Today (3rd), the 2021 University Academic Ability Test was a record low with 400,000 applicants.



On the other hand, the proportion of graduates is the highest in 17 years, and it is predicted that the retakers will be strong.



According to the results of the application results compiled by the Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation, the number of applicants for the SAT was 49,3433, a decrease of 10.1% (55,000,301) from the year before 2020 (548,000,734). .



The number of applicants this year is the fewest since 1994 when the SAT system was introduced.



This is the first time that it has been below 500,000.



The number of students enrolled in high school 3 decreased by 12.0% (47,351 students) to 346,000 673.



The number of graduates, including re-entry students and so-called'n-attendants', decreased by 6.5% (9,202) to 133,000.



However, the proportion of graduates among the applicants was 27.0% due to the decrease in the number of high school 3 students than graduates.



This is a 1.1 percentage point increase from last year (25.9%).



The proportion of graduates is the highest since 2004 (27.3%).



In the entrance examination industry, the number of candidates for admission to college has decreased this year, but the number of applicants for admission to the university will not decrease significantly, and the competition rate for college admissions is expected to decline slightly.



However, as the proportion of graduates among the SAT applicants is high, and the absenteeism rate has risen due to Corona 19, it is predicted that the trend of graduates will continue in the SAT.



It is an analysis that there will be cases in which high school students who feel that they are not prepared for the SAT due to Corona 19, or who are burdened by the possibility that they will not be able to take the college-specific exam will give up the SAT if they contact a confirmed person at the SAT exam.



In fact, according to the Jongno Academy Sky Education, the rate of absenteeism for mock evaluation in June of this year was 18.2%, higher than that of June last year (13.7%), and the rate of absenteeism for mock evaluation in September was also 20.0%, higher than last year's September (17.0%).



If the number of candidates decreases due to the higher absenteeism rate, the number of'Relative Grade 1'that the top 4% can receive will also decrease.



In this case, students who are recruited at any time will be burdened with securing the lowest grade in the SAT.



Seong-ho Lim, CEO of Jongno Academy's Sky Education, said, "Considering the absenteeism rate, the proportion of retakers (graduates) among the actual SAT candidates will reach 30%," and "It is expected that retakers will be strong."



Lee Young-deok, director of the Daesung Academic Development Research Institute, said, "If the absenteeism rate increases due to Corona 19 and the number of employees per grade decreases (frequent recruitment), it will be difficult to meet the minimum academic standards." As it declines, the on-time competition rate may drop, so you have to do your best to take the SAT."



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