"Low Expectations for Additional Medical School Admissions"…Impact of Reduced Enrollment Withdrawals Due to Upward Applications

Jongno Hagwon, Analysis of Initial Regular Admission Non-Registration Status
Seoul, Yonsei, Korea University, etc.
Decrease in Registration Withdrawal at Major Top-Tier Universities

The number of students who gave up enrollment in the regular admissions for major medical schools in the 2024 academic year has decreased compared to the 2023 academic year. This is due to examinees applying to higher-tier schools in anticipation of an increase in medical school admissions.

On the 15th, Jongno Academy announced that among the initial successful candidates in the regular admissions for nine medical schools nationwide, including Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Korea University, the number of no-shows was 43 (11.7%), down from 50 (14.7%) last year.

'Expansion of Medical School Quotas' Admission Strategy [Photo by Yonhap News]

The number of no-shows at Hanyang University College of Medicine showed the largest decrease, dropping from 19 (27.9%) last year to 6 (8.7%) this year, about one-third. Korea University College of Medicine, which experienced an unexpected shortfall of 8 students in early admissions this year, also saw no-shows decrease from 4 (16.0%) last year to 2 (4.3%).

Yonsei University (Mirae) College of Medicine also saw the number of no-shows halved from 4 (16.7%) last year to 2 (8.3%) this year. Seoul National University and Jeju National University Colleges of Medicine had no students who gave up enrollment. However, the number of no-shows increased at Ewha Womans University Pre-Medicine from 1 last year to 4 this year, Yonsei University Pre-Medicine from 7 to 11, and Catholic University Pre-Medicine from 9 to 13.

Excluding medical schools, the rate of enrollment refusal among initial successful candidates in regular admissions at major universities in Seoul also slightly decreased compared to the previous year. The first-round no-show rate for Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Korea University was 19.1%, down 0.3 percentage points from 19.4% the previous year. Sogang University (43.5%→36.4%), Hanyang University (22.1%→15.8%), and Ewha Womans University (17.2%→13.5%) also saw lower rates of enrollment refusal in regular admissions.

Lim Seong-ho, CEO of Jongno Academy, analyzed, "There is a forecast that the environment will not be disadvantageous for retaking the exam due to the expansion of medical school quotas next year," adding, "This year's regular admissions examinees likely applied to medical schools and major Seoul universities above their actual score range." He further predicted, "The number of additional admissions (no-show replacements) at top-tier and upper-middle-tier universities will decrease compared to last year," and "The number of students receiving waitlist numbers is not expected to increase significantly from last year's level."

Doctors Taking Off Their Gowns in Opposition to Medical School Quota Expansion
Photo by Yonhap News

Examinees can submit up to three applications in total, one each for groups A, B, and C, in the general university regular admissions. If admitted to multiple universities, they choose their preferred university, which can cause dropouts. Universities that fail to fill their quotas due to enrollment refusals notify the next-ranked waitlisted candidates in order.

Universities can notify additional admissions due to no-shows until 6 p.m. on the 20th. Announcements on websites must be made by 2 p.m. on the same day, with the last four hours reserved for individual notifications via phone or other means. Additional admissions and enrollment for the 2024 academic year will proceed until the 21st, and supplementary admissions will begin on the 22nd.

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