'Writing College Application Essays', Gyeongnam Office of Education Will Help!

August 8th, 2023 Academic Year Early Admission Briefing Session Held

Pre-registration Starts on the 28th at Gyeongnam University Admission Information Center on a First-Come, First-Served Basis

Gyeongnam Office of Education. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Office of Education will hold a 'College Admission Briefing Session' for the 2023 academic year’s early admission application strategy guidance and self-introduction letter writing on August 8th from 6 PM to 9 PM at the Education Office’s Gonggam Hall.

The Office of Education announced on the 27th that the briefing session was organized to help establish early admission application strategies based on the analysis of last year’s entrance exams.

The briefing will provide information on the 2023 college admissions and characteristics of each university’s selection process, important points to consider when applying, as well as instructions on how to write a self-introduction letter and how to use the school life record.

According to the Office of Education, the self-introduction letter is scheduled to be abolished starting from the 2024 college admissions, which will apply to current high school sophomores.

Since last year, the content of the self-introduction letter has been reduced to two common questions, one university-specific question, and a limit of 3,100 characters, and the number of universities requiring submission of the self-introduction letter has also decreased.

An official from the Office of Education said, “Although the influence of the self-introduction letter on admissions is gradually diminishing, it is a document that best reveals a student’s capabilities and therefore cannot be neglected.”

The Office of Education plans to distribute a booklet containing key evaluation factors and selection characteristics of major universities’ comprehensive student record screening for the 2023 academic year to students and parents attending the briefing session, which will provide practical help in academic planning.

Applications for attendance can be made from 10 AM on the 28th via the Gyeongnam College Admission Information Center website, and 200 students and parents will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you do not have a website account (ID), you must first sign up as a member, and students and parents must apply individually.

Hwang Heung-gwi, Director of Career Education, said, “Since there are quite a few variables in this year’s college admissions, we hope this briefing session will be very helpful to high school seniors and their parents preparing for early admission,” and added, “We hope examinees prepare well for the College Scholastic Ability Test, which is just over 100 days away, and achieve their dreams of career and academic advancement.”

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