Providing Customized Application Strategies for the 2023 Academic Year Early Admission

[Seoul District News] Geumcheon-gu to Hold '2023 Academic Year Early Admission Expo and Early Admission Preparation Briefing' on July 16 at Geumcheon-gu Office Auditorium; 22 Universities from the Metropolitan Area Participating, Admission Officers Offering 1:1 Consultation Booths... Gangseo-gu to Host '2023 Academic Year Early Admission University Entrance Briefing' on July 14... Gangdong Miraeon Provides Final Exam Study Tips... Gwangjin-gu to Hold Career and Admission Exploration Expo on July 18 at Gwangjin Youth Center... Gangnam-gu Offers Customized Sessions via ZOOM Video Conference Platform

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) will hold a ‘Early Admission Fair’ and ‘Early Admission Preparation College Entrance Explanation Session’ with the participation of 22 universities in the metropolitan area for students and parents preparing for the 2023 academic year college early admission.

At the ‘Early Admission Fair’ providing early admission application strategies, 22 universities in the metropolitan area including ▲Gachon University ▲Catholic University ▲Gangnam University ▲National Incheon University ▲National Hankyong University ▲Dankook University ▲Daelim University ▲Myongji University ▲University of Seoul ▲Sungkyul University ▲Sungkonghoe University ▲Sungkyunkwan University ▲Sungshin Women’s University ▲Sejong University ▲Soongsil University ▲Ajou University ▲Anyang University ▲Yeonseong University ▲Yongin University ▲Inha University ▲Hankuk University of Foreign Studies ▲Hansung University participate, where admission officers from each university provide 1:1 customized counseling on admission procedures.

In cooperation with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Research and Information Center, the fair has been enriched by newly adding counseling booths for arts and physical education fields (art, physical education) and counseling booths with general high school career guidance teachers.

The ‘Early Admission Preparation College Entrance Explanation Session’ will be held on July 16 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Geumcheon Career and Academic Support Center. Students and parents can meet experts in various fields in one place and participate in sessions that suit their interests according to the scheduled times.

The explanation sessions are composed of topics such as ▲Medical fields (medical school/pharmacy school) admission explanation ▲Arts and physical education admission explanation ▲Early admission application strategy (general) ▲Special lecture on comprehensive student record screening ‘How to write a self-introduction letter’ ▲Special lecture on comprehensive student record screening ‘How to prepare for interviews’, delivered by experts from the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Research and Information Center.

If you cannot attend the on-site early admission preparation explanation session at the Geumcheon Career and Academic Support Center, you can watch the session on July 20 from 5 p.m. on the Geumcheon Career and Academic Support Center YouTube channel.

Applications for the Early Admission Fair and Early Admission Preparation College Entrance Explanation Session can be made on the Geumcheon Career and Academic Support Center website until July 15.

Geumcheon-gu provides great help in establishing admission strategies for local students and parents by preparing response strategies for various admission systems that change every year.

A student who attended last year’s Early Admission Fair said, “I had a lot of concerns between two departments I was considering, but it was good that they told me exactly which department seemed more advantageous, and it was helpful to know which admission type was favorable for my grades.”

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “Through the Early Admission Fair and Early Admission Preparation College Entrance Explanation Session, students and parents will be able to receive customized admission counseling for their desired universities without visiting the universities in person,” adding, “We will continue to provide tailored support strategies centered on the Geumcheon Career and Academic Support Center.” For more details, please contact the Geumcheon Career and Academic Support Center.

Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Noh Hyun-song) has stepped forward to help examinees and parents struggling with complicated admission procedures.

The district announced that it will hold the ‘2023 Academic Year Early Admission College Entrance Explanation Session’ on July 14 at the Gangseo-gu Citizens’ Hall Ujang Hall.

Since early admission accounts for 78% of the nationwide university admission procedures for the 2023 academic year, the purpose is to provide accurate admission information to examinees and parents to help establish early admission strategies.

