Specialized High Schools Still Hot! Analysis of Top 10 High Schools for 2024 Medical School Acceptance Rate

Hosted by Hanle Education, which primarily focuses on special high school entrance exams,

an informational session on the advantages and disadvantages of international middle schools, special purpose high schools, and science high schools, as well as college and high school entrance strategies, was held for elementary and middle school parents.

It was held over a period of about a month in Ansan, Mokdong, Seongnam, Sejong, Daejeon, and Daegu, and

I attended the Ansan session, which was the first one held.

This year, international middle schools recorded their highest ever competition rate of 17.91%.

International middle schools use a lottery system, and even though classes are conducted in English, over 8,500 people applied.

This number is similar to the number of applicants for Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Korea University (SKY), and

slightly higher than the number of applicants for medical school.

Grade A Percentage by Subject in the First Semester of the Third Year of International Middle School

Korean 74.0, Math 63.3, English 76.6, Science 70.4, Social Studies 82.0

This is approximately 40% higher than the national average for middle schools.

(Korean 28.9, Math 27.1, English 31.3, Science 26.5, Social Studies 29.4)

7 out of 10 graduates from international middle schools went on to attend special purpose high schools.

Although the entrance exam system has changed, the number of applicants to science high schools and gifted education schools has neither increased nor decreased,

remaining at a similar level.

In December, applications for nationwide foreign language high schools, international high schools, and special purpose high schools began,

and as of early January, the announcement of successful applicants has been completed.

I hear that one foreign language high school held an entrance exam information session where

reservations for the 300 seats were filled in just one minute.

The enthusiasm for special purpose high schools and private high schools remains strong.

Students who are good at studying in the provinces are highly likely to apply to private high schools.

There is a significant advantage in that they are given the opportunity to apply to [Regional Talent Program] for medical schools in the region.

This is because medical schools nationwide are almost obligated to select more than 60% of their total enrollment from students in the provinces.

Top 10 High Schools with the Highest Number of Medical School Admissions Based on the Number of Successful Applicants in 2024

1. Sangsan High School (Private high school located in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province)
2. Hwi Mun High School (Private high school located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
3. Sehwa High School (Private high school located in Seocho-gu, Seoul)
4. Jungdong High School (Private high school located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
5. Sookmyung Girls' High School (Public high school located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
6. Gangseo High School (Public high school located in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul)
Dandebu High School (Public high school located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
8. Hyundai Cheongun High School (Private high school located in Dong-gu, Ulsan)
9. Gyeongsin High School (Public high school located in Suseong-gu, Daegu)
10. Jungsan High School (Public high school located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul)

Despite numerous entrance exam policies implemented over the years, this barrier has not been broken.

Regardless of the school, if your GPA is 1.06 by the first semester of your third year,

you can consider yourself among the top 100 students nationwide without any argument.

Discussing high school level is meaningless.

With a GPA of 1.30, 9 out of 10 students went on to medical or pharmaceutical school.

This was an opportunity to confirm the choices generally made by high-achieving students in South Korea.

In the latter half of the briefing,2028 College Entrance Exam Revision Planwas discussed, and

the possibility of high school students becoming complacent and falling into the trap of <relative grading>,

resulting in significantly lower grades, raised concerns.

The subjects that middle school students find most difficult areMathandScience.

However, it's not enough to just focus on the 1-2 subjects you find easy, because

looking at the predicted questions for Integrated Social Studies and Integrated Science,you need to excel in all subjects to achieve high scores.

2028 CSAT Integrated Social Studies and Integrated Science Sample Questionscan be downloaded from ↙this location.Download.

https://www.moe.go.kr/boardCnts/viewRenew.do?boardID=294&lev=0&statusYN=W&s=moe&m=020402&opType=N&boardSeq=101085

It seems that not only the students but also the school teachers will find the curriculum much more challenging.

It is regrettable that efforts to reduce private tutoring are still leading to an increase in private tutoring.