The Unified Selection System, or SISU, is the program that selects Brazilian students who take the ENEM. That is, students compete for a place in one of the country's public universities. Over the years, SISU has become increasingly popular, and one of the main ways to enter higher education.

Therefore, it is difficult to talk about college entrance exams and not talk about the SISU program. Thinking about it, in today's article we will tell you all about this selection process. Continue reading and find out!

Basically, SISU is the main method of admission to public universities in Brazil. In this sense, all students who take the National High School Examination are entitled to participate in SISU. That's because the program takes the ENEM grades to make the selection. However, it is worth noting that each university has its own cutoff score and calculation method.

In addition, participation is completely free of charge and the program is open twice a year. Therefore, students have two chances to enter the desired university. However, not all institutions offer vacancies in both semesters. Typically, most only offer on one of the programs. The University of São Paulo (USP), for example, only offers selection in the SISU program for admission in the first semester.

In addition, the SISU also includes affirmative actions. Be they race, income or other types of quotas. In fact, each university usually offers different actions, based on its reality.

In short, SISU calculates your grade and that of all other students who chose that university. From this, a cutoff note is generated, the program runs for a few days. The note that counts is the note on the day the SISU was closed.

Therefore, it is common for the note to be up there on the first day, and on the last day it has dropped a little. This is because students change options, and try to choose the one that is more coherent. By the way, it is also possible to choose two options in the SISU program. If you are not selected for the first, you are automatically forwarded to the second.

Undoubtedly, the main benefit of SISU is the fact that it unifies admission to the university. That is, students from anywhere in Brazil can apply to all regions without having to take the entrance exam abroad. In addition, SISU was part of the ENEM reform, which in fact transformed the test into something so valuable for Brazilian education. After all, before that, the test was not so important for students.

Currently, the SISU program is one of the main ways to enter the university. Some institutions have even abolished their own entrance exams and use only the ENEM as a means of selection. For example, UFRJ, UFPE, UFABC among other large Brazilian public universities. 

In short, anyone who has taken the National High School Examination and has not finished the essay can participate in the SISU. Therefore, it is not necessary to prove income or study in public school. Really any Brazilian student can participate.

Finally, the SISU 2022 notice has already been released by the Ministry of Education. In this sense, it is in this public notice that information such as the date for registration and selection is kept. Therefore, registration for the SISU program will take place between February 15th and 18th.

The results are scheduled for the 22nd of February. From there, the dates for the waiting lists begin. That is, those who want to express interest in the waiting list must do so between February 22nd and March 8th. But it is worth mentioning that it is only possible to express interest in one of the previously chosen options. Enrollments are scheduled for the period from February 23 to March 8.

Therefore, the SISU program is extremely important for Brazilian education. Mainly for unifying the university admission process. If you've already taken ENEM, check out this other article on how to enroll in SISU 2022!