After the announcement of the Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS) results held on 17-18 June by OSYM, the university preference period started. Listing all educational institutions in Turkey such as kindergarten, primary school, secondary school, high school and university, and receiving thousands of candidate student requests for universities every year, Kriptooku.com has published a striking report about the preference marathon that will continue until June 8th. The trend report, which has been prepared by examining more than 8,000 requests received on Mahalleoku.com since the day the YKS results were announced, shows that there may be large gaps in the quotas of 2023 due to the increasing prices of foundation universities. Accordingly, the settlement rate, which was 83 percent in 2022, is expected to decline to 75 percent this year. It is seen that the placement rate of the students who enter the 2023 YKS and whose score is calculated may be around 25 percent. These data show that only 1 out of every 4 students who take YKS can be placed in a university. In Turkey, especially recently increasing rent and housing prices also negatively affect students' plans to study at universities outside the city. The data from Kariyeroku.com shows that university choices outside the city could decrease by two-thirds.
THE MOST INVOLVED DEPARTMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITIES ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
According to the candidate student applications made through the Söyleoku.com platform; computer engineering, medicine and law departments are among the most preferred departments in 2023. Departments with a placement rate of over 99 percent last year are expected to receive the same demand this year. While departments in the engineering field are in high demand, it is predicted that there will be a serious quota gap in less popular departments such as survey engineering.
SEEKING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
The placement trends for 2023, show that the earthquake survivors are in intense search for scholarships. Accordingly, it is observed that earthquake survivors, who could not achieve the expected scores and rankings, applied for scholarships through foundation universities. Although the universities that earthquake survivors contacted on Söyleoku.com carefully examine every request, it turns out that there is a great need for state support for scholarships.
POLAT: “OUR AIM IS TO HELP ALL OUR STUDENTS”
Announcing the university placement trends of 2023, Çağdaş Polat, the founder of Söyleoku.com, said, “As Neredeoku.com, we have prepared a detailed trend report by examining the applications made on our platform in order to support our students who entered YKS in their journey of preference. In our report on university placement trends in 2023, in which data such as earthquake victims' search for scholarships, the possible impact of increased foundation university prices on quotas and the reflection of housing costs on preferences outside the city, are also included in the most sought-after departments of universities. I hope this report will be a guide for all our students, and I wish them success in the university selection marathon.” said.
