Want to enter Ho Chi Minh City National University, which admission method should you choose to get an 'easy' standard score?

Candidates taking the first round of the 2024 capacity assessment exam organized by Ho Chi Minh City National University. This year, the university plans to reserve about 45% of the total quota of the major/group of majors/programs for the method of considering the capacity assessment exam results - Photo: TRAN HUYNH

In 2024, Ho Chi Minh City National University will continue to have a policy of enrolling full-time university students in the direction of integrating many criteria, in order to select candidates suitable for the training goals of the industry/profession.

From the 2023 enrollment results, candidates can refer to and measure their abilities to choose the appropriate admission method for this year's enrollment.

5 admission methods

Last year, Ho Chi Minh City National University had 10 units enrolling regular university students, including: University of Technology (QSB), University of Natural Sciences (QST), University of Social Sciences and Humanities (QSX), University of Economics and Law (QSK), International University (QSQ), University of Information Technology (QSC), An Giang University (QSA), Faculty of Medicine (QSY), Faculty of Politics and Administration (QSH) and Ho Chi Minh City National University Branch in Ben Tre province (QSP).

Units are autonomous in determining the threshold to ensure input quality, selecting admission criteria, and implementation methods appropriate to the training industry/profession and the general goals of Ho Chi Minh City National University.

Ho Chi Minh City National University applies many admission methods at the same time:

Method 1: Direct admission, priority given to direct admission candidates.

Method 2: Priority admission according to regulations of Ho Chi Minh City National University.

Method 3: Admission based on the results of the competency assessment exam organized by Ho Chi Minh City National University.

Method 4: Admission based on high school graduation exam results

Method 5: Other methods at units: by the school's admission councils, they are autonomous and self-responsible.

In which, Ho Chi Minh City National University increased the quota ratio for admission method based on the results of the competency assessment exam to nearly 45% of the total quota of this university.

Big difference in benchmark scores between admission methods

However, in reality, the general main methods of this university are not applied evenly across units.

For the admission method using the results of the competency assessment exam of 30% or more, there are the following units: University of Science and Technology, University of Economics and Law, University of Information Technology.

For the method of considering by high school exam results of 50% or more: An Giang University, University of Natural Sciences, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, International University, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Politics - Administration.

According to Ho Chi Minh City National University, overall, the university's enrollment work last year met expectations in terms of scale, as well as diversifying admission methods to suit different enrollment targets.

In which, the focus is on reducing the ratio of admission quotas for the admission method based on high school exam results, while the admission methods prescribed by Ho Chi Minh City National University (such as priority direct admission, priority admission, training institution regulations) have a stable ratio of the total quota compared to 2022.

With the orientation of diversifying admission methods and the policy of gradually reducing the quota ratio for admission methods based on high school exam results, in 2023 the number of candidates wishing to register for units under Ho Chi Minh City National University is 105,187 (an increase of 133% compared to 2022).

Notably, the average benchmark scores by major/field in 2023 of Ho Chi Minh City National University show a big difference between admission methods, especially in the two methods of considering high school graduation exam scores and considering Ho Chi Minh City National University's competency assessment exam scores.

Average high school graduation score in 2023 by field

Average benchmark score for 2023 competency assessment test by field

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/muon-vao-dai-hoc-quoc-gia-tp-hcm-chon-phuong-thuc-xet-tuyen-nao-de-diem-chuan-de-tho-20240501105329905.htm