How to use your Enem score to get into college?

Did you take the National High School Exam, but don't know how to use your Enem score to get into college? Don't worry, this is a very common question among students.

Using your Enem score in Sisu

The most common way to enter higher education is using the Enem score in Sisu, this being the most traditional way and desired by most students.

In short, Sisu consists of the Unified Selection System, which is a program where students compete for places at public universities in Brazil.

So, registrations are open twice a year, usually in the months of:

January;
June.

Therefore, to participate, the student must have participated in the most recent edition of Enem and cannot under any circumstances have scored zero on the essay.

As the objective is to select the best students, the higher your Enem score, the greater your chances of being accepted into the desired course.

Furthermore, it is possible to choose up to 2 course options, in the same institution or in different educational institutions.

Furthermore, during the time that SISU is open, normally 5 to 7 days, the student is able to monitor the cut-off grade for the desired course, according to the educational institution and modality chosen.

How to use your Enem score to get into college? Prouni is an option!

It is also possible to use the Enem score to enter college through Prouni (University for All Program).

Basically, this is a government initiative that works with full (100%) and partial (50%) scholarships for students considered low-income and who come from public schools.

Therefore, by offering scholarships, the Enem score in Prouni is used to gain access to private educational institutions in Brazil.

Just like in Sisu, to be able to apply for the available vacancies you need to meet some important requirements, namely:

Have completed high school in a public or private school with a scholarship;
Have a family income of no more than 3 minimum wages.

In general, Prouni vacancies are open after the Enem selection process, which also takes place twice a year.

Using your Enem score in FIES

How to use your Enem score to get into college? Know that FIES (Student Financing Fund) is one of the alternatives too.

Like Prouni, FIES is also a government program, but, as the name suggests, it allows students to finance their studies during higher education.

However, it is necessary to fulfill some requirements as well, namely:

Have achieved a minimum score of 400 points in the essay;
Have achieved a minimum score of 450 in the other subjects.

With FIES it is possible to finance up to 100% of the course in private institutions, but there is also financing of 50%, depending on the candidate's profile and their family per capita income.

After all, there are 3 types of financing, ranging from 10% discounts to 100%, always respecting the student's payment capacity.

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Using the Enem score in private institutions

In addition to the above ways of using your Enem score to get into college, you also have the option of using it in private higher education institutions.

This is because many colleges today accept the Enem score as a direct way of entering the courses they offer.

Therefore, this means that if the student performs well and presents his/her grade at the educational institution, he/she will be able to enroll without having to participate in the entrance exam or any other selection process.

It is also worth mentioning that some colleges even offer discounts and scholarships for those who managed to perform excellently in the Enem.

So, to enroll and use your Enem score in this way, you just need to contact the college where you want to study and find out about this possibility.

Finally, there are no pre-determined requirements, as each institution can establish the minimum conditions and minimum score to guarantee a place on their courses.

However, it is possible to say that, in general, colleges tend to accept even Enem scores from previous editions, from 2010 onwards.

Using the Enem score as a complement to the entrance exam score

To finish off the ways to use your Enem score to get into college, you still have the option of using it as a complement to your entrance exam score.

The reason for this is that today some public institutions accept performance in the Enem as a complement to the score achieved in the traditional entrance exam.

Therefore, this means that you need to take both tests, both the Enem and the entrance exam, with your final average being the score from both.

In this way, your Enem score can be a complement to your entrance exam score, even contributing to your approval.

Conclusion

Now you know the main ways to use your Enem score to get into college, so choose the one that best meets your goals and needs.

By the way, it is worth mentioning here that you can even resort to more than one of the methods mentioned, thus increasing your chances of getting the course you have always dreamed of. Finally, good luck!