Dr. Nguyen Trung Nhan, head of the university's training department, made this prediction on 10/7.

According to Dr. Nhan, this year's high school graduation exam featured changes in structure and content, with teachers and students reporting that the math and English exams were long and difficult. Consequently, the average scores for these two subjects are likely to decrease.

"All of the university's programs use either math or English scores, so the admission scores based on the high school graduation exam will decrease slightly, by about 1 point," Dr. Nhan predicted.

For programs requiring both math and English, such as international law, economic law, and tourism and travel management, the admission scores may decrease even further.

Conversely, Dr. Nhan believes that admission scores for applications based on Ho Chi Minh City National University's competency assessment and academic transcripts are likely to increase.

Based on the competency assessment score distribution from Ho Chi Minh City National University, he assessed that this year's results are higher than in previous years. About 40% of the nearly 153,000 test-takers achieved a good score – 700/1,200 points or higher.

"Programs that had admission scores of 700-850 last year will see a significant increase of several dozen points this year, due to the higher number of candidates in this score range and increased competition," Dr. Nhan explained.

He added that when considering multiple application methods, universities tend to prioritize candidates with more reliable and favorable indicators, such as competency assessment scores and high school graduation exam results. Therefore, the weight given to academic transcripts may decrease.

Furthermore, this year the university eliminated preferential admissions for students from specialized high schools, those with provincial-level awards, and other achievements. Instead, they will add 1-3 points to academic transcript scores. This will certainly push transcript-based admission scores higher.

For transcript-based applications at the Ho Chi Minh City campus, applicants need a grade 12 average score of at least 21 in 3 subjects within the required subject combination, excluding bonus points. For law programs, candidates must have scores of at least 6 in both math and literature. Pharmacy programs require a transcript score of 24 and excellent academic performance in grade 12.

For applications based on Ho Chi Minh City National University's competency assessment, candidates must achieve 650/1,200 points for regular programs and 600 for English-enhanced programs. For law programs, the minimum score is 720, with at least 180 points in both Vietnamese and math.

At the Quang Ngai campus, the university accepts applications with transcript scores from 19 and competency assessment scores from 600.

High school graduation exam takers in Ho Chi Minh City on 26/7. Photo: Quynh Tran

High school graduation exam takers in Ho Chi Minh City on 26/7. Photo: Quynh Tran

This year, the university is admitting over 10,000 students based on high school graduation exam scores, academic transcripts, competency assessment results, and direct admission.

Last year, the admission scores at the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City ranged from 18-26 based on high school graduation exam results. International business and economic law had the highest admission scores.

Le Nguyen