83,995 of over 110,000 pupils sail through
Results available online; many varsities still accepting applications
University applicants can now check the official results of the central university admission system at 17 websites, including www.cuas.or.th.
Successful applicants will have to report to the schools themselves and undergo interviews between May 15 and 17.
The results went online at 6pm yesterday. The direct-admission system is now in place at various higher-education institutes.
According to the Association of University Presidents of Thailand (AUPT), up to 113,410 students applied through the central university admission system. Of them, 83,995 have sailed through.
“I would like to congratulate all successful applicants. My praise also goes to top scorers in each field. While your wish is now fulfilled, the country’s hope is still not. The country hopes to see all of you learn and graduate with knowledge. The country hopes that after your graduation, you will serve the society using that knowledge,” AUPT chairman Professor Somkit Lertpaithoon said yesterday.
He also offered moral support to applicants who failed in the central admission round.
“Many universities are still accepting applications. Have hope and do your best,” he said.
Somkit is also the rector of Thammasat University (TU), where the Faculty of Pharmacy has seen the highest competition rate in the central university admission system this year. A new faculty, 1,597 applied but only 28 seats were available.
Also competitive was the bachelor of arts programme at Srinakharinwirot University’s College of Social Communication Innovation, which has selected just 35 out of 1,829 applicants.
And competition was fierce at Phayao University’s School of Nursing, which has selected 10 out of 523 applicants.
The highest scorer from the central university admission system this year is Sutiwich Soisuwan, a graduate from Triam Udom Suksa School.
He scored 94.29 out of 100, and with his high marks, he’s chosen a seat at the Chulalongkorn University (CU) Faculty of Political Science.
“I don’t wish to become a politician. I want to teach political science in the future,” Sutiwich said. He had some words for politicians, though.
“Pay more attention to youths. The youths will grow up and become the driving force in the country,” he said.
Jirawat Somrak, a student from Nan, was also among the top scorers. With a score of 80.51, he’ll enrol in the CU Faculty of Engineering.
“I am so proud. I had never thought before that a boy from a rural province would be the top scorer at this faculty,” he said.
Jirawat said his achievement reflected that the quality of education in the capital and elsewhere were not that different. “We need to study hard. It’s doesn’t matter where you have studied – it’s whether you have really paid attention and made the effort,” he said.
