Both top-scoring students in the entrance exam at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology chose Computer Science as their major.
This year, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam National University, has two top-scoring entrance exam candidates. Among them, Pham Khanh Duy, a former student of Ben Tre Specialized High School in Ben Tre province, achieved the highest score in the combined admission method with 94.86/100 points.
This major has a cutoff score of 79.84 points. This score is a combination of several factors, including: aptitude test results (75%), high school graduation exam scores (20%), academic transcript scores (5%), and academic awards, social activities, and achievements in arts and sports.
Duy scored 1,067/1,200 on the aptitude test, 29.35 on the high school graduation exam in the A00 subject combination (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry), and 89.9/90 on his academic transcript.
Meanwhile, Tran Duc Minh Hieu, a former student of Nguyen Huu Cau High School in Ho Chi Minh City, topped the aptitude test with 1,091 points. The exam had over 90,000 candidates, but only 20 achieved scores higher than Duy and Hieu.
In addition, Minh Hieu also achieved a high school graduation exam score of 28.25 in the A00 subject combination, and a GPA of 88.1.
Khanh Duy, the top-scoring student in the entrance exam at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. Photo: Provided by the university .
Khanh Duy and Minh Hieu both chose Computer Science as their major. Coming from a background in specialized Mathematics, Khanh Duy said that choosing Computer Science was not only due to current trends but also aligned with his passion for mathematics since high school.
Meanwhile, Minh Hieu had been interested in and taught himself about programming since the 8th grade, so he didn't hesitate much when making the decision.
"Every summer, I turn on YouTube to watch tutorials on microchip programming and application development. My failures in a few competitions made me determined to learn more about programming," Minh Hieu expressed.
Besides the two top scorers, the female student with the highest admission score is Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi, a former student of Ben Tre Specialized High School (91.4 points), who also chose to pursue Computer Science.
Meanwhile, the runner-up of the school was Nguyen Tien Anh (94.09 points), a former student of Nguyen Thuong Hien High School, Ho Chi Minh City, who dropped out of Computer Science at the last minute. The male student switched to Electrical and Electronics Engineering because he believed it was the foundation for technological advancements, in parallel with the development of Information Technology.
"The engineering field has proven stable over the past decades and is also developing, but unfortunately, it receives little attention," Tien Anh assessed.
The two top-scoring students in the entrance exam were awarded scholarships of 35 million VND, while the second-highest scoring student and the outstanding female student received scholarships of 20 million VND each from the Ho Chi Minh City National University Development Fund.
Minh Hieu, top scorer in the aptitude test at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. Photo: Provided by the university.
According to statistics from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, more than 5,000 new students come from 630 high schools in 53 provinces and cities. Of these, about 1,000 students are female, accounting for 18%.
Ho Chi Minh City leads in the number of successful candidates with 1,375 students, followed by Dong Nai (267), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (206), Tien Giang (150), and Long An (120).
Top 10 high schools with the most students admitted to Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in 2023:
| High school | Number of students admitted |
| Mac Dinh Chi (Ho Chi Minh City) | 79 |
| Nguyen Thuong Hien (Ho Chi Minh City) | 77 |
| Le Thanh Tong Primary, Secondary, and High School (Ho Chi Minh City) | 69 |
| Tran Phu (Ho Chi Minh City) | 68 |
| Nguyen Huu Huan (Ho Chi Minh City) | 63 |
| Phu Nhuan (Ho Chi Minh City) | 63 |
| Gia Dinh (Ho Chi Minh City) | 63 |
| Le Quy Don High School (Ba Ria - Vung Tau) | 62 |
| Nguyen Thi Minh Khai (Ho Chi Minh City) | 54 |
| Le Hong Phong High School (Ho Chi Minh City) | 54 |
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology currently has the most comprehensive admissions scoring formula. Therefore, the university's cutoff scores are calculated on a 100-point scale. Compared to last year, the popular majors of Computer Science and Computer Engineering not only still lead in cutoff scores but have also seen significant increases, by 4 and 11 points respectively.
Le Nguyen
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