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The executive vice president of CRUCH, Aldo Valle, the rector of the University of Chile, Ennio Vivaldi, and the head of DIVESUP, Francisco Martínez, visited the Liceo Nº 7 de Niñas de Providencia, during the PSU Room Recognition process, within the framework of the 2016 Admission Process.
Valle pointed out that “as the Council of Rectors, we are pleased to have this call and high legitimacy for so many students to use this higher education admission system.”.
During the room familiarization process, the executive vice president of CRUCH and rector of the University of Valparaíso, Aldo Valle; the rector of the University of Chile, Ennio Vivaldi; and the head of the Higher Education Division (DIVESUP) of the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC), Francisco Martínez, visited the Liceo Nº 7 de Niñas de Providencia to begin the PSU application process, in which approximately 22,418 people participate, including delegates, examiners, assistants, among others.
On this occasion, Aldo Valle stated that “we wanted to welcome the 289,444 students who have registered to take the university entrance exams, making this moment an act of social integration, because throughout the country, in places as remote as Palena or Juan Fernández, there are young people who will take the PSU (University Selection Test) under equal conditions, and who at this very moment are also experiencing this process of familiarizing themselves with the exam rooms.” He also expressed that for both the Council of Rectors and Chilean education, this is a moment of great symbolic value, since “today, young people enter with their talents, abilities, and efforts based on merit, trusting in a system that is constantly improving. It is not a finished or perfect system; we must introduce more changes to make it more inclusive and integrative, so that everyone, from their different educational backgrounds, can have opportunities to access higher education.” Valle emphasized that “as the Council of Rectors, we are gratified to have this turnout and high legitimacy for so many students to use this higher education admissions system.”.
For his part, Francisco Martínez maintained that the university selection process is complex, and therefore, efforts are being made to continuously improve it. «For this reason, other variables have been incorporated recently, such as the Grade Ranking, which considers the context in which students have studied. The need to support students with preparatory courses has also been taken into account, and this year the Program for Accompaniment and Effective Access to Higher Education (PACE) is being launched, which will offer students direct access to university,” Martínez explained. The main objective of PACE is to restore the right to higher education to the most vulnerable groups in society, ensuring effective access to this level.
For the Rector of the University of Chile, Ennio Vivaldi, administering the PSU (University Selection Test) is a task of enormous magnitude, since "it involves reaching every corner of Chile and allowing, for example, young people registered in Juan Fernández to take the tests under the same conditions as those in Santiago. I am very proud that the University of Chile, through DEMRE (Department of Educational Evaluation, Measurement and Registration), is able to implement this process, which has the logistical support of the Chilean National Police (Carabineros de Chile) and the Chilean State," he stated.
Also present during the visit were the Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs of the University of Chile, Rosa Devés, and María Leonor Varas, Director of DEMRE of the University of Chile, the technical body in charge of administering the selection process to the 25 universities of the Council of Rectors and the 8 private universities attached to the CRUCH Single Admission System.
It is important to remember that this Monday, March 30, the Language and Communication test (mandatory) will be administered at 9:00 a.m., and the Science test (elective) at 2:30 p.m. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, December 1, the Mathematics test (mandatory) will be administered at 9:00 a.m., and the History, Geography, and Social Sciences test (elective) at 2:30 p.m.
The test results will be published online on Sunday, December 27th at 8:00 AM, and the application period for the thirty-three universities affiliated with the Unified Admission System of the Council of Rectors will begin at 9:00 AM. The application period will run until Thursday, December 31st at 1:00 PM. There will be a total of five days to apply, one more than last year, addressing a need expressed by students.
Notes Ranking
It is worth remembering that in the Council of Rectors' Admission System there are three selection factors for students to apply to universities: High School Grades (NEM), Grade Ranking and the PSU.
Regarding the Grade Ranking, as announced by the Council of Rectors last August, adjustments were made to the calculation formula. Previously, the student's educational context was represented only by the high school they graduated from, but from now on, all schools where the student completed a level of education will be considered.
The objective of this measure is to capture the different educational contexts in which a student may have completed secondary education, more accurately evaluating the performance of young people in their academic career.
For example, if the student remained at school "A" from first to fourth year of high school, it will be considered one educational context. However, if they were at school "A" in first and second year, but then at school "B" in third and fourth year, two educational contexts will be considered. In this case, the student's final ranking score is obtained by averaging the ranking scores in each of the educational contexts, and the relative weight of each score will depend on the number of years the student completed (and passed) in that context.
About enrolled and enrolled
In the 2016 University Admissions Process, a total of 289,444 people registered to take the PSU (University Selection Test), approximately 6,000 more than in the 2015 Admissions Process (6,025,000). Of the total, 152,384 are women and 137,060 are men, meaning there are 15,324 more women than men.
Of the total number of students enrolled, 203,233 are in the science and humanities track and 82,709 are from technical and vocational schools. The majority of students attend subsidized private schools (153,777), followed by students from municipal schools (103,890), and finally, those from private schools (27,886).
It's also worth mentioning that 28,405 people who took the PSU in the 2015 Admissions Process will take it again this year. This means they will have two sets of scores to apply to universities, an option available to them since 2012.
The regions with the highest number of registered students for the PSU are: Metropolitan Region (115,269), Biobío Region (35,771), and Valparaíso Region (31,470). Meanwhile, the regions with the lowest number of registered students are: Aysén Region (1,991), Magallanes Region (2,828), and Atacama Region (4,103).
On the other hand, among those registered are seven people aged 70 or older. It is worth noting that the two oldest people are 81 and 82 years old. Likewise, the youngest person taking the exam is 15 years old, and there are a total of 125 students aged 16.
Headquarters and locations for surrender
For the 2016 University Admissions Process, there are 177 testing centers, in addition to 65 Penitentiary Compliance Centers (CCP). There are a total of 599 testing locations and 8,490 rooms. The centers with the highest number of registered students for the PSU (University Selection Test) are: Puente Alto (10,615), Maipú (10,389), Temuco (8,220), and La Florida (7,954). Conversely, the centers with the fewest registered students are: Juan Fernández (11), Ayacara (13), Chaitén (18), and Palena (22).
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