"Don't Want to Be a Teacher" Decline in Gyodae Popularity... 750 Early Admissions Unfilled

Seoul National University of Education Fails to Fill 80.5% of Quota, Rolls Over
Korea University Medical School Also Faces Unexpected 8 No-Shows

At education universities, where popularity had been declining due to increasing infringements on teachers' rights, the number of unfilled spots in the 2024 academic year early admissions surged sharply. Nationwide, 33 unfilled spots were also reported across 39 medical schools.

According to Jongno Academy's "2024 Nationwide University Early Admission Unfilled Status" released on the 4th, a total of 37,332 students from 221 universities nationwide failed to fill their early admission quotas and were deferred to regular admissions. This accounts for 14% of the total early admission quota. The number of universities that filled less than 60% of their quotas nearly doubled from last year, reaching 15 schools.

On the afternoon of the 14th of last month, students and parents attending the JinHakSa regular admission strategy briefing held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, are listening to explanations about admission application strategies.
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Notably, education universities showed a decline. Among the top 20 schools with the highest early admission unfilled rates nationwide, four were education universities. Last year, there were no education universities in this category.

The early admission unfilled rate for 13 education universities nationwide (including elementary education departments) was recorded at 31% (750 students). By university, Seoul National University of Education had 149 unfilled spots, accounting for 80.5% of its admission quota. This was followed by ▲Jinju National University of Education at 72.1% (150 students) ▲Jeonju National University of Education at 63.8% (81 students) ▲Chuncheon National University of Education at 60.8% (118 students).

In the 2023 academic year early admissions held last year, 20.6% (507 students) of the total quota (2,467 students) were not filled, but this year the unfilled rate jumped by about 10 percentage points in just one year.

Lim Seong-ho, CEO of Jongno Academy, stated, "The avoidance of education universities is at a very serious level," adding, "When students are admitted to both general universities and education universities simultaneously, the tendency to choose general universities over education universities is clearly evident."

Changes in the Scale of Unfilled Early Admission Slots for the 2024 Academic Year [Source: Jongro Academy]

Students applying to medical schools showed a marked trend toward entering top-tier medical schools. At Korea University, an unexpected situation occurred where the medical school failed to fill its early admission quota. Although 62 students were recruited, 8 did not register.

Jongno Academy reported that the total number of unfilled spots across 39 medical schools nationwide was 33, including 8 at Korea University and 1 at Hanyang University.

The early admission unfilled rate was highest in regional areas at 18.7% (132 schools), followed by the metropolitan area at 4.8% (47 schools) and Seoul area at 3.4% (42 schools). The number of unfilled spots in the Seoul area increased by 242 compared to last year, while regional areas saw an increase of 700.

The number of schools that failed to fill more than 60% of their admission quotas doubled from 14 last year to 27 this year. Universities that filled less than 60% of their early admission quotas numbered 15, nearly double last year's 8. Additionally, 5 universities failed to fill more than 70%, and 1 university had an unfilled rate exceeding 80%.

The 2024 academic year regular admissions will begin with application submissions closing on the 6th, followed by screening by admission group. The initial acceptance announcements will be made by the 6th of next month, with final registration closing on the 21st of the same month.

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