😱 Russians have become too smart – there is fierce competition in…
😱 Russians have become too smart – there is fierce competition in the country for university admission. Russians have become too smart – the contest score for budget places at universities starts from 300 points on the Unified State Exam.
Consensus
- There is strong competition for admission to state-funded university places in Russia.
- A minimum of 300 points on the ЕГЭ is required to qualify for a budget place.
- In Moscow’s leading universities, about 20 applicants compete for each budget spot.
- The number of students achieving perfect or near-perfect scores on the ЕГЭ has increased significantly.
Points of divergence
- Only Moscow's top universities are mentioned as having high competition, with no data from other regions provided. — tg_mosguru
- 9777 students achieved a perfect 100 points on the ЕГЭ, and some took the exam multiple times; specific numbers of applications were given for Kaluga State University (over 9,000), Novosibirsk Pedagogical University (56,997 applications from 9,451 students), and Ural Federal University (197,428 applications). — tg_mash
Coverage (2 sources)
- 😱 Russians have become too smart — there is fierce competition for university admission in the country. — Первый Московский
- Russians have become too smart — university budget admission competition starts at 300 points on the Unified State Exam — Mash