What's even more perplexing is that the organizing unit, Hanoi National University, provided the conversion formula with results that differed by several points compared to other universities. Although the Ministry of Education and Training required this calculation to be "public and transparent," the candidates were completely baffled by the discrepancies in the results!
The 2025 high school graduation exam will have two main subjects: Mathematics and Literature, and two elective subjects from the new General Education Program, including: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Economics and Law Education, Informatics, English, and Technology. This will result in a large and diverse number of university admission combinations in 2025 (some universities will have up to 30-40 combinations; in 2024, there were usually 4 combinations), with some universities allowing candidates to choose subjects for their admission combinations.
However, the Ministry of Education and Training only published the percentile table for 7 subject combinations for schools to use as a basis for conversion, including: A00 (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry), A01 (Mathematics, Physics, English), B00 (Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology), C00 (Literature, History, Geography), D01 (Mathematics, Literature, English), C01 (Mathematics, Physics, Literature), D07 (Mathematics, Chemistry, English). So, what basis do schools using dozens of combinations other than the 7 with data from the Ministry of Education and Training, or candidates using other combinations, use to calculate and perform the conversion?
This not only creates difficulties for schools but will also seriously affect the rights of candidates. So, what will be used to ensure transparency and accountability for candidates regarding the "grey area" of the conversion beyond the seven subject combinations mentioned above, and who will be held responsible when candidates file complaints?
According to experts, high school transcripts account for up to 50% of a student's graduation score; the separate exams organized by each school have different scoring scales (some schools use a 1200-point scale, others a 150-point scale...) and different exam structures (even for comprehensive exams); the 2025 high school graduation exam will be subject-based.
Therefore, converting the scores to a 30-point scale to compare with the 2025 high school graduation exam scores is completely unconvincing. The use of a non-uniform sample to arrive at a common result, and then using that as the basis for determining the pass or fail of each candidate in the fierce competition for university admission, is a completely unconvincing approach.
Innovation is necessary in any field, but the ultimate goal of innovation is to deliver practical value, facilitate the process for all stakeholders, and ensure transparency and fairness. University and college admissions are fiercely competitive, with a difference of only 0.01 points between passing and failing. Therefore, the Ministry of Education and Training needs to quickly find solutions to address the issue of a new regulation that has not yet gained consensus, lacks persuasiveness, and is creating complexity and confusion in the admissions process, in order to protect the rights of hundreds of thousands of candidates.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/dat-quyen-loi-thi-sinh-len-hang-dau-post805322.html
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