Online university admission situation on August 19

On the penultimate day of admission for the first choice, universities have prepared their staff to receive and return application documents to candidates.

Candidates wait to submit their application documents at the University of Technology (VNU-HCM City). Photo - Hong Nguyen

10:45: Candidates are sparse
Like many other universities, this morning at Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture, candidates and parents mainly came to submit their applications. Very few candidates withdrew their applications or changed their admission wishes. Candidates and parents came here to submit and withdraw their applications easily, without having to wait or line up like many other schools.
Mr. Tuan (Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City), the parent of Tran Van Duyen, said that he and his son came here early in the morning. His son got 21.75 points in the A block exam while the temporary safe score of Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture is 21.25 points.
Mr. Tuan said that he and his father would wait here until 3 p.m. At that time, the school would announce the list of candidates to register for the exam again. If it was not safe, they would withdraw their applications. “Tomorrow is the last day. If it is not safe, they would withdraw their applications this afternoon and apply to another school tomorrow. Such a fragile score is heartbreaking!”, Mr. Tuan said tiredly.

Parents and candidates submit applications at Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture. Photo - Thuc Trinh

Meanwhile, Hoai Nam is a self-study candidate from Ca Mau. Nam said that he has been staying at home to check his scores online and has just come here today to submit his application.
Nam said: “I got 23 points in the A block exam, I submitted it but haven’t gone home yet. I’m waiting to see how the school announces the list this afternoon. Tonight I’ll rent a motel to stay, I’ve come all the way here anyway, I’ll wait until tomorrow to be sure and then go home.”

10:20: Many candidates submit and withdraw applications

According to our records, many candidates and parents came to Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport to withdraw their applications. The number of candidates submitting and adjusting their applications was equally large.
Candidate Le Minh Hoang (Tay Ninh) scored 26.5 points (math doubling). However, according to information on the school's website, Hoang failed because the mechanical engineering major he chose had an expected score of 27.5 points. Hoang regretted: "I applied for the highest major but now I failed, my score is like that, it's not safe so I withdrew and plan to apply to Saigon University."

Many candidates came to withdraw their applications at Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport. Photo - Hong Nguyen

Meanwhile, candidate Nguyen Cong Tao (Ben Tre) just went to Ho Chi Minh City to submit his application yesterday morning, and today he hurriedly withdrew his application. Tao said: "I applied to this school but saw that my friends all applied to the University of Industry, so I was very worried, so today I came to withdraw my application to apply to the other school."
Meanwhile, many candidates submitted their applications for the first time today after closely monitoring the admissions process. A parent from Vung Tau brought her child to sit and watch all morning, her child got 21.65 points, while the expected standard score for the industry is 22 points. She said: "I don't know what to do with this score, I heard the probability is 50/50, but I'm afraid that if I submit my application and end up having to withdraw, I won't be able to submit it in time to the University of Mining and Geology in the North."
According to the records, the submission and withdrawal of applications at the University of Transport is quite convenient. Although there are many candidates, to withdraw their applications, candidates only have to wait about 15 or 20 minutes before the school returns their applications. At 9:45 a.m., an admissions officer said that the number of applications withdrawn this morning was quite large, while there were more than 100 applications submitted.

9:45: University of Technology - temporary benchmark scores continue to increase

Dr. Le Chi Thong - Head of Training Department of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - said that as of August 18, the temporary benchmark scores for most majors increased by 0.25 points compared to the previous day.
According to Mr. Thong, the school is updating data for the search tool. Candidates who are below the temporary standard score and have temporary search results that show they are not admitted should withdraw their applications immediately.
Temporary admission scores as of August 18 are as follows:

