'Additional Recruitment' Medical School Regular Admission Deferred Quota, 105 Students at 39 Universities

More Than Triple Last Year's 33 People

This year, the number of students transferred from early admission to regular admission in medical schools totaled 105 across 39 universities.

On the 30th, the Ministry of Education compiled the confirmed number of regular admission selections by university as of 6 p.m. On this day, a total of 105 students were transferred from early admission to regular admission at 25 universities, including Catholic Kwandong University and Konkuk University (Glocal Campus). The 39 medical schools initially planned to select 3,118 students through early admission and 1,492 through regular admission, but with 105 students not filled in early admission moving to regular admission, the number of regular admission selections increased to 1,597.

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The university with the highest number of transfers is Daegu Catholic University (17 students), followed by Konkuk University (Glocal Campus) and Chungnam National University with 11 students each, and Pusan National University with 10 students.

Fourteen universities, including Seoul National University, filled all their planned early admission slots, resulting in zero transfers. These universities are ▲ Gachon University ▲ Catholic University ▲ Kangwon National University ▲ Dankook University (Cheonan Campus) ▲ Seoul National University ▲ Sungkyunkwan University ▲ Ajou University ▲ Yonsei University ▲ Wonkwang University ▲ Ewha Womans University ▲ Inha University ▲ Chung-Ang University ▲ Chungbuk National University ▲ Hanyang University.

According to Jongro Academy, the scale of transfers from early to regular admission in medical schools exceeding 100 students is the first time in four years since the 2021 academic year recruitment (157 students). Last year, only 33 students were transferred from early to regular admission across all 39 medical schools. The increase in transfers is attributed to the expansion of medical school admissions in the 2025 academic year, increased movement among early admission successful candidates, and the rise in unfilled early admission slots due to the increase in quotas focused on regional talent selection.

The Ministry of Education explained, "The figures may change due to additional occurrences of unregistered students in early admission."

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