This explanation session invites Yoon Yoon-gu, a representative lecturer of EBSi admissions and author of ‘The Art of Admission You See as Much as You Know,’ to explain the characteristics of the 2023 admission and preparation methods.

In addition, it analyzes the most recent June mock evaluation to provide strategies for the CSAT and customized application strategies for major universities.

The session will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and any high school senior and parent can enter on a first-come, first-served basis starting 30 minutes before the session without prior registration.

However, examinees and parents who apply for online pre-participation by July 7 will receive a ‘Core College Admission Data Book’ free of charge.

For more details such as pre-registration methods, please check the ‘Gangseo-gu Office website (homepage) - Notices/News’.

An official from the district said, “We hope that through the admission explanation session, examinees and parents will understand the complicated admission procedures and help establish customized strategies,” adding, “We will continue to prepare various academic programs for local examinees.”

Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) announced that it will introduce ‘Lively Learning Content’ for final exam preparation through the integrated education portal ‘Gangdong Miraeon’.

In preparation for the upcoming final exam season, the district produced content containing effective study methods, scheduling, textbook and study notebook usage, memorization techniques, and mentors’ experiences and study methods, posted on Gangdong Miraeon.

Especially, study know-how conveyed based on the actual experiences of university senior mentors who graduated from schools within Gangdong-gu is expected to help students correct their study habits and establish study strategies.

Along with this, content titled ‘Everything about Elementary School Evaluation’ delivered by current teachers is provided, sharing information on dictation preparation and how to perform well on performance assessments for lower-grade students.

Gangdong Miraeon is an educational platform accessible to anyone anytime and anywhere without time and location restrictions. The district provides the latest text-based materials from admission experts along with video content to help students and parents with high school selection and college entrance, and plans to continuously update various contents related to career, academic progress, and learning every month.

Following the final exam content, the district plans to post content on ‘How to handle performance assessments,’ aiming to alleviate the burden on students and parents for the upcoming second semester performance assessments.

For more details, please refer to the Gangdong Miraeon website or contact the Gangdong-gu Office Education Support Division.

Gwangjin-gu operated the ‘Dream-Finding Career and Academic Fair’ on the 18th at the Gwangjin Youth Center and surrounding outdoor areas.

The fair, jointly promoted by the district and the Career and Job Experience Support Center ‘Haebom,’ was attended by elementary, middle, and high school students and parents seeking career and academic exploration and related information, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with 42 booths in 3 fields.

Participants experienced programs such as ▲Comprehensive Career Camp ▲University Student Mentoring ▲Over 20 job experiences through experience kits ▲College and high school admission explanation sessions and application strategies ▲In-depth analysis 1:1 college entrance consulting, spending meaningful time.

In particular, the ‘In-depth Analysis 1:1 College Entrance Consulting’ and ‘Comprehensive Career Camp’ were successfully operated with 80 high school freshmen and sophomores and parents and 60 students from grades 4 to 9 who were pre-registered from May 23 to June 10.

Additionally, the district held events beyond academic and career activities, such as mini Olympic games including darts, curling, baseball, archery, and screening of two astronomical videos, gaining great response by capturing students’ enjoyment. Events were available for immediate participation through on-site registration.

The district plans to use the satisfaction survey results conducted on-site for the next fair operation. Meanwhile, separate 1:1 consulting for early and regular admission preparation for high school seniors will be held in August and December.

Gangnam-gu (Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) will hold a ‘Customized Employment Special Lecture’ via the video conferencing platform ZOOM from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the 29th and 30th.

Gangnam-gu has prepared expert lectures on topics such as domestic and overseas company resume writing methods, marketing and HR employment strategies, and group mentoring programs. Current and former employees of Samsung Display, LG Electronics, IBM, and UPS will serve as instructors.

The participation fee is free, and anyone wishing to find employment can apply via Google Form until the 30th. For more details, contact the Gangnam-gu Job Policy Division or the Curiosity Project.