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (VNU-HCM CITY)	Provisional benchmark
Industrial Systems Engineering	23
Architecture	26.83
Geodetic Engineering - Cartography	19
Construction materials engineering technology	21.5
Industrial Management	23.5
Materials Engineering	21.75
Industrial Maintenance (College)	12.25
Textile and garment industry	22.5
Mechanical-mechatronics industry group	24.5
Geological and Petroleum Engineering Group	24.5
Electrical and electronic industry group	24.75
Traffic engineering group	24
Chemical-food-biology industry group	24.5
Environmental industry group	22.5
Computer and information technology industry group	25.25
Engineering physics-engineering mechanics	22.75
Construction Industry Group	23
Petroleum Engineering (High Quality Program)	18.5
Computer Engineering (High Quality Program)	20.75
Computer Science (High Quality Program)	22.25
Chemical Engineering (High Quality Program)	22.75
Environmental Management and Technology (High Quality Program)	18.5
Mechatronics Engineering (High Quality Program)	22.25
Mechanical Engineering (High Quality Program)	18.75
Civil Engineering (High Quality Program)	19.5
Industrial Management (High Quality Program)	19.75
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Advanced Program)	18.5
Geological and Petroleum Engineering (International Program)	18
Chemical Engineering (International Program)	18
Pharmaceutical Engineering (International Program)	18
Civil Engineering (International Program)	19
Bachelor of Information Technology (International Program)	18
Information Technology Engineer (International Program)	18.75
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (International Program)	18
Mechatronics Engineering (International Program)	19.5
Bachelor of Business Administration (International Program)	18.25

9:30: Go to school to monitor the situation

According to our records, at this time, there are quite a lot of candidates submitting and withdrawing applications at universities such as Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogy and Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy.
At the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, the number of candidates withdrawing is lower than in previous days. Quite a few candidates came to submit and adjust their wishes. Candidate Quoc Huy (Dong Ha City, Quang Tri) said: "I have been staying in Ho Chi Minh City for more than a week to get a grasp of the situation. I scored 26.75 points, I will only apply for admission to the pharmacy program when I feel my score is safe."
"I got 26 points, failed the general medicine exam, so today I went down with my mother to adjust my wish to major in diagnostic imaging," candidate Tran Dang Khoi (Tan Thanh, Ba Ria - Vung Tau) shared.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tam (Krong Pak, Dak Lak) and her child wait to withdraw their application at Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Photo - Hai Quan

Many candidates withdrew their applications from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy to apply to other medical schools with lower admission scores. “My child scored 26 points, which is beyond the safe threshold for the general medical program at the school. Now I and my brother have come here to withdraw their application to the Faculty of Medicine (VNU-HCMC),” said the parent of candidate Do Nguyen Trung Nhan (Phan Rang – Thap Cham, Ninh Thuan).
Meanwhile, at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, according to our records, some parents came to the school not to withdraw or submit their applications but only to monitor the situation, meet each candidate who submitted their applications to ask about the major and the score of that candidate. The husband of Ms. Tran Thi Thuan (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) goes to Ho Chi Minh City University of Education every day to see if there are many or few candidates submitting or withdrawing. He said: "Our house is close by, so whenever I have free time, I stop by the school to see how things are, because I don't feel secure at home."
A parent who applied for her child to major in English said she took a few days off from work during the last days of the university entrance exam to go to school to ask teachers and talk to other parents. She met a candidate who had just submitted his application and asked: “What major did you apply for? How many points did you get? Do you think your score is safe?”
She shared: “The whole family had to look at the list together for my child to eliminate his false wishes, from which we found out that he was actually ranked 100th, not 200th as the school announced. I was worried and couldn’t do anything, so I had to go to school to feel secure. My child majored in English, so getting into this school with the major he wanted was the whole family’s great hope.”

Candidate Nguyen Thi My Linh lost the receipt because she sent her application to a relative to submit it on her behalf, so she wrote a withdrawal request at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education. Photo - Ngoc Tuyen

It is noteworthy that many candidates came to withdraw their applications but did not bring their receipts. There were at least 10 cases of candidates coming to withdraw and had to submit a request for the school to return their applications. Most candidates did not bring their receipts because they forgot or lost them. Because there was no serial number marked on the receipt, the school spent more time looking for the application. After about 30 minutes, candidates could receive their applications.

9:15: Still considering

If on August 17, the number of parents and candidates had to line up in a long line that spilled out into the school yard, by 9am this morning, the atmosphere of submitting and withdrawing documents at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry was no longer as tense as the previous days.

