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Medical and Pharmaceutical schools add admission points for candidates with SAT and IELTS certificates

Many universities in the medical and pharmaceutical sector have announced that they will add extra points to the admissions criteria for candidates with SAT and IELTS certificates.

VTC NewsVTC News12/07/2025

Candidates with a foreign language certificate equivalent to IELTS 5.5 or higher will receive 1-2 extra points when applying to Hanoi Medical University in 2025. In addition, candidates who win prizes in the National Excellent Student Competition or Science and Technology Competition but do not use them for direct admission will also receive extra points. If they win multiple prizes, the school will only add points for the highest prize.

The bonus points of Hanoi Medical University with specific foreign language certificates are as follows:

Medical and Pharmaceutical schools give extra admission points to candidates with SAT and IELTS certificates - 1

According to the school's announcement, foreign language certificate applications must be submitted from June 16 to 5:00 p.m. on July 18 as prescribed.

This year, for the first time, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy uses bonus points for candidates with international English certificates (instead of just being a necessary condition for admission as in previous years). Specifically, the school will add points for candidates with IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 80 or SAT scores of 1340/1600 or higher in the combined admission method.

The formula for calculating IELTS and SAT bonus points of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2025 is as follows:

Certificate Type Bonus Points Formula
IELTS 0.9 x IELTS score/9
TOEFL 0.9 x TOEFL score/120
SAT 0.9 x SAT score/1,600

Candidates applying for admission to Hanoi University of Pharmacy with an international English certificate (equivalent to IELTS 5.5 or higher) will have their total admission score added to the bonus score (converted to a 30-point scale) for all majors applied for with the following scores:

Medical and Pharmaceutical schools add admission points for candidates with SAT and IELTS certificates - 2

This year, the school also considers combining high school transcripts with SAT certificates. Candidates need an SAT score of 1,350/1,600 for Pharmacy; minimum 1,300 for other majors. At the same time, candidates must have good academic performance for 3 years, with the results of grades 10, 11, 12 of each subject in the admission group not lower than 8.

For the first time, the University of Health Sciences , Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, has awarded bonus points to candidates with an IELTS certificate of 6.0 or higher or SAT test results of 1,280 or higher. These bonus points are applied to all admission methods of the school in 2025.

Bonus points on a 30-point scale are calculated according to the formula: Bonus points = 0.9 x IELTS score/9 + 0.9 x SAT score/1,600

In case the total score is considered according to the combination after calculating the added points, if the total score is over 30 points, it will be converted to 30 points. Then, the priority points for subjects and regions will be calculated according to the general regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training .

To receive bonus points, candidates must submit a notarized copy of their IELTS certificate or SAT test results to the school before 5:00 p.m. on July 21.

Kim Nhung

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/loat-truong-y-duoc-cong-diem-xet-tuyen-cho-thi-sinh-co-chung-chi-sat-ielts-ar953902.html


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