Korean slang profile

학종

hakjong

A shortened name for the comprehensive student-record-based university admissions process.

Expanded form: 학생부종합전형comprehensive student-record-based admissions
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jul 27, 2025
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
수시 상담에서 학종과 교과 전형의 차이를 물어봤어.
During early-admissions counseling, I asked how 학종 differs from grade-based admissions.

02Documented history

July 2025뉴시스 used 학종 as a short form of 학생부종합전형 while covering early university admissions.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘학생부종합전형’ (comprehensive student-record-based admissions). A 2025 source from 뉴시스 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

수시 추가 합격 노려볼까…작년 합격자 평균 2.4개大 합격 (뉴시스)Published Jul 27, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026