Soonchunhyang University Mistakenly Admits 11 Extra Medical Students... Intake to Be Reduced in 2028

Administrative Error Resulted in Some Successful Applicants Being Counted Twice

Soonchunhyang University was belatedly revealed to have mistakenly admitted 11 more students than its allocated quota during this year's medical school admissions due to an administrative error. As a result of this over-admission, the university will be required to reduce its medical school intake by 11 students for the 2028 academic year.

Sunchonhyang University College of Medicine website

According to Yonhap News on July 27, Soonchunhyang University admitted 113 students, 11 more than the quota of 102, during the regular and additional rounds of admissions for the 2026 academic year held last February. This occurred because in the process of filling unfilled spots through additional recruitment, some successful candidates were mistakenly counted twice.

Soonchunhyang University discovered the issue after notifying candidates of their acceptance and subsequently reported it voluntarily to the Ministry of Education.

Typically, the Ministry of Education conducts a full investigation in March each year to check whether universities have admitted new students according to their allocated quotas. Soonchunhyang University reported the issue to the ministry before this investigation began.

The Ministry of Education has instructed Soonchunhyang University to reduce its medical school admissions quota by 11 for the 2028 academic year, which is two years from now. The ministry also requested that the university issue a warning to the staff member responsible for the mistake.

An official from the Ministry of Education stated, "Since the 11 extra students were notified of their acceptance by Soonchunhyang University, they likely gave up applying to other universities. Realistically, it would not have been possible to retroactively reject these students at this point."

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