"Father and son will continue to monitor the situation of candidates submitting their applications until the end of today. If we are still not sure in the afternoon, we will stay until tomorrow morning."

A parent living in Dong Thap

Most of the parents and candidates who submitted their applications today have closely followed the admission situation, information as well as the temporary admission scores of the schools, so these parents and candidates feel very comfortable and are sure that they will pass.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Kien (Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City) said: “My two children and I follow the admission situation very closely, waiting until today to submit. If we submit earlier, we will have to go through the trouble of withdrawing and submitting, and tomorrow, we are afraid of being rushed. My child got 21.75 points, so the admission rate to Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry is very high because I think that on the last day, the candidates with high scores will come to submit and will not be able to beat the candidates who applied to majors with a temporary admission score of about 18 points today.”
Also in the spirit of closely monitoring the situation to avoid the hassle of running back and forth to submit and withdraw applications, a parent from Dong Thap shared: "I have been following the situation since the beginning of the admission season until now, looking online I am not yet assured, my two children also went to Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry once to review the situation but have not yet submitted their applications."

Parents and candidates complete application procedures at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry this morning. Photo - Phuong Nguyen

However, some parents and candidates are worried that the admission situation will have many fluctuations on the last day. Specifically, candidates with high scores who failed from top schools will simultaneously submit their applications, knocking out candidates who had submitted their applications earlier, leaving the rejected candidates unable to react.
“Yesterday afternoon, I went from Quang Binh to withdraw my application from the University of Food Industry and this morning I came here to submit my application. Although I submitted it late, I was very worried that tomorrow all the candidates with high scores would submit their applications at the same time. At that time, I was afraid that I would withdraw and not be able to submit my application to another school in time,” Nguyen Thi Phu Quy confided.

8:45: Overview of expected benchmark scores of universities and colleges nationwide

At 8:30 this morning, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the overall benchmark scores of universities and colleges nationwide as of 5:00 p.m. on August 18.
Expected benchmark scores of schools are based on admission records as of 5:00 p.m. on August 18. These are scores for HSPT-KV, each region is 0.5 points apart, each priority group is 1 point apart.
Some schools multiply the main exam subject coefficient and calculate on a 40-point scale, the priority score calculation has odd points, while many schools multiply the main exam subject coefficient but convert it to a 30-point scale, so the priority score still follows the long-standing regulations.
The Ministry of Education and Training’s list of expected benchmark scores still lacks many universities in the Southern region. Tuoi Tre Online has continuously updated the expected benchmark scores of universities in the past few days. Readers can follow the expected benchmark scores of the schools in the Admissions or University Admissions 2015 sections of Tuoi Tre Online.
Readers can follow the full expected benchmark scores announced by the Ministry of Education and Training this morning HERE

8g: Quiet

On the morning of August 19, although it was already past 7am, at the University of Technology (VNU-HCMC), the admissions area was still very deserted, with only a few dozen candidates and parents, not as crowded as the past two days.
The parents of candidate Pham Thien Hung (Vinh Long) are monitoring the school's temporary benchmark scores as of August 17. This parent regularly monitors information online, and at 1 a.m. this morning, he took a bus back to school to change his preference to a major with a higher chance of passing.

Candidate Tran Pham Duy Toan (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) went to school this morning to submit his application for the material engineering major. Toan scored 21.5 points and felt that his score was not very reassuring, so he waited until the last day to submit his application. Toan shared: “I have been waiting for information for a while, and only submitted my application for a major with a score within my ability until the last day. But my friend said that if I submit early, I still have a chance to see my name on the list. If I submit late like me, if the school does not update these days, I will be very worried.”
Meanwhile, Ms. Truong Ngoc Hoa (Vinh Long) went to Ho Chi Minh City to stay for a few days to wait for the admission process. This morning, she went back to the school to consider whether to keep the application or not. Ms. Hoa said: "I will wait until noon, if there is no change, I will keep the application for my daughter, she also wants to study at this school."
Some parents are worried, and in these last days they are also anxious because they fear that high-scoring candidates will wait until the last minute to submit their applications and their children's names will be left off the admission list.
According to youth