This year, it has been reported that the internal scores of freshmen who passed the medical school early admissions were lower than those of the previous year. The lowest passing score was indicated at an internal score of 4.65. However, this is attributed to an increase in the medical school quotas compared to the previous year, and it is expected that the threshold will rise again starting next year.
The Jongno Academy noted on the 10th that the lowest passing score for the medical school early admissions for the 2025 academic year was investigated to be 4.65. Last year, it was 3.47, showing a decrease.
Overall, the passing score for medical school early admissions has lowered. Typically, the stable passing score for early admissions to medical schools is between an internal score of 1.0 and 1.3. This year, the proportion in this range recorded 45.9%, a drop of 20.4 percentage points compared to the previous year (66.3%).
On the other hand, the number of people who passed the medical school early admissions with relatively low internal scores has increased. This year, 543 people (18 universities) passed with scores above an internal score of 1.6, which is approximately 3.4 times more than the 159 people (10 universities) from the previous year.
Those who passed with a score of 2 or lower were only 72 last year, but this year it is 123.
The drop in the passing score over the year was influenced by the increase in medical school quotas this year. As the number of recruits increased, the passing score also decreased.
However, starting next year, the medical school quotas will be reduced back to 3,058, which was prior to the increase, so this trend is not expected to repeat. Lim Seong-ho, the representative of Jongno Academy, said, "The acceptance rate for top students within an internal score of 1.4 will rise, while the rate for students whose scores exceed 1.6 will decrease."