What is SISU and how does the selection process work?

Do you know what SISU is? The Unified Selection System, known as SISU, is an online platform managed by the Ministry of Education (MEC) from Brazil.

This tool is free and essential for thousands of students seeking to enter higher education at public institutions in the country.

What is SISU?

SISU is one of the most important teaching tools for students, it is the Unified Selection System, created by the Ministry of Education, MEC.

It creates a free selection process that uses Enem scores to classify candidates.

SISU is generally held twice a year, at the beginning of each academic semester.

The students who participated in the ENEM can register with SISU and compete for places in undergraduate courses offered by federal, state and municipal universities and institutes that have joined the system.

It is one of the main ways to enter public and federal universities, in addition to the entrance exam, and is still one of the main reasons for the anxiety of many students before a school year.

During the registration period, candidates can choose up to two course options, indicating their preference according to the score obtained in ENEM.

Based on these choices and competition, the system allocates students to available places.

How does SISU work?

The SISU registration process is very simple and takes place in just one step, as follows: as soon as the ENEM results are released, students can register for SISU during the period previously established by the Ministry of Education.

Once registered, the candidate will need to choose two courses in order of preference, and based on their grade, SISU will classify the candidates according to their grades.

They are classified in descending order of their score within the chosen modality, which can be broad competition, racial or social quota.

After registering, SISU will make two calls, the first call will be offered for broad competition.

The second call is intended for the remaining vacancies that go to people who did not get or did not want the vacancies in the first call.

If you are called in the first round, you will need to register by the stipulated date, otherwise your place will be held until the second round.

After the results are released, SISU also allows candidates who were not selected to express interest in participating in a waiting list for the remaining vacancies.

Institutions use this list to call candidates if there are unfilled vacancies.

How important is it?

SISU plays a fundamental role in democratizing access to higher education in Brazil.

It allows students from all over the country to compete for places in public institutions based on their performance in ENEM, promoting equal opportunities.

The system is based on candidates' academic performance in the ENEM, promoting a more transparent selection process guided by meritocracy. The grades obtained in the exam are used as the main criterion for allocation of vacancies.

Furthermore, the selection process is practical and quick, and can be done online. However, be careful because the website may crash quite a bit in the first few hours due to the high flow of people using it.

Who can participate in SISU next year?

To be able to participate in SISU the requirements are not very high, starting with having to have participated in ENEM in the year immediately prior to SISU, therefore if you took ENEM in 2023, you will be able to register for SISU 2024.

It is also mandatory that in order to register for SISU you will need to have a grade above zero in your essay.

Students who are in their final year of high school can also apply to SISU, but they should be aware that they will only be able to enroll in their chosen higher education institution if they successfully complete high school.

Foreign candidates can also participate in SISU, as long as they meet the specific requirements established by the educational institutions.

And famous trainees can also participate, but this is only for self-assessment since in order to enroll in higher education courses it is mandatory to have completed high school.

How to pass SISU?

There aren't many secrets to how to pass SISU, because what you need is a good ENEM score that is enough to be within the program's cutoff grade.

During the registration period, SISU displays the cutoff grades, which are the lowest grades required to be selected. Follow this information to assess your chances and make adjustments to your choices.

The cut-off grade is the lowest score required for a candidate to be selected for the course and institution they have chosen.

Each course and institution has a specific cut-off grade, which varies with each edition of SISU and is determined by the number of available places and the performance of registered candidates.

So the best tips that can be given to help you do well in SISU are those that teach you how to study and how to do well in ENEM.

Therefore, start studying in advance and with dedication, between one ENEM and another there is almost a year of difference, that's 365 days that you can study the subjects that are more difficult and prepare yourself.

But remember that “studying while they sleep” is never a good option, you need to rest and have a clear mind before your test.

Mental fatigue, stress and anxiety can cause the studied content not to be retained by your mind.

Now that ENEM 2023 has passed, you can prepare to participate in SISU, the Unified Selection System, in 2024 in the areas of competition that you fit into.

Be sure to use SISU, which was created with the aim of transforming the selection process into something fairer and more transparent for everyone.