Why did a candidate with 28.1 points fail the university entrance exam, while a person with 26.25 points passed?

Just counting the medical faculty at Hanoi Medical University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, the number of candidates with extra points is overwhelming, many candidates have a total score of over 30.

Candidates in Ho Chi Minh City take the 2025 high school graduation exam - Photo: DUYEN PHAN

According to the list of candidates admitted to the medical faculty of Hanoi Medical University, there were 400 candidates admitted to this faculty. Of these, 166 candidates did not have any extra points, accounting for 41.5%.

234 candidates got bonus points (accounting for 48.5%), most of whom were candidates from region 3 (no regional priority points added) and region 2 (0.25 regional points added and calculated according to the formula: the higher the test score, the lower the priority points).

Hanoi Medical University adds points to 2 subjects: those with international language certificates (add 1 to 2 points) and candidates who won national excellent student awards but did not use the right to direct admission (add 1 to 3 points).

As a result, more than 230/400 candidates were admitted with bonus points. This pushed the candidates' admission scores up, with 48 candidates having perfect admission scores. Many candidates even had admission scores of up to 31.5 points (but the school only accepted a maximum admission score of 30).

Also from this list, there are 41 candidates from rural area 2 who passed the exam, of which 8 candidates had extra points, the rest were admitted by actual exam scores or a few regional priority points. Besides, there are a few candidates from area 1 who passed the exam.

For example, a candidate from rural region 2 scored 28 points. According to the priority point calculation formula, this candidate will receive an additional 0.13 regional points, just enough to qualify for the medical industry.

Meanwhile, a candidate in region 3, without bonus points, scored 26.25 points, plus 2 points for international language certificates, so his total admission score was 28.25, exceeding the standard score to enter the school. At the same time, another candidate in region 3, without bonus points, scored 28.12 points but still failed.

Many candidates have very high test scores and are still admitted without the extra points. However, there are many candidates who only have extra points to meet the admission standard.

Most of the candidates with extra points admitted to Hanoi Medical University are from urban areas - Photo: MG

At the medical faculty of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, the gap between those with and without bonus points is even greater. Of the total 434 admitted candidates, 153 had no bonus points, accounting for 35%, while the number of candidates with bonus points accounted for 65%.

However, the bonus points from the international language certificate of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy are much lower than that of Hanoi Medical University.

Of the 281 candidates with extra points at Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, only 7/34 candidates are from rural area 2.

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City has 7 candidates with an admission score of 30. Of the 7 candidates with a total score of 30, only one candidate this year achieved 30/30 points in 3 subjects, the remaining 6 candidates have bonus points, many candidates have admission scores exceeding 30 (the school only considers the 30 scale).

Admission to the medical faculty of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy has a plus point mostly in urban areas - Photo: MG

Statistical results from the medical faculty of the two schools show that: the number of candidates from rural areas 2 who passed the entrance exam is very small. The majority of candidates are from areas 2 and 3. The number of candidates with extra points is overwhelming and the majority come from urban areas. Partly because candidates are given extra points for their foreign language certificates.

A candidate admitted to the medical faculty of Hanoi Medical University had an exam score of 26.5, received 1.75 bonus points, and a total admission score of 28.25.

Also for this candidate, if calculated according to the regional priority score formula, the candidate will get 1.75 points, but 0.82, total score 27.31 and will not be admitted. For the candidate in rural area 2, the exam score is 26.5 points, the regional priority score is 0.23, total score 26.73 points.

Keeping the bonus points unchanged causes the actual admission scores of many candidates to exceed 30 points and affects the principle of fairness in university admissions this year.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vi-sao-thi-sinh-thi-28-1-diem-bi-rot-nguoi-26-25-lai-dau-dai-hoc-20250829123406436.htm