GIST College has officially announced its final admissions guideline for Academic Year 2015. Major changes include the following:

 

1) Total 200 students to be admitted

 

Starting from AY 2015, GIST College will admit a total of 200 freshmen, up 30 from AY 2014. From AY 2010 through AY 2013, GIST College had admitted 100 freshmen each year. To maintain an optimal student-to-faculty ratio and ensure close student-faculty communication, however, GIST College has no plan to further increase the number of incoming students.

 

2) Changes in early round admissions

 

In the regular screening, the previous in-depth interviews involving some paper-based testing have been replaced by individual interviews involving no paper-based testing. The change is intended to contribute to normalization of high school education. In the special screening, a total of 12 students, up 2 from AY 2014, will be admitted by equal opportunity screening. Underprivileged students admitted through equal opportunity screening will get exemptions from all payments and fees, including school development fees and dorm fees.

 

3) Changes in regular round admissions

 

In the regular round, the minimum requirements for Korean SAT subject grades have been repealed. Previously, applicants had to submit a 1^st or 2^nd grade (out of 1^st through 9^th grades) in math as well as in two science subjects. Applicants still have to submit Korean SAT test scores in Korean (test type A), Math (test type B) and two different science subjects (out of Physics 1 & 2, Chemistry 1 & 2, Biology 1 & 2, and Earth Sciences 1 &2).

 

Applications for the early round admissions will be accepted from September 10 through September 17. Screenings based on submitted documents and individual interviews will be conducted in October and final passers will be announced in November. The regular round admissions will take place from December through February, after the annual Korean SAT exams scheduled on November 13 this year.

 

GIST College is the only specialized university for science and technology in Korea that pursues a liberal arts education. Its differentiating features include: individual attention for and heavy investment in the selected few, a liberal arts education emphasizing fundamental sciences, humanities, arts, and physical education for underclassmen, and a residential college system for all students. The upperclassmen declare a major out of three science concentrations (Physics, Chemistry, and Life Sciences) and four engineering tracks (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Earth and Environmental Engineering).