"Changes in Admission Plans at 20 Universities to Prevent Disadvantages for High School Seniors in Daeri"

Consideration of COVID-19 Situation in Holistic Admissions Document Evaluation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), 20 universities have partially changed their university admission plans to ensure that high school seniors are not disadvantaged.

The Korea Council for University Education compiled and announced on the 7th the list of schools (20 universities) that applied for and received approval for changes in the 2021 university admission methods.

Fourteen universities, including Gyeongnam University, Kyungsung University, and Korea University, changed matters related to qualification criteria such as language proficiency. Since various competitions were not held, Kyonggi University and Keimyung University changed the recognition period for competition achievements in the special talent admission track. Seoul National University relaxed the minimum CSAT score requirements for admission tracks available only to current students and stated that non-curricular areas would not be reflected in the CSAT-focused admission track.

Although not approved by the Council for University Education, 23 universities independently adjusted their internal operation guidelines. Seventeen universities, including Konkuk University, Korea University, and Sogang University, stated that they would reflect the COVID-19 situation in the evaluation of documents for the comprehensive student record admission track. Korea University and Ewha Womans University will also conduct interviews online.