48.8% of Seoul National University Early Admission Successful Applicants Are from Specialized High Schools, Autonomous Private High Schools, and Science High Schools

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] This year, 48.8% of the successful applicants in the Seoul National University (SNU) early admission were from specialized high schools (science high schools, foreign language high schools, international high schools, arts high schools, physical education high schools) or autonomous private high schools and gifted high schools. The proportion of general high school graduates did not exceed half.

SNU announced on the 17th that it selected a total of 2,391 students in the 2022 academic year early admission, including 2,271 students through the regional balance selection and general admission, and 120 students through the special opportunity balance selection I outside the quota.

The total number of early admission selections decreased by 200 from 2,591 last year. The proportion of successful applicants from general high schools was 46.7%, down from 48.3% last year.

The proportion of gifted high schools increased from 12.0% last year to 13.1% this year, autonomous private high schools from 11.9% to 12.1%, foreign language high schools from 8.6% to 9.2%, and science high schools from 5.7% to 6.1%. Arts and physical education high schools, which recorded 6.7% last year, dropped to 6.3%, and autonomous public high schools, which were 4.1%, decreased to 3.7%. International high schools accounted for 2.0%, and specialized vocational high schools for 0.3%.

By region, the 'city' unit produced the most successful applicants with 882 students (37.1%). This was followed by Seoul with 748 students (31.4%), 'metropolitan cities' with 636 students (26.7%), and 'counties' with 113 students (4.7%).

By gender, there were 1,331 male students (55.7%) and 1,060 female students (44.3%).

The number of domestic high schools that produced successful early admission students was 809. The registration period for early admission successful applicants is from the 18th to the 21st. If there are any no-shows, additional successful candidates will be announced twice in total.

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