[입시KU:티비]  수시모집요강 읽어주는 건대 3편: 논술 및 실기/실적전형(2027학년도)

Main ideas / lessons conveyed

The video explains Konkuk University (건국대) admissions “Part 3” for the 2027 school year, focusing on:

• Essay selection (논술): requirements, question formats, evaluation method, and schedules
• Practical performance screening (실기/실적전형): updates, categories, scoring methods, eligibility rules, and schedules

Speakers repeatedly emphasize:

• Read the recruitment guidelines carefully (the talk references many specific pages)
• Prepare for essay/practical exams at a high-school curriculum level
• Use official mock tests and guides to understand real exam trends
• Check the exact exam dates/times for the specific track/type you applied for
• Look for changes from the previous year, especially in track names and eligibility components

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Methodologies / instructions presented

A) Essay selection (“K Essay Excellence Selection”) — what to look for and how it’s evaluated

Where to find key details

• Pages 47–50 of the recruitment guidelines cover the essay-screening requirements.

Who/what is being selected

• Total: 328 students

Three essay types (by recruitment unit)

• Introductory (인문계열)

  • Includes: College of Liberal Arts

• Integrated (통합계열)

  • Includes: Shark Symphony College
  • Covers:
    • College of Social Sciences
    • College of Business Administration
    • Institute of Real Estate Science
    • K School of Liberal Studies

• Natural Sciences (자연계열)

  • Includes:
    • College of Science
    • College of Architecture
    • College of Engineering
    • College of Convergence Life Sciences
    • Department of Hydrology and Water Science
    • Department of Mathematics Education (in the College of Education)

Combined evaluation structure

• 100% essay score
• Plus minimum CSAT requirements (used as an eligibility criterion)

CSAT academic achievement criteria (summary of requirements mentioned)

• General rule (with a noted exception for the Water Science department in Humanities/Natural Sciences track):
  • For the Natural Sciences track and the K Department of Liberal Studies:
    • A two-subject combined grade must be 5 or lower among:
      • Korean, Mathematics, English, Social Science Inquiry
    • Level/proficiency condition
      • The combined world grade sum across Korean/Math/English/Social Science Inquiry must be Grade 4 or within
    • Inquiry subject rule
      • Choose two inquiry subjects, and use the higher score
      • Korean History must be Grade 5
    • Electives
      • Must meet minimum CSAT academic standards across all subjects; no restrictions on elective selection per area (as described)

Key instruction

• Confirm which essay type your recruitment unit belongs to, because question format and requirements vary by type.

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B) Essay exam question types, timing, and preparation tips

Exam timing

• The essay exam duration is the same across all essay types: 100 minutes.

Question structure by type

• Introductory type

  • 2 questions total
  • Q1: 400–600 characters (Korean & Social Studies scope)
  • Q2: 800–1,000 characters (Korean & Social Studies scope)

• Integrated type

  • 4 questions total
    • 1 introductory question
    • • 3 natural science questions
  • Introductory question scope: Korean + integrated Social Studies
  • Natural-science question scope includes:
    • Mathematics
    • Mathematics Circle 1 / Circle
    • Mathematics 2
  • Note: the character count described as “4,001 to 600 characters” is inconsistent in the talk/slides (likely a presentation error).

• Natural Sciences type

  • 4 questions total
  • Scope includes:
    • Mathematics
    • Mathematics Source 1
    • Mathematics Source 2
    • Probability and Statistics
    • Calculus

Difficulty level message

• Essay questions are designed to match the high-school curriculum scope and level.

Preparation method (how to study efficiently)

• Best preparation: take Konkuk’s “K-Mock / K-Moin Essay Exam” to identify this year’s trends.
• Use both:
  • Offline mock exams
    • Daegu: June 13
    • Busan: July 5
    • Seoul: July 15 (on-campus, “exact environment”)
  • Online mock exam:
    • July 16 – August 17
• Use the K Essay Guidebook on the Admissions Office website:
  • Review past question types
  • Analyze successful applicants’ answers to shape your writing direction

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C) Essay exam schedule (actual exam day and per-type times)

Essay exam date

• Saturday, November 21
• Held immediately after the CSAT week (as stated)

Times by type

• Introductory and Integrated
  • 9:20 AM – 11:00 AM
• Natural Sciences
  • 2:00 PM – 3:40 PM

Instruction

• Because times vary by type: double-check the exact schedule for the type you applied for.

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D) Practical performance screening — key changes and new/renamed tracks

This year’s update scope

• Changes include:
  • Screening process/method changes
  • Newly established screening categories

Track name changes

• “KU Acting Talent Admission” is split/renamed into:
  • Acting Talent
  • Directing Talent (new naming)
• “K Athletic Talent Admission” is renamed to:
  • Athletic Talent

Acting / directing-type “double acting” selection change

• Stage-based process
  • Stage 1: Select 20× number of available spots via 100% quantitative evaluation of student academic records
  • Stage 2: Final selection via 100% practical evaluation
• Practical exam (in-person)
  • Free performance: up to 3 minutes
  • Special skill demonstration: up to 1 minute

New “Outstanding Directing Selection” established this year

• Stage-based
  • Stage 1: Select 10× number of available spots via 100% document evaluation
  • Stage 2: Final selection via 100% practical skills test
• Practical test
  • Total 3 hours, based on story composition

