Application process to tertiary study in Vietnam

In Vietnam, the tertiary education means "higher education". All pupils who has the G.C.S.E. (General Certificate of Secondary Education) can sit in the annual entrance examination whether they have attended at a senior high school or not. And this is usual application process to tertiary study in Vietnam.
First, you have to fill in the application form and send it to your school you tend to be attend in March. You must also enclose a copy these items in your parcel: your ID card, the originals of your school certificate, your birth certificate and the record of your performance at school. Next, you need take the G.C.S.E. examination in May after your last school year in this level of education. Soon, you can get its result in June. If you can overcome this first challenge, you will have about one month to keep reviewing to prepare for the entrance examination.
It usually takes place in July and lasts about a week and is divided in 4 main departments: A, B, C, D. You only have to sit in two of them . Afterward, you can relax before getting the result in August. A letter of acceptance from the university will be send to you when you have passed this exam in late August- early September.
With that out of the way, you can continue your schooling in a higher level in Vietnamese education system. You can even go on studying after graduated to get a B.A or M.A.