Number of candidates using IELTS for admission to National Economics University 'increasing sharply'

Looking at the graph of the number of candidates using IELTS results for admission to the National Economics University, Associate Professor Dr. Bui Duc Trieu - Head of Training Management Department, was extremely surprised because "the number of candidates over the years has increased sharply".

Mr. Trieu said that in 2017 - the first year the school applied IELTS certificate admission, only about 50 - 70 students used this certificate to apply to the school.

By the second year, the number increased sixfold, to about 300-400 students. By the third year, the number was about 2,000 students... By this year, the number had increased to a record, reaching 11,000 applications with international English certificates.

“Of these, more than 70% of candidates scored 6.5 or higher. The most common score achieved by candidates is 7.0. This is a good sign because it shows that the English proficiency of students is currently improving dramatically. Previously, applications with IELTS scores of 6.5 were already a very high threshold,” said Mr. Trieu.

Through statistics from the first batch of students recruited with IELTS certificates, Mr. Trieu said that these students had a much higher average final grade point average than those without international English certificates.

“That proves that, admission byinternational english certificateis the appropriate selection method today".

In 2024, Mr. Trieu said, the National Economics University plans to increase the enrollment quota for international certificates and admission based on the results of the competency assessment exam.

Explaining this change, according to Mr. Trieu, in recent years the high school graduation exam scores have been too high, leading to an unfair differentiation of candidates. The above methods aim to ensure fairness for all students, while also selecting high-quality candidates who are suitable for the school.

“However, changes in admission methods need to be planned to avoid shocking candidates. The school will still consider admission based on high school graduation exam scores, but the quota may be reduced to below 25%,” said Mr. Trieu.

The school's admission score can be above 28.

Predicting the admission score based on the high school graduation exam results this year, Mr. Trieu predicted that the admission score for each major will fluctuate within a very small range, about 0.25 - 0.5 points compared to last year.

For hot majors such as Marketing, International Business, Logistics and Supply Chain Management… which had a benchmark score of over 28 last year, Mr. Trieu said that it is “difficult to increase it higher” this year. However, candidates must score over 28 points to have a chance of being admitted.

Giving advice to candidates to increase their chances of being admitted to universities, Associate Professor Dr. Bui Duc Trieu suggested that candidates should divide their wishes into 3 groups: a group higher than their ability, a group equal to their ability, and a group lower than their ability to increase their chances of being admitted.

Each group, candidates should register many wishes, arranged in order of priority. With such registration, the candidate's ability to be admitted to the school is almost absolute.