Gwangju University Expands 'Non-Face-to-Face Consultation' for Early Admission Applications Until the 14th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Gwangju University (President Kim Hyuk-jong) announced on the 10th that it will accept applications for the 2022 academic year early admission until 6 p.m. on the 14th.

A total of 1,558 students, which is 99% of the total recruitment quota of 1,573 (1,492 within quota and 81 outside quota), will be selected. Applications for Gwangju University’s early admission can be submitted through the university’s website.

Gwangju University is actively engaging in freshman recruitment by expanding non-face-to-face counseling channels and assigning additional staff to ensure smooth responses in order to strengthen communication with applicants.

Admission consultations are available in real-time through the KakaoTalk Plus Friend “Gwangju University Admission Consultation,” and channel addition and real-time chat counseling are also supported via the website’s admission consultation shortcut.

In addition, detailed admission information can be obtained in real-time through the Admission Office website Q&A and telephone inquiries.

Also, on the YouTube channel “Hosim TV,” various admission information, campus introductions, department introductions, and graduate interviews can be viewed.

Gwangju University’s early admission is conducted through three types of screening: general student screening, regional student screening, and screening for recipients of government aid, low-income families, and single-parent families. All screening types are based on student academic records.

The reflection ratio of screening elements is 70% academic records + 30% interview (40% interview for some departments) for the general student screening, and 100% academic records for the regional student screening and the screening for recipients of government aid, low-income families, and single-parent families.

In the early admission process, which allows up to six applications, Gwangju University permits up to three overlapping applications, and applicants can apply once for each screening type according to their eligibility.

Gwangju University, which ranked first in Honam-Jeju and third nationwide in scholarships per enrolled student (2021 university information disclosure for comprehensive universities with 5,000 to 10,000 students, excluding industrial universities), has expanded scholarships for new students.

The university has increased its internal welfare scholarship budget to allow full tuition exemption for new students within the 8th income bracket of the national scholarship, and awards 700,000 KRW academic encouragement scholarships to early admission successful applicants and 400,000 KRW to those admitted through additional rounds.

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