The most popular courses in Brazil are usually those that provide the necessary training to be able to have the professions most sought after by Brazilians, such as becoming a doctor or a lawyer.

Because of this, they tend to be the most sought after by the population, who make a lot of effort to get into these courses.

But the unanswered question is: how do you get into the most popular courses in Brazil? What are the existing processes for this? And how to prepare?

In order to answer all these questions, we have prepared in the following post the main ways and requirements for you to be able to enter the most popular courses in Brazil.

In summary, for you to enroll in a degree and thus take one of the most popular courses in Brazil, you must meet some basic requirements.

First, you must have already completed high school. To enter universities and colleges, it is possible to prove your education by teaching at normal age or by EJA (Education of Young Adults).

Therefore, when you have completed high school, you can already take the university entrance exam or the Enem. In both models, a test will be applied to prove the knowledge you had during your studies.

Because of this, these tests usually have questions related to subjects taught in high school.

If you already have the necessary requirements to be taking one of the most popular courses in Brazil, it's time to learn how to enroll in them.

For this, know that there are 5 ways for you to enter undergraduate courses. In all of them, you will need to study hard to pass the tests. Below you can find out more about them.

First, we have the entrance exam, which is one of the main ways to enter the most popular courses in Brazil.

In summary, all Brazilian universities have their own entrance exam, where they create a test with about 90 questions related to the subjects you took in High School so that you can enter them.

To pass, you need to get one of the best grades to be chosen from the available positions. 

For example, let's say you chose a course that has 40 seats. To enter it, your grade needs to be among the top 40 of that vestibular.

Generally, entrance exams can take place from once a year. Private universities usually offer entrance exams all year round for you to enter.

Application can be done online or in person at the educational institution, and you may have to pay an application fee ranging from R$ 50.00 to up to R$ 200.00. It all depends on the institution.

Enem, the acronym for National High School Examination, is a test created by the Federal Government. It was created in 1998 with the objective of evaluating the performance of high school students.

From it, you can enter government programs to gain access to public and private universities with scholarships. 

In addition, some universities use Enem to select their future students and, therefore, do not need to invest in their own entrance exam.

Most of the time, those who want to enter the most popular courses in Brazil usually take both the Enem and the university entrance exams to increase their chances of entering.

Sisu, an acronym for Unified Selection System, is a Federal Government program created in 2010 that allows students to access vacancies in the most competitive courses in Brazil at public universities in the country.

For this, the student must take the Enem test and, with the score acquired, enroll in the courses offered by Sisu.

Namely, this government program opens vacancies twice a year: at the beginning of the first semester, and at the beginning of the second semester.

In this way, students have these two chances to use their score acquired in the Enem and, thus, enter the desired college.                                                                                 

Prouni, the acronym for University for All Program, is another Federal Government program that gives access to colleges. 

But, unlike Sisu, through Prouni you can enter a private university with scholarships from 50% to 100%.

To participate in the program, you must have taken the Enem in the previous year to use your grade and your family income is within the stipulated to get a scholarship. And, just like Sisu, you also have the chance to enroll in Prouni twice a year.

Finally, there is also the Fies program, an acronym for Student Financing Fund. It is a MEC program that helps pay for your undergraduate course.

For this, it offers the student the option to pay the course installments in full or in part so that he can complete the graduation. Thus, at the end of the course, the student will be able to return the amount that was initially paid.

But, in addition to Fies, there are also other programs that help finance your courses. In the following post you know one of them!