[2027 Rolling Admissions] Dongduk Women's University to Recruit 1,102 Students Within Admission Quota

Essay Excellence Track Reformed:
Switch from Narrative to Concise-Response Essays

Dongduk Women's University will recruit 1,102 students within its admission quota through 7 different types of rolling admissions for the 2027 academic year.

First, in the comprehensive student record screening, 255 students will be selected for the Dongduk Creative Leader Track, 12 students for the Equal Opportunity Track, and 84 students for the Specialized High School (and similar) Employed Graduates Track. In the Dongduk Creative Leader Track, the first round selects three times the number of available seats based solely on document screening. In the second round, students are selected based on a combination of 40% from the first round score and 60% from the interview. The interview is a document verification interview based on the applicant's submitted materials and lasts approximately 10 minutes. The Department of Pharmacy applies a minimum KSAT (Korean SAT) requirement. The Equal Opportunity track targets national merit recipients, low-income students, and those from rural areas; the Specialized High School Employed Graduates Track targets students who graduated from a specialized high school and have worked at an industrial enterprise for at least three years (including the semester immediately before graduation). Both tracks select students based 100% on document screening.

The Academic Excellence Track is based solely on academic records and will select a total of 196 students. For the 2026 academic year, the admitted students' grades mostly fell in the high 2s to low 3s on the Korean grading scale, and the average for the Department of Pharmacy was approximately 1.3. The minimum KSAT requirement is that the sum of two scores among the four subject areas must be 6 or less, with only the best single subject result counted for the elective subjects in the social or science domains. However, for the Department of Pharmacy, applicants must have a combined score of 6 or less across the three areas of Korean, Mathematics (with Calculus or Geometry selected), and Science (with two subjects required and the highest one reflected).

The Essay Excellence Track selects 266 students based solely on the essay test results. The minimum KSAT requirement is the same as for the Academic Excellence Track: the sum of two subject areas must be 6 or less, and for elective subjects, the best single result in either the social or science domain is reflected. Starting this year, the traditional narrative essay will be completely replaced with a concise-response essay format. The test will consist of 6 questions in the main area and 2 questions in the crossover area.

Junwon Bae, Director of Admissions at Dongduk Women's University

The Talent Excellence Track calculates 80% of the score from the practical skills test and 20% from academic records in all departments. The Special Talent Track selects students with special abilities in broadcasting and entertainment, practical music, or modeling, with detailed eligibility criteria differing by department.

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