More than Half of Science Students Consider 'Cross-Application'... Liberal Arts Invasion Accelerates Further This Year

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60% of Science Track Students Entering Humanities "Consider Retaking the Year"

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] More than half of science track students taking calculus or geometry are considering cross-applying to humanities departments, indicating that the 'humanities invasion' is expected to intensify further.

On the 24th, Uway conducted a survey from the 14th to the 18th targeting 456 of its members, and 54.9% of those taking calculus and geometry responded that they intended to cross-apply.

Among those who chose science inquiry subjects, 56.5% considered cross-application. Compared to the cross-application intention survey response rate in July last year, this increased by 23.6 percentage points from 31.3%.

This year, the intention to retake the CSAT also rose by 2.1 percentage points from the April survey to 29.4%. Those who currently have no plans but might retake depending on circumstances accounted for 19.3%. The total percentage of students with the possibility of retaking was 48.7%.

The main reason for deciding to retake was "to raise the level of the university" (63.8%), which significantly increased compared to the April survey (38.8%). The next reason was "to enter the desired department" (20.0%), which decreased compared to the previous survey (28.0%).

Lee Manki, head of Uway Education Evaluation Research Institute, explained, "This confirms once again that the preference for university brands in our society is intensifying, and that students are very conscious of the social reputation of universities when applying. It can be seen that there is a strong desire to enter prestigious universities even for less popular departments, which provides a basis to predict an increase in competition rates for less popular departments at major universities this year."

In particular, 60.9% of natural science students who applied to humanities departments last year expressed a desire to retake. Among humanities students who applied to humanities departments, 40.4% wished to retake; among natural science students who applied to natural science departments, 48.9%; and among humanities students who cross-applied to natural science departments, 31.6% wished to retake.

There were cases last year where science students who chose calculus and geometry in humanities recruitment units were admitted at rates as high as 70-80%. This suggests that natural science examinees are more likely to actively cross-apply to humanities departments this year, according to admissions industry analysis.

Director Lee advised, "Humanities applicants need to be more proactive in applying to early admission, which is relatively difficult for natural science students to enter. From the perspective of humanities students currently enrolled, the regular admission process involves competing with natural science students who cross-apply and repeat test-takers, which is a heavy burden. Anxiety is absolutely forbidden, and they must do their best without wavering in their current elective subjects and the common subjects Mathematics I and II."

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