On the 28th, the district will hold the ‘Employer Invitation Day’ event for practical job matching from 2 p.m. at the Gangnam-gu Job Support Center. On this occasion, on-site interviews between excellent domestic small and medium enterprises and job seekers will take place. Participation inquiries can be made to the Gangnam-gu Job Policy Division.

Park Seong-hee, head of the Job Policy Division, said, “Gangnam-gu has promoted various support programs for young job seekers such as metaverse job fairs, online mock interviews, AI interview experiences, and online youth employment academies,” adding, “We will continue to implement various policies that provide manpower solutions to employers and employment opportunities to job seekers.”

Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) will operate the after-school program ‘Visiting Space School,’ where the whole village becomes a learning space, starting in July.

‘Visiting Space School’ is an abbreviation of a village school where we are the protagonists. Yeongdeungpo Innovation Education District village instructors proactively plan educational content and operate classes using nearby and familiar village locations such as parks, playgrounds, and care institutions as educational venues. It is a Yeongdeungpo-style village after-school class.

Now in its third year, Space School has conducted various educational programs every year, receiving great responses from children and parents.

This year, under the theme of ‘Village or Ecology (Environment),’ it offers a total of 16 programs in fields such as ▲Pottery ▲Art ▲Picture Books ▲Human Rights ▲Play ▲Village Exploration ▲Crafts ▲Cooking to support healthy bodies and emotional stability for children facing the post-COVID-19 era.

Each program was selected through village education content recruitment and screening in May, and to operate more substantial classes, sharing sessions were held and educational content was revised and supplemented through mutual feedback among village instructors.

‘Visiting Space School’ classes will be held from July to November at YDP Creative Arts Education Center, Yeongdeungpo Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, Chaeknamu Village Library, Mullae Neighborhood Park, and other locations.

Residents of Yeongdeungpo-gu or students enrolled in schools within the district who wish to participate can apply online through the ‘Integrated Reservation’ on the Yeongdeungpo-gu Office website starting from 9 a.m. on June 22. Each program recruits up to 15 people on a first-come, first-served basis, and tuition is completely free.

For detailed information such as class schedules and locations by program, please check the Yeongdeungpo Innovation Education District blog or contact the Future Education Division Innovation Education Team at the district office.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, “‘Visiting Space School’ is meaningful in that capable village instructors take the lead to strengthen the educational role of the local community and lead the holistic growth of children,” adding, “We will strive harder to create a village education community where both children and village instructors become protagonists and grow together.”

Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Gyeom-su) awarded certificates to students who wrote outstanding observation journals during the ‘Butterfly Life Cycle Ecological Experience Learning’ on the 15th.

‘Butterfly Life Cycle Ecological Experience Learning’ is an educational program where students raise butterflies themselves while observing and experiencing. This year marks the 12th year since its introduction.

The experience learning was introduced to provide students with an opportunity to go beyond simply learning ‘The Life Cycle of the Cabbage White Butterfly,’ a science curriculum for elementary students, through textbooks, by raising butterflies themselves to help their understanding and to discover the mystery and preciousness of nature and life on their own.

The certificate awarding ceremony was held to commend students who participated diligently in the butterfly life cycle experience learning from local elementary schools, kindergartens, daycare centers, and special schools in May, and who wrote excellent observation journals with outstanding observation and expression skills.

On that day, the district held the ceremony at the 4th floor Planning Situation Room of Gangbuk-gu Office, awarding certificates to a total of 13 students recommended by school principals for writing excellent observation journals.

Gangbuk-gu purchased butterfly life cycle experience kits consisting of butterfly eggs and kale pollen, the food for caterpillars, from Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do, famous for its butterfly festival, and supported educational institutions. This year, a total of 128 sets were provided to 14 elementary schools (68 classes), 3 special schools, 16 kindergartens, and 19 daycare centers.

An official from the district said, “Students have developed the habit of expressing their thoughts through writing observation journals for the butterfly life cycle experience learning,” adding, “We will do our best to further cultivate such observation and expression skills so that children can grow into excellent talents.”