One Additional Medical School Admission Attracts 690 Applicants... Swarm of Applicants for Medical Field

690 Applicants Competed for 1 Position at Chosun University Dental School

The dominance of the medical and pharmaceutical fields continued in the 2023 academic year university entrance additional recruitment.

According to Jongro Academy on the 27th, the final competition rate for the 2023 academic year additional recruitment was announced, with the average competition rate for medical-related fields including medical school, dental school, veterinary school, pharmacy school, and Korean medicine school recorded at 294.8 to 1. In the additional recruitment for medical and pharmaceutical fields, 30 students were recruited from 24 universities, attracting a total of 8,845 applicants.

The most competitive was the Department of Dentistry at Chosun University, where 690 applicants competed for 1 spot, resulting in a competition rate of 690 to 1. This is the highest competition rate combined for early and regular admissions in the 2023 academic year.

Among them, dental schools recorded the highest average competition rate of 446.0 to 1 among the medical and pharmaceutical fields conducting additional recruitment.

The average competition rate for medical schools (4 universities) was 410.5 to 1, with Catholic Kwandong University Medical School having the highest rate at 498.0 to 1.

Additionally, veterinary schools (3 universities) had a competition rate of 341.0 to 1, pharmacy schools (11 universities) 243.1 to 1, and Korean medicine schools (4 universities) 239.0 to 1.

In the 2023 university entrance, except for pharmacy schools, no one gave up registration at medical schools, dental schools, veterinary schools, and Korean medicine schools located in Seoul and the metropolitan area.

On the other hand, in general departments of local universities outside the medical fields, there have been repeated cases where the quota was not filled despite multiple additional recruitments.

Lim Seong-ho, CEO of Jongro Academy, analyzed, "In the future, medical fields are likely to be more concentrated in Seoul and the metropolitan area, and the preference for medical fields may continue for a considerable period, as seen in the additional recruitment."

Meanwhile, the additional recruitment will continue until the 28th.

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