[2021 Early Admission Special] Sangmyung University to Recruit First Freshmen for Big Data and Fintech Majors This Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Sangmyung University will select 2,039 students, accounting for 68.2% of the total number of new students in the early admission process, due to an increase in admission quotas following the establishment of advanced departments. The largest number, 838 students (41.1%), will be selected through the comprehensive student record screening.

In the comprehensive student record screening, only the representative screening, 'Sangmyung Talent Screening,' conducts both document evaluation and interviews, while other comprehensive screenings are conducted solely based on 100% document evaluation. The Sangmyung Talent Screening method consists of a first stage with 100% document evaluation (selecting three times the number of candidates), and a second stage with 70% document evaluation and 30% interview. The interview is a confirmation interview based on documents (school records and self-introduction) and is conducted as a blind interview lasting about 10 minutes to ensure fairness.

Kim Young-jun, Director of Admissions (Provided by Sangmyung University)

The student record screening based on academic grades will recruit 699 students, reflecting 100% academic grades. There is no weighting by grade level, and non-academic factors such as attendance or volunteer work are not considered. There is a minimum academic achievement requirement for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). For the Seoul campus, all departments require the sum of the grades in two areas among Korean, Mathematics (Type A or B), English, and Social/Science Inquiry (one subject) to be within 7 grades. Applicants must be graduates (or expected graduates) of domestic high schools after February 2016, who have completed five semesters of high school curriculum (four semesters including the first semester of the third year for expected graduates) and whose academic grades can be calculated.

Through the practical skills and achievements screening, the Seoul campus will recruit 110 students in the Department of Sports Dance, Department of Fine Arts (Life Arts Major), and Department of Music, while the second campus (Cheonan) will recruit 245 students in the Department of Design, Department of Arts, and Department of Sports Convergence. None of these apply the minimum CSAT requirement. However, since the practical skills screening reflects different ratios of screening elements depending on the subject area, including student record grades, applicants must carefully check the early admission guidelines and apply accordingly.

This year, Sangmyung University is recruiting new students for newly established departments including ▲Big Data Convergence Major ▲AR·VR Media Design Major ▲Fintech Major ▲Smart Production Major ▲Intelligent IoT Convergence Major ▲Green Smart City Department for the first time.

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