Candidates confused about registering for university admission

TP - There is still one week left to register for university admission on the Ministry of Education and Training's admission portal, however, candidates are still confused.

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One of the concerns of parents is paying the registration fee through the Ministry of Education and Training 's channel or the school's channel. According to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Dao Tung, Director of the Academy of Finance, some schools collect fees to check and confirm the validity of certificates for their own admission methods (considering foreign language certificates with graduation exam scores, considering combining international competency assessment certificates (SAT/ACT) with academic transcripts or high school graduation exam scores, etc.). This activity is independent of the virtual filtering activity on the Ministry of Education and Training's system.

It is noted that many universities collect admission fees for different methods. Thus, candidates who want to be admitted to the school must pay the fee twice. Once to the school and once on the admission portal of the Ministry of Education and Training. The Ministry of Education and Training has explained this, the fee is calculated for each individual admission activity.

This year, university admissions have many adjustments. The cancellation of early admission but schools still open early registration portals makes parents and candidates worried. A teacher of Nguyen Tat Thanh Secondary and High School ( Hanoi ) shares students' concerns: Is the order of preference placement at school and in the Ministry's system required to be the same? Can candidates register more/less preferences (compared to those registered with the school before) on the Ministry's system? Can candidates be directly admitted to a university (by the school's decision), is it mandatory to register the direct admission preference as the first preference or can it be placed after some other preferences that the candidate likes more but is not directly admitted?

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tien Thao, Director of the Department of Higher Education , Ministry of Education and Training, said that candidates are required to register on the Ministry's system and this is the final decision of the candidates in this year's admission season. On the Ministry of Education and Training's system, candidates can change the order of their wishes compared to the order when registering at school, and can add or subtract the number of wishes. In case a candidate is considered for direct admission (due to a school's decision), but the candidate wants to prioritize other wishes, he/she can put the direct admission wish first. In case the preferred wishes are not passed, the candidate will still be admitted by the direct admission wish.

Ms. Nguyen Phuong Thanh (Ninh Binh) said that her child is wondering whether to choose her favorite major or her favorite school. Ms. Thanh shared that her child really likes studying information technology and loves Hanoi University of Science and Technology because her brother is studying there. But her child's exam score is not enough to get into this major. Dr. Nguyen Thi Cuc Phuong, Vice Principal of Hanoi University, said that the major will follow the candidate for the rest of their life. She advised candidates and their families to choose their favorite major first. Because only love can help candidates overcome future barriers.

There is still a chance to consider foreign language certificates.

Some parents and candidates also questioned that the Ministry's system is still valid, allowing candidates to upload their IELTS certificates and related certificates to the system. However, the schools where candidates registered their wishes refused to allow candidates to submit additional certificates. For example, for the National Economics University, candidates who want to register for combined admission must submit their applications on the school's system from June 11 to July 11. Dr. Le Anh Duc, Head of Training Department, National Economics University, affirmed that after that time, if candidates do not submit their foreign language certificates, they will not be considered for admission to the school.

The deadline for registration is approaching, but candidates are still confused and uncertain. Photo: NHU Y

Experts said that before registering on the Ministry's system, candidates need to pay attention to the registration deadline and update relevant evidence as prescribed by the school. There are schools that will refuse to accept additional certificates after this deadline. Master Nguyen Van Dung, Head of the Department of Measurement and Evaluation Research, Institute of Digital Training (Hanoi National University) said that a member school of this University has just continued to open for candidates to submit additional certificates for combined admission cases. Associate Professor Dr. Ha Le Kim Anh, Vice Principal of the University of Foreign Languages ​​(Hanoi National University) said that candidates can register their foreign language certificates on the common system of the Ministry of Education and Training at the same time as registering their wishes if they have not yet registered with the school. The school accepts admission in both situations to ensure the rights of candidates.

Hanoi University of Science and Technology reminds candidates that the deadline for registering to convert foreign language certificates is July 25. Candidates can register simultaneously on the school's admission system and the Ministry of Education and Training's admission system. With a foreign language certificate, when applying to Hanoi University of Science and Technology, candidates will be awarded bonus points in the talent admission method up to 7/100 points; will be awarded bonus points when applying by the thinking assessment test score (up to 7/100 points); converted into corresponding foreign language subject scores when applying by high school graduation exam scores; have an IELTS certificate of 5.0 or higher or equivalent to be able to apply to advanced programs taught entirely in English; exempt from the English entrance exam (for standard programs), if admitted; exempt from foreign language courses (depending on the level of the certificate); consider scholarships for students.

Professor Nguyen Tien Thao noted that the Ministry's system only allows candidates to upload international foreign language certificates to the system, while candidates must submit other types of certificates (ability assessment, thinking assessment) to the school on the school's admission system within the school's prescribed deadline.

The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Training said that this year, the Ministry continues to support training institutions to upload the results of capacity assessment scores, thinking assessment (if any), aptitude test to the Ministry's enrollment support system, along with graduation scores. Candidates only register for majors and universities, the system will choose the most optimal method and combination to filter out fake candidates.

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