Subject: University Entrance Examination

From: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 91 02:18:28 EST

Here are some statistics on the nationwide university entrance examination,
openned for registration during March 4-10. Each applicant must get M.6
(high school) certificate to be eligible for the exam. Each can choose, in
their own preferences, up to 5 faculties from 31 government/private
universities.

Some universities accept students in rural/local areas without taking this
exam (there might be another exam of their own). Some direcly/indirectly
take handicapped students, foreign (exchange) students and/or athletes into
special programs. All those students are not counted here.

{Summarized from Thai-Rath Newspaper, March 23, 1991}

Total applicants                   117,761 
Drop (decide not to take the exam)     879
Remaining (real total)             116,792
Total seats available               27,494
Averaged competition rate           ~ 1:4

Government university breakdown (remember that each applicant can take 5
-------------------------------  choices, so "rate" looks fierceful)
                          Seats       Applicants   Rate
Chulalongkorn             3,406         80,258     1:24
Kasetsart                 3,081         84,671     1:28
Khon Kaen                 1,068         41,080     1:38
Chiang Mai                1,703         71,826     1:42
Thammasart                2,796         95,376     1:35
Nareasuan                   175          2,796     1:16
Burapa                      330          5,481     1:17
Mahidol                   1,249         23,487     1:19
Sri Nakarinvirote         1,292         29,198     1:23
Silapakorn                  684         24,842     1:36
Prince of Songkhla        1,032         35,061     1:34
Ubol Ratchathani             50          1,328     1:27
King Mongkut Institute
  of Technology
  - Ladkrabang Campus     1,085         23,387     1:22
  - Thonburi Campus         555         10,232     1:18
Ratchamongkol Institute
  of Technology
  - Technic Krungthep Camp.  30            987     1:33

First Choice Breakdown
----------------------
= Government, top three =
Chulalongkorn         37,466
Thammasart            21,036
Kasetsart             13,705
= Private, top three =
Rangsit                9,793
Bangkok                5,371
Pa-yup                 3,852

Applicant breakdown
-------------------
M.6 grads this year   66,506 (57%)
non-M.6 (mostly M.5)  23,344 (20%)
M.6 grads from 
  previous years         ??  (23%)
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Trin Tantsetthi                           [email-masked]
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