[2023 Early Admission] Chung-Ang University Opens Major-Open Recruitment... Eased CSAT Criteria for Essay and Practical Exams

Chung-Ang University will conduct an open major recruitment in the 2023 academic year early admission student record-based (regional balance) screening and increase the number of recommended students per high school to 20. The minimum CSAT score requirements for the essay (humanities) screening and practical screening have also been relaxed.

Chung-Ang University will select 56.1% (2,788 students) of the total 4,966 recruits for the 2023 academic year through early admission. It will select 505 students through the regional balance student record-based screening. For the comprehensive student record screening, it will select 526 Da Vinci-type talents, 408 inquiry-type talents, 20 social integration, and 438 equal opportunity screening students. It will also conduct recruitment for 487 essay screening students, 356 practical screening students based on skills and achievements, and 48 special talent screening students.

The regional balance screening, a student record-based screening, has changed eligibility, the number of recommendations per high school, reflected subjects, and minimum CSAT score requirements starting this year. From this year’s early admission, repeat applicants can also apply for the regional balance screening, and the number of recommendations allowed per school has been expanded from 10 to 20. When calculating academic grades, all subjects in Korean, English, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science are reflected without distinction of academic track. Applicants must also complete one career elective subject corresponding to the reflected subjects to be eligible. To help prospective students adapt well to their majors, open major recruitment will be conducted, allowing students to choose their desired department after completing the first year.

In the essay screening, the weighting of evaluation elements has changed. The weighting of the essay test and student record has changed from 60% and 40% to 70% and 30% this year. Volunteer activity scores are not reflected, and the student record reflects 20% for academic subjects and 10% for non-academic (attendance) records. The minimum CSAT score requirement has also been relaxed compared to last year. The standard of a total grade of 6 or less across three subjects remains the same, but the inquiry subject reflection method has changed from averaging two subjects to reflecting the top one subject.

In the comprehensive student record screening, the SW talent screening has been abolished, and freshmen for the Department of Software will be selected from the Da Vinci-type talent and inquiry-type talent screenings respectively. The comprehensive student record screening does not apply minimum CSAT score requirements. The equal opportunity screening, which previously integrated basic livelihood security recipients, lower-income classes, and rural students, will be separated into distinct screenings and the number of recruits expanded.

The inquiry-type talent, social integration, and equal opportunity screenings all select candidates based on 100% document review. The Da Vinci-type talent screening selects 3.5 times the number of candidates in the first stage based on 100% document evaluation, followed by an interview. The final selection is made by combining the first stage score and 30% of the interview score. The Da Vinci-type talent interview is conducted as a blind interview.

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