The purpose of this research is to investigate the level of Empathetic Tendency and Critical Thinking skills of students who were placed/enrolled in the 9th grade after the 2021 High School Entrance Exam (LGS) in the central district of Tokat province and to reveal the relationship between these two variables. In the research, the scanning model was used to reveal the existing situation as it is, and in addition, the relational model was used to determine the relations between the variables examined in the study. The study group consisted of 408 students. It was found that the empathetic tendency levels of 9th-grade students were slightly above average, while their critical thinking skills were below average. Empathetic tendency levels showed a significant difference according to the gender variable, but it did not show a significant difference according to the motherfather attitude variable, it was found that there was no significant relationship between empathetic tendency levels and academic achievement, but there was a negative and low-level significant relationship between empathetic tendency levels and critical thinking skills.