Additional university admissions: Wide open opportunities for candidates

GD&TĐ - A series of universities across the country have simultaneously announced additional enrollment plans, opening up more opportunities for candidates who have not passed the first round of admission or are looking for a major that is more suitable for their abilities and career orientation.

Public schools are actively recruiting additional students.

Failing to pass the Accounting major at public schools, Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, a candidate in Long Binh ward (Dong Nai), was wondering whether to continue waiting for an opportunity or to study at a private school with higher fees. At that time, Tuan learned that the University of Labor and Social Affairs (campus II in Ho Chi Minh City) announced an additional admission of 260 students, including Accounting and Economic Law - the choice he loved.

According to the announcement, the school will conduct additional admissions based on the 2025 high school graduation exam scores, requiring a minimum score of 14 or higher and no subject in the admission combination below 1 point. Of the 5 majors for additional admissions, 4 majors accept applications from 14 points, with Economic Law from 18 points; the majors of Business Administration, Accounting, and Economic Law have large quotas, from 60 to 70 students.

Notably, the Economic Law major has its own requirements: candidates applying with the A00 (Mathematics - Physics - Chemistry) and A01 (Mathematics - Physics - English) combinations must achieve a minimum of 6 points in Mathematics, while those applying with the D01 (Mathematics - Literature - English) combination require a total score of 12 or higher in Mathematics and Literature.

Previously, the university announced the first round of admission scores for 11 training programs at its second campus, ranging from 14 to 24.75 points on a 30-point scale. Many programs, such as Economics, Business Administration, Finance - Banking, Insurance - Finance, Accounting, and Management Information Systems, had a minimum admission score of only 14 points.

Also in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment announced additional recruitment for many regular university majors. Accordingly, the admission scores for each method are: High school graduation exam score from 15 points; study score for each subject at high school level from 18.12 to 19.10 points depending on the major; average score of 3 semesters according to high school transcript from 18.7 points.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Education has attracted attention by announcing the recruitment of an additional 230 students for 7 majors including Educational Technology, Russian Language, French Language, Japanese Language, Korean Language, International Studies, and Information Technology. Applications will be accepted from September 3rd to 16th.

With the method of considering high school graduation exam scores, candidates must achieve 18.25 points or more. The highest minimum score for Korean Language major is 22 points. In addition, the school also considers admission based on specialized competency assessment scores, with the standard score calculated according to the original combination, other combinations will differ from 0.25 to 0.75 points.

Previously, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education announced the first round of admission scores with high scores in the group of pedagogical majors. Of which, Chemistry Pedagogy had the highest admission score with 29.38 points (considering the results of the high school graduation exam). The non-pedagogical majors also recorded strong attraction, with an average admission score of more than 23 points.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics (UEH) also participates in the additional recruitment with 110 quotas for 7 majors at Vinh Long branch. Candidates applying for admission based on their academic records must achieve an average score of 6.5 or higher in three subjects in a combination. With the method of considering high school graduation exam scores, the score for receiving applications is 18 for the majors of Agricultural Business, Technology and Innovation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (engineering system) and 19 points for the majors of Business English, Tax, Hotel Management, and Economic Law.

Candidates complete admission procedures at Thu Dau Mot University, August 2025. Photo: L.Nam

Private schools are not left out.

While many public universities only recruit additional students for certain "selective" majors, private universities are opening their doors wide with a large number of places available across most training programs.

Hung Vuong University, Ho Chi Minh City (DHV) announced additional recruitment with a total of 615 targets, applying 2 methods: Considering the 2025 high school graduation exam scores and considering the 12th grade transcript. In the Law major, the admission score from the high school exam is 18, in which Math and Literature must reach a minimum of 6 points; if considering the transcript, candidates need to have an average grade 12 score multiplied by a coefficient of three from 18 points, at the same time Math and Literature must not be less than 6. The remaining majors accept applications from 15 points (high school exam) and 17 points (transcript).

Nguyen Tat Thanh University also announced additional admission for 73 majors in all methods, with scores equivalent to the first round's standard scores. Van Lang University implemented additional admission for 59 majors, accepting applications according to five methods including: High school graduation exam scores, school records, Ho Chi Minh City National University's aptitude test scores, aptitude test scores and V-SAT test results.

Similarly, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH) is considering additional applications for 61 majors, accepting applications until September 10 by considering transcripts with a score of 18 points, and for the health major group from 19 to 21 points. Saigon International University (SIU) is recruiting additional majors in Educational Technology and Information Technology in Healthcare with an expected quota of 300 - 350. In addition, Ba Ria - Vung Tau University also announced additional recruitment of hundreds of wishes for 95 majors, with the standard score based on high school graduation exam results ranging from 15 - 17 points and based on transcripts from 16 - 20 points depending on the major.

Other private universities such as Van Hien University, Binh Duong University of Economics and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, etc., have also announced additional recruitment with many vacancies.

Find opportunities through the “second door”.

If candidates are unfortunately unsuccessful in all their wishes in the first round of admission, they still have the opportunity to participate in additional rounds of admission organized by universities. This is not only a solution for schools to meet their enrollment quota, but also a "second door" to help candidates find a major and training environment that suits their abilities and interests.

For example, the additional recruitment of Thu Dau Mot University (HCMC) has 8 regular training majors including Music, Construction Engineering, Architecture, Biotechnology, Food Technology, Forestry Processing Technology and Environmental Engineering. These are all majors associated with the current development trend of society. In particular, the group of life sciences - applications such as Biotechnology and Food Technology especially attract candidates.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Nhi, Head of the School of Biology, said that students majoring in Biotechnology will be trained thoroughly from theory to practice, with the capacity to participate in the fields of medicine, high-tech agriculture, environment or biological cosmetics. The Food Technology major focuses on training skills in processing, preservation, quality control and research and development of new products.

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Phung, Deputy Head of the Admissions and Corporate Relations Department at the University of Finance and Marketing, universities that have filled their quotas in the first round will not conduct supplementary admissions, while universities with remaining quotas will announce their supplementary admission plans for each major.

Candidates need to closely follow the announcements of the schools to know which majors are still recruiting, and should register at many schools that have additional admissions to increase the chances of being admitted. However, candidates also need to be calm in choosing, because the standard score in the additional round is not necessarily lower than the first round, and may even be higher due to the large number of candidates registering at the same time.

Admissions experts note that candidates need to closely follow the official announcements of each school because the time and method of submitting applications may be different. Additional quotas are often not many, and they focus on majors that do not have enough students, so the level of competition is high, candidates should submit their applications early to increase their chances. In addition to high school graduation exam scores, many schools are still flexible in considering admission based on academic records, competency assessment scores or international certificates, expanding the options for candidates.

In the North, many universities also announced additional enrollment. Hanoi University of Industry is recruiting for 10 additional training programs in English. Phenikaa University also announced additional enrollment for 50 training majors, including many "hot" majors such as Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductor Chip and Packaging Technology, Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering...

The University of Agriculture and Forestry (Thai Nguyen University) is recruiting additional students for all 25 training programs, with a minimum admission score of 15 points based on the high school graduation exam results - the same as the previously announced admission threshold.

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