Virtual filtering helps reduce pressure on schools
According to MSc. Pham Thai Son - Director of the Admissions and Communications Center, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, the current situation of "virtual" enrollment quotas is no longer a big concern as in previous years.
“Actually, the concerns about virtual learning are mainly raised by schools. Since the virtual filtering system was introduced, things have become much simpler than before. This year, the school was only a little confused at the first virtual filtering session, after that everything was stable,” Mr. Son shared.
Mr. Son said that the current virtual filtering system operates with timely support from the technical team, helping schools almost not have to worry about technical issues. Thanks to that, the entire admission process runs smoothly, minimizing incidents.
However, the most important work only really begins after the software returns the admission results. At this point, schools must carefully consider to determine the appropriate benchmark score, and at the same time calculate the rate of over-calling to ensure that they recruit enough candidates according to plan.
According to Mr. Son, the Ministry of Education and Training's application of the percentile rule in the 2025 admission season has contributed to greater transparency and rationality in determining benchmark scores.
However, because this is the first year of implementation, many schools still use their own conversion formula, leading to a lack of consistency throughout the system.
“I believe that from next year, the Ministry of Education and Training will preside over and issue a common conversion formula for all schools, thereby creating more uniformity and transparency,” Mr. Son expressed his hope.
With many years of direct experience in enrollment work, he also emphasized that the technical support and coordination from the Ministry of Education and Training during this year's enrollment season has helped schools reduce pressure and at the same time bring peace of mind to candidates.
Dr. Mai Duc Toan - Director of Admissions and Communications Center, Gia Dinh University said that there should be a regulation limiting the number of wishes.
“Each candidate should only register 1-3 wishes corresponding to 1-3 majors/schools. That way, they will be more proactive, the admission process will be less complicated, and they will avoid wasting time and fees when registering too many wishes but in the end only studying at one school,” Mr. Toan analyzed.
Regarding the registration process, he assessed this as a step forward as candidates do not need to care about the admission method or combination, and the data is well synchronized on the Ministry's common system.
However, to ensure transparency and reduce pressure on both candidates and schools, he proposed that there should be a general framework for regulations on the number of applications and admission majors.
“The most important thing is to make the admission process transparent and simple so that candidates are not confused and universities do not have to disperse their resources,” Mr. Toan emphasized.
Eliminate early admission to increase fairness
According to an admissions expert at a public university in Ho Chi Minh City, the 2025 admissions season will see many innovations to improve fairness and transparency.
One of the important changes is the elimination of early admission. He assessed this as a positive step. "Eliminating early admission helps 12th graders focus more on studying and reviewing for the high school graduation exam, avoiding distractions due to having to compete with many separate admission methods from the beginning of the year. Thanks to that, the quality of general education can be improved, while reducing inequality between groups of students," he analyzed.
A notable positive point in the 2025 admission process is that candidates can register for admission more conveniently and simply than in previous years.
Unlike before, students no longer have to worry about individual admission methods or combinations. All data from high school graduation exam scores, competency assessment exams to academic records are automatically synchronized on the common system of the Ministry of Education and Training.
Thanks to that, candidates only need to register their wishes directly on the system, without having to spend a lot of time calculating or entering complicated data.
This new approach not only saves time but also limits technical errors, while helping candidates focus on choosing a major that suits their interests and abilities.
"Candidates this year can register for admission quite conveniently and simply, because they do not need to care about the admission method or combination like every year. The data is synchronized quite well on the Ministry's common system. This is a prominent positive point in the 2025 admission process."
The application of percentiles to convert scores between admission methods in 2025 is considered an important innovation, although it still causes many mixed opinions.
According to an admissions expert, the outstanding advantage of percentiles is to increase fairness, helping to eliminate the difference between the scores of each method. This is also considered a useful tool when it is necessary to convert from many different sources and score frames to a common scale, facilitating the admissions process.
Although there are still some points that need to be overcome, this expert affirms that percentiles are a necessary tool to move towards a more transparent and fair admissions process.
After this year's admission season, he hopes the Ministry of Education and Training will make appropriate adjustments, making the percentiles more useful and easier to use for schools.
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