Admissions Consulting Day: Useful for both candidates and schools

Students attend the Admissions and Career Counseling Day in Ho Chi Minh City in 2015 organized by Tuoi Tre newspaper - Photo: Nhu Hung

The festival will take place on August 1 and 2 at the University of Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ward 14, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City.

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Thu, principal of Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, said that this year's admission consultation day is extremely important for candidates and universities and colleges.

“Candidates need information to register for admission, while schools need to announce admission information to candidates. Therefore, the fair will be a practical and effective exchange of information. Coming to the fair, candidates will be guided to choose schools that are suitable for their exam results,” said Mr. Thu.

Meanwhile, Dr. Tran The Hoang, head of the training management department of Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics, said that the 2015 University and College Admissions Consulting Day is an event that most students and parents are very interested in for the following reasons: the time of organization is very reasonable; students already know the exam results and hold in hand the scores of the subjects according to the exam combination they plan to register for admission to their desired university or college; it is a great opportunity for candidates and their relatives to receive the most official and clear information from the leaders of the Ministry of Education and Training and universities and colleges; with extensive experience in organizing large-scale admissions events, Tuoi Tre newspaper is a trusted address, a companion of millions of readers, especially students in remote areas with little access to information.

“Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics comes to the festival with the mindset of being ready to provide the most practical information to students and parents about university admission procedures. The school has carefully prepared for the festival with a team of professional consultants, four consulting booths with tens of thousands of documents, providing specific information and in-depth advice to those interested in the school's admission work. In addition, the school also accompanies Tuoi Tre newspaper, contributing part of the funding to help candidates from remote areas travel to Ho Chi Minh City to attend this first and important festival,” Mr. Hoang added.

According to Ms. Trinh Minh Huyen - Vice Principal of Ton Duc Thang University, this year candidates will register for admission to universities and colleges after receiving the results of the national high school exam. The admission process using the results of the national high school exam for admission also has many new features.

Meanwhile, in reality, many candidates and parents still do not fully understand the admission information of universities and colleges. Therefore, the cooperation of Tuoi Tre newspaper with the Ministry of Education and Training to organize the University and College Admissions Consulting Day 2015 is very necessary, meeting the needs of not only candidates and parents but also universities and colleges.

Arranging a separate space in the form of a consulting booth for schools helps candidates easily find out the most complete information about the professions and schools they are interested in.

“Right after Tuoi Tre newspaper announced the organization of this festival, we contacted the organizers to register to participate. Ton Duc Thang University will bring to the festival a lot of information introducing the school's majors and admissions to provide candidates, and at the same time send a team of experienced consultants to directly advise participants right at the school's consulting booth" - Ms. Huyen said.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Cuc, principal of Gia Dinh High School (HCMC), shared: “I am really happy to hear that Tuoi Tre newspaper organized the University and College Admissions Consulting Day in 2015. This is a need not only for 12th grade students but also for teachers. We not only let our students participate but also let our teachers participate to learn and study how to organize and implement so that later our school can provide individual counseling for our students.”