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[입시KU:티비]  수시모집요강 읽어주는 건대 2편: 학생부위주(2027학년도)

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Main ideas & lessons conveyed

  • Purpose of the video (Part 2): A KU (Konkuk University) admissions officer and a student host “walk through” Student Record-based admission for the 2027 early/rolling admissions guidelines, explaining it in an applicant-friendly way.
  • Student Record-based admissions make up a large share of early/rolling admissions—so applicants should focus on these tracks first.
  • Two big categories within student record admissions
    1. Student Record Subject Screening (includes a Regional Balance track)
    2. Student Record Comprehensive Screening (includes multiple tracks such as self-recommendation, equal opportunity, special education, opportunity balance, and specialized high school categories), with different selection structures.
  • Different tracks emphasize different evaluation components
    • Subject Screening (Regional Balance): weighted toward
      • quantitative academic performance (70%)
      • qualitative subject/curriculum performance (30%)
    • Comprehensive Screening: uses a broader qualitative review across school life records, focusing more on process, preparation, effort, and changes rather than only outcomes.
  • Evaluation elements differ by recruiting unit
    • Departmental recruitment (typical departments): emphasizes career competency more heavily.
    • KU School of Liberal Studies: emphasizes growth capability more heavily.
  • Interview preparation guidance
    • Interviews are individual, character-focused, relatively short, and follow practical rules (e.g., blind format; no school uniforms).
    • Good news: self-recommendation interview opportunities increased.
  • Critical deadline “gotchas”
    • Many applicants fail by missing application/document dates or fee payment deadlines.
    • If a required fee (Level 2 exclusive fee) isn’t paid by the deadline, applicants lose eligibility for Stage 2.
  • Document submission clarification
    • A “school life record alternative form” is only for applicants who lack a school life record.

Methodology / selection process (detailed bullet points)

A) Student Record-based admissions: overall structure (as described)

  • Start point: Check the admissions summary table (page 11 of the rolling/early admissions guidelines).
  • Two main branches
    1. Student Record Subject Screening
      • Includes: K Regional Balance track
    2. Student Record Comprehensive Screening
      • Includes: KU Self-Recommendation, Students with Special Educational Needs, Opportunity Balance, Specialized High School Graduates, and Specialized High School Graduates Currently Employed
  • Overall significance
    • About 80.8% of rolling admissions are handled through student record-based screening (around 8% selected via this component, as stated).

B) Student Record Subject Screening (K Regional Balance track)

  • Total students recruited (this year): 345
  • Important weighting (selection method)
    • 70% from Student Record Subject Quantitative
    • 30% from Student Record Subject Qualitative
  • CSAT/standard exam
    • CSAT “physical resistance standards” are not applied (per the subtitle wording).
  • Quantitative component: grade/subject approach
    • Quantitative evaluation uses:
      • Rank grades and earned credits across Korean, Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Korean History
    • Grade conversion method
      • Each rank grade converts into a standard score out of 10
      • Example mapping:
        • Grade 1 = 10
        • Grade 2 = 9.97
        • Grade 3 = 9.94
        • Grade 4 = 9.9
      • Differences are described as very fine-grained (within two decimal places).
    • Covered period (student vs. graduate)
      • Current students: up to 1st semester of 3rd year
      • Graduates: up to 2nd semester of 3rd year
  • What is not included in the quantitative component
    • Career elective subjects that generate achievement scores are not reflected (as stated).
  • Qualitative (30%) curriculum achievement evaluation
    • Focuses on progress in subject learning (not the entire school-life record)
    • Interpreted as assessing academic impact beyond GPA by examining learning process and class-time attitude
    • Two evaluation elements (total 300 points):
      • Curriculum quality → 300 total points split
        • Academic ability: 200 / 300
          • includes subject achievement and class attitude
        • Career competency: 100 / 300
          • includes effort completing major-related courses and achievement level in those courses

C) Student Record Comprehensive Screening (multi-stage + single-stage)

1) Qualitative document evaluation concept (baseline)

  • Qualitatively and comprehensively evaluates all areas of the school life record
  • Emphasis is on preparation process, effort, and changes after activities
  • Compared to Subject Screening:
    • Comprehensive review is broader and process-focused, not only subject-curriculum progress.

2) Multi-stage (interview included) tracks

  • For KU Self-Recommendation and special education candidates
    • Multi-stage selection
    • Stage 1: document-only
      • 100% evaluation based on documents
    • Stage 2: documents + interview
      • 70% from Stage 1 document score
      • 30% from interview score
    • Capacity rule (as described)
      • Selects 3 times the number of available spots in Stage 1

3) Single-stage (interview not included) tracks

  • Tracks named (as described):
    • Equal Opportunity
    • Specialized High School Graduates
    • Specialized High School Graduates (employed/working professionals)
  • Weighting
    • 70% documents + 30% academic performance from the student record
  • Note: these tracks do not include interviews.

