Gwangju University to Select 99% of Students in Early Admission... Up to 3 Overlapping Applications Allowed

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju University (President Kim Hyukjong) announced on the 16th that out of 1,742 new students to be admitted for the 2021 academic year (1,652 within quota and 90 outside quota), 1,724 students (99%) will be selected through early admission.

The early admission consists of three types: general student selection, regional student selection, and selection for recipients of government aid, low-income families, and single-parent families, all of which are based on student academic records.

The selection criteria ratios are as follows: for general student selection, 70% student academic record + 30% interview (40% interview for some departments), and for regional student selection and recipients of government aid, low-income families, and single-parent families, 100% student academic record.

In the early admission process, which allows up to six applications, Gwangju University permits overlapping applications up to three times.

Applicants can apply once for each selection type according to their eligibility.

Applicants wishing to apply to Gwangju University are advised to check the selection criteria ratios and choose the selection type that is most advantageous to them.

Proper use of overlapping applications can increase the chances of acceptance.

Application submissions will be accepted from the 23rd to the 28th via the Gwangju University website.

Applicants for the general student selection must take a non-face-to-face online interview on the 30th of next month, while the Nursing Department interviews will be held from the 29th to the 30th of next month.

The announcement of successful candidates will be on November 13th, and for the Nursing and Early Childhood Education departments under the general student selection with minimum CSAT score requirements, results will be announced on December 24th.

Meanwhile, based on last year's information disclosure standards, Gwangju University ranked first among private universities in the Gwangju area for employment rate of four-year universities (Group ‘Da’ with over 1,000 graduates), and was selected as a ‘University Strong in Employment’ among 224 four-year universities nationwide in the ‘2019 Youth Dream University’ evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and others. Gwangju University will provide customized employment and start-up programs such as fieldwork for new students of the 2021 academic year.

The university assigns employment professors to all departments to implement differentiated strategies from other universities and plans to actively support students by conducting early career guidance considering aptitude and major.

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