Athletic scholarship eligibility change (base component)

• For baseball, the practical test item was removed
• The previously referenced 30% practical test is replaced with 30% interview

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E) Detailed practical exam: Acting Student selection process (top performers)

Where to find details

• Pages 51–53 of the recruitment guidelines

Total recruited

• 15 students via acting student selection

Staged selection

• Stage 1: Select 20× applicants using 100% quantitative evaluation of student records
• Stage 2: Final selection via 100% practical test

CSAT requirement

• No minimum CSAT requirement

Stage 1: quantitative record reflection method

• Reflects:
  • 50% Korean + 50% English
• From Korean/English subjects:
  • Reflect all subjects that have rank grades and earned credits
• Career electives:
  • Up to three top-performing subjects
  • Prioritize:
    • Low achievement levels
    • Low percentage of A grades (as phrased in the subtitle)
• Final score computed using standard scores for grades and achievement levels

Stage 2: in-person practical exam

• Freestyle acting
  • Create your own character/situation
  • Perform within 3 minutes
• Optional special skill trial
  • Adds an artistic skill in addition to acting within 1 minute

Stage 2 instructions (behavioral)

• If you include the special skill:
  • It appears after freestyle
  • Must be performed within the allotted time
  • Before starting, announce a line equivalent to:
    • “I will begin the realization of my special skill.”

Evaluation weighting (Stage 2)

• 40% expressiveness
• 30% creativity
• 30% comprehension

Practical exam date window

• Nov 3 (Tue) – Nov 5 (Thu)
• Check:
  • Assigned date/venue
  • Entry completion time in advance on the Admissions Office website.

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F) “Outstanding Performance in Directing” track — specifics for applicants

Where to find details

• Pages 54–56

Program background

• Department name change mentioned:
  • Department of Media Acting → Department of Film Arts
• New admissions method to select students specializing in directing.

Recruitment size

• 10 students

Staged selection

• Stage 1: Select 10× candidates using 100% document evaluation
• Stage 2: Final selection via 100% practical test

CSAT requirement

• No minimum CSAT requirement

Key dates

• Stage 1 results: Oct 22 (Thu) at 2:00 PM
• Practical exam: Nov 6 (Fri)

Stage 1 evaluation criteria (document evaluation)

• Academic competence: 30%
• Career competence: 40% (highest weight; reflects directing capability within the major)
• Community competence: 30%

What’s emphasized inside career competence

• Korean language subject is treated as most important
• Positive evaluation for students who built early directing/art sensibility through:
  • Creative writing experiences (film critique, writing original stories, screenwriting, novels)
  • Reading across culture/history/philosophy and gaining artistic experiences:
    • theater, exhibitions, performances
• Collaboration and leadership in group projects also matter

Stage 2 practical test (story composition)

• Evaluation criteria:
  • Scene directing ability 40%
  • Story composition ability 30%
  • Creativity 30%
• Test structure:
  • 3 hours
  • Create a storyboard using given elements (situation, words, characters, sentences)
• Output instructions:
  • Describe story and direction plan on an A3 answer sheet
  • Then draw the corresponding scene
  • Drawing technique is less important than creativity/directorial intent (sketch-only is acceptable)
• Genre:
  • Not fixed; may be constrained by the day’s prompts

Preparation instruction

• Practice writing scenarios and applying scene-composition principles (“execute them” through practice).

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G) Athletic Talent practical performance records — process and scoring

Where to find details

• Pages 57–61

Total recruits

• 13 students via athletic scholarship admissions

Breakdown by sport

• Baseball: 8
• Tennis: 3
• Track and field: 2

Eligibility note

• Eligibility requirements have changed this year—review the guidelines carefully.

Selection method (same across categories, step-by-step)

• Stage 1: Select 6× candidates using 100% competition performance
• Stage 2: Final selection combines:
  • 50% Stage 1 score
  • 30% interview score
  • 15% quantitative subject score from student records
  • 5% quantitative attendance score from student records

CSAT requirement

• No minimum CSAT standard requirement (as stated)

Quantitative academic performance reflection

• Same method as the earlier “outstanding practical performance” approach referenced in the talk.

Attendance scoring method

Based on number of unapproved absences:

• 3 or fewer days: 100 points
• 4–6 days: 90
• 7–9 days: 85
• 10–15 days: 70
• 16 days or more: 0

Stage 2 interview evaluation areas (weighting)

• Situational judgment 20%
• Communication & problem-solving 30%
• Teaching attitude & perspective 30%
• Personality qualities 20%

Interview framing:

• Treated as a comprehensive check of character and core qualities needed for future sports leaders.

Athletic screening schedule

• Document submission:
  • Sep 8 (Tue) 10:00 AM – Sep 15 (Tue) 5:00 PM
• Stage 1 success announcement:
  • Oct 22 (Thu) at 2:00 PM
• Interview date:
  • Oct 31 (Sat)
• Additional required document:
  • Individual league performance certificate (referenced as required; see page 61)

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Speaker / source identification (as featured in the subtitles)

• Kim Han-jin — admissions officer at Konkuk University (host/announcer)
• Lee Seon (Lee Seon-hee) — Admissions Officer Lee (guest speaker)
• Seo Won-sol — Admissions Team (guest speaker)