D) Eligibility requirements (for Regional Balance / subject screening, as stated)

Applicants must be:

  • Graduates or prospective graduates
  • Have completed at least 5 semesters at a domestic high school
  • Must receive a recommendation from the high school principal

Recommendation quota detail

  • No limit on how many recommendations per high school
  • But submission via the principal’s recommendation list is mandatory

E) How evaluation criteria differ by recruiting unit (Comprehensive Screening document review)

1) Departmental recruitment (typical departments)

  • Document evaluation uses three factors:
    • Academic competency
    • Career competency
    • Community competency
  • Scoring weights (as stated)
    • Academic competency: 300
    • Career competency: 400
    • Community competency: 300
  • What each factor includes
    • Academic ability: academic achievement, academic aptitude, inquiry skills
    • Career ability: effort + achievement completing major-related courses; plus career exploration activities/experience
    • Community competence: collaboration/communication; generosity/integrity/rule compliance; leadership

2) KU School of Liberal Studies (K Liberal Arts in subtitles)

  • No specific major requirement at entry
  • Emphasizes growth capabilities instead of career capabilities
  • Evaluation factors:
    • Academic ability
    • Growth potential
    • Community capacity
  • Scoring weights (as stated)
    • Academic ability 200
    • Growth ability 500
    • Community ability 300
  • Inquiry skills are assessed within growth capabilities.

3) KU Department labeled as “KU Department of Autonomous Engineering” (as mentioned)

  • Major exploration happens after admission:
    • Students explore their major for two semesters after admission
  • Subtitle-indicated differences:
    • Academic competence excludes inquiry skills (but includes academic attitude)
    • Growth competency includes: self-directedness, creative problem-solving, diversity of experience
    • Community competency aligns similarly with other departments

F) Interview preparation & interview rules (for multi-stage screening)

  • Format
    • Individual interview
    • Two evaluators + one applicant
    • About 10 minutes per person
  • Blind interview rules
    • Names, student numbers (“Suwon numbers”), and high school names are hidden
    • No school uniforms
  • What is assessed
    • “Diligence in school life” comprehensively, with a focus on character
  • Recommended resources
    • KU admissions office website: “KU TV videos”
    • “K6 Student Record-based Admission Guidebook”
  • Encouragement due to quota increase (self-recommendation)
    • Self-Recommendation quota increased by 33
    • Since Stage 1 selects 3× spots, that implies 99 additional students receive interview opportunities
  • Interview date variability
    • Track-specific interview dates may differ (e.g., Dec 5 vs Dec 6)
    • Example: Department of Architecture
      • no asterisk → Sunday, December 6, 2026
    • Self-recommendation may include multiple interview dates—check the asterisk-marked differences.

G) Application schedule & key deadlines (Early admissions at KU, as stated)

  • Application period (early admission)
    • Tue, Sep 8, 10:00 AM to Fri, Sep 11, 5:00 PM
  • Document submission + online entry due
    • Tue, Sep 15, 5:00 PM (17:00)
  • Principal recommendation list entry period (Regional Balance)
    • Mon, Sep 14, 9:00 AM to Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM
  • Announcement (Stage 1 success) for Comprehensive Student Record Screening
    • Fri, Nov 20 at 2:00 PM
  • Level 2 exclusive fee payment deadline (critical “don’t miss”)
    • Pay between:
      • after the announcement of Stage 1 successful candidates
      • until Mon, Nov 23 at 14:00
    • If not paid by then, applicants lose eligibility to take Stage 2
  • Interview dates (multi-day)
    • Sat, Dec 5 to Sun, Dec 6, 2026
  • Interview results announcement
    • Fri, Dec 18 at 14:00
  • Document file format rule
    • Upload documents as PDFs
    • Also warned: documents should be issued on/after Sep 1, 2026 (explicitly check this condition)

H) Document form clarification (school life record alternative form)

  • The “alternative form for the school life record”
    • Not everyone submits it
    • Only applicants who do not have a school life record must fill it out
  • Applicants should read precautions to ensure they do not include prohibited items in the school life record documentation.

Speakers / sources featured (as named in subtitles)

  • Kim Han-jin — Admissions officer at Konkuk University (host/lead admissions officer)
  • Jin Hye-jin — Student (sophomore) in the Department of Architecture, Konkuk University
  • Kim Yu-gyeom — Admissions officer at Konkuk University
  • Haejin Woo / Student Haejin Woo — Student referenced as preparing applicant questions (name appears in subtitles)
  • “KU TV videos” — Admissions office website content (referenced as a resource)
  • “K6 Student Record-Based Admission Guidebook” — Referenced guidebook (as a resource)

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