Istanbul Gelisim University - YKS announced: “Make your preferences wide-ranging”

YKS announced: “Make your preferences wide-ranging”

The results of YKS have been announced. Universities, which have a total capacity of 1 million 38 thousand 865 students, including 492 thousand from associate degree, 494 thousand 132 from undergraduate, 28 thousand 196 from special talent field, and 24 thousand 537 from school quota, will start the recruitment process after YKS results. YKS preferences can be made between August 5th and 13th.

“MAKE A WIDE RANGE LIST”

Explaining what students should pay attention to when making their list* Elif Aluç Gülşen said, “The changes implemented in 2020 YKS due to the Covid-19 epidemic will of course affect the success rankings. For this reason, students should make a wide range of choices within 24 rights they have. For example, it would be beneficial for a student with a Y-EA of 80,000 rank to choose between 40,000 and 120,000 rank.”

“GET SUPPORT FROM EXPERT”

Emphasizing that when creating the preference lists of students, state or foundation universities should evaluate the first 5 choices well in order to benefit from the preference scholarships, Gülşen said, “Students should contact universities as much as possible during this period. Universities need to get information about their opportunities, and if they do not have experience of making this preference list, they should definitely get support from experts.”

“IMPROVE YOURSELF”

Stating that she does not recommend students to choose universities they do not want in order not to prepare for YKS for another year, Guidance Counselor Elif Aluç Gülşen from Istanbul Gelisim University said, “The journey to university is an adventure that will last until the end of one's life. The identity we carry in this adventure will be associated with the department we graduated from. For this reason, we should choose departments that we have dreamed of since childhood and that are suitable for our abilities and personalities. I recommend students to choose universities where they can improve themselves. Considering the number of students graduating every year, it is inevitable that students should improve themselves while studying. In order to do so, they can participate in the projects, get to know different countries with Erasmus, take part in social responsibility projects with student clubs and start the business marathon better than others in their field.”

Aluç concluded her speech as follows:

“In the event that you cannot settle in the city or university of your choice, it would be beneficial for you to research the lateral transfer opportunities of universities instead of going to different departments. In this way, you will not give up on the part you want.”

Translator’s Note (*) : In Turkey after the university exam (YKS) is announced, the candidate students make a preference list consisting the schools and departments they wish to enroll in. They can write twenty four departments on the list. The students are then assigned to the first best suitable choice they make according to their YKS rankings and points.