,
, “As the increase in medical school admissions overcomes the gateway of court decisions and approaches final confirmation, more people are actively joining the ‘medical school expansion’ trend.”,
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, ‘Not only current students who attended top universities such as Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University, but also some medical students from regional universities are joining the bandwagon to enter top medical schools.’,
,
, ‘Concrete medical school enrollment quotas are announced by each university, and as the first semester of universities is about to end in mid-next month, the number of people confirming the expansion is expected to increase.’,
,
, ‘The medical school admission quota for the 2024 academic year is 3,018 based on 39 medical schools nationwide, excluding graduate schools of medicine such as Cha Medical School. However, for the 2025 academic year, it is planned to increase by 1,469 to admit 4,487 students.’,
,
, “This is an increase of about 50% of the total quota, and the test preparation industry sees it as a ‘historic level of change’.”,
,
, “Earlier, the Seoul High Court’s Administrative 7th Division made ‘dismissed’ and ‘rejected’ decisions regarding the medical industry’s request for an injunction on medical school expansion and allocation against the Minister of Health and Welfare and the Minister of Education.”,
,
, ‘The medical industry plans to appeal to the Supreme Court, but the prevailing view is that the expansion of medical schools for next year has been confirmed as there is a high possibility that the injunction request will not be cited.’,
,
, ‘With the significant increase in the top-tier department of medical school expansion, it is expected that the overall medical school admission line for next year will decrease.’,
,
, ‘Consequently, the admission lines for most departments in other top-tier universities are also likely to decrease.’,
,
, ‘As a result, there is a noticeable increase in the number of people registering for the bandwagon for admission to top universities and departments, including medical schools, at private academies for next year’s entrance exams.’,
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, “In particular, it has been reported that some lower-grade medical students from regional medical schools who are on ‘alliance leave’ have recently registered for the bandwagon at academies in Seoul and are accelerating their exam preparations.”,
,
, ‘Im Seong-ho, the head of Jongno Academy, mentioned, “In the 2022 academic year, 203 students left medical schools nationwide, and among them, 149 were from regional areas,” and predicted, “As the trend towards transferring to top-tier medical schools intensifies, the scale of medical school dropouts could well exceed two hundred.”‘,
,
, ‘Not only university students but also high-income workers challenging themselves to medical schools have been witnessed.’,
,
, ‘There are forecasts that the number of bandwagoners will increase even more next year.’,
,
, ‘This year, the increase in medical school admissions through universities’ autonomous adjustments is around 1,500 students, but next year, there are talks that the medical school expansion could reach 2,000 additional students.’,
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, ‘(Photo=Yonhap News)\n’