Seoul National University Fails to Admit 33 Students in 20 Departments During Early Admission... Additional Recruitment in Regular Admission

84.8% with 28 Natural Science Majors
5 Students Only from Department of Joseonhaeyang Engineering

[Photo by Seoul National University] Seoul National University

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Seoul National University recently closed its 2023 academic year early admission, revealing that as many as 20 departments failed to fill their quotas.

According to Jongno Academy on the 28th, under-enrollment occurred in 3 humanities departments, 16 natural sciences departments, and 1 arts and physical education department at Seoul National University. The number of unselected applicants was 33, of which 28, accounting for 84.8%, were from the natural sciences. Although the number of unselected applicants slightly decreased from 35 last year, this is largely attributed to the reduction in early admission slots from 2,393 to 2,056.

By major, the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering had 5 unselected applicants, the College of Nursing had 4, and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering had 3, followed by 1 unselected applicant each in the College of Pharmacy and the College of Dentistry. In the humanities, the Department of Geography Education had 2, and the Department of Psychology had 1 unselected applicant.

Seoul National University plans to additionally select the 33 unselected early admission applicants through the regular admission process. However, it is uncertain whether proper enrollment will be achieved, as additional acceptances are expected to surge again in the natural sciences during the regular admission.

Other universities in the Seoul area face similar situations. Sungkyunkwan University had 43 unselected early admission applicants, and Chung-Ang University had 16, with both institutions having over 50% of these in the natural sciences. At Sungkyunkwan University, the breakdown included 9 in engineering, 6 in natural sciences, 5 in the Department of Software, and 1 in the Department of Semiconductor Systems Engineering.

Experts predict that a similar pattern will repeat during the regular admission period from the 29th to January 2nd of next year. They expect more additional acceptances in the natural sciences than in the humanities. Accordingly, fluctuations in the acceptance cutoff scores for the natural sciences are also expected to be greater than those for the humanities.

Lim Sung-ho, CEO of Jongno Academy, explained, “We need to closely monitor changes in the scale of regular admissions caused by the carryover of unselected early admission applicants announced by each university.”

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