A UNIFESP, one of the three federal universities present in the State of São Paulo, is a reference in several areas, mainly in sciences related to health. Even for this reason, many students who seek to become professional and work in this area end up looking favorably on studying at federal colleges, and especially at UNIFESP. The institution offers several courses in the most different areas of study and has campuses spread throughout the state.
With this enormous capacity, questions arise such as what falls in the Unifesp entrance exam e What is Unifesp's cutoff score? Thinking about that, check below some curiosities about this institution.
Find out what Unifesp's cutoff score is for its main courses. | Photo: Freepik.
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Curiosity 1 – Outstanding Project Developments
The first curiosity also says a lot about the curiosity that will be presented next. One of UNIFESP's highlights is the development of several projects created by students and supervised by professors. The proof of this is that at the XXVIII Congress of Young Researchers, which took place in 2021, several works developed by students from different courses were selected.
This congress involves several universities in Latin America, and a group of professors from each university selects which were the most outstanding works. In the case of the Federal University of the State of São Paulo, undergraduate, graduate, master's and doctoral students were selected to have their work published, in areas ranging from philosophy and languages to biological sciences.
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Curiosity 2 – Ranking of the 4th best federal university in Brazil
In addition to its prestige in the Latin American scenario, the university is ranked as the fourth best federal university in Brazil, behind only the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the Federal University of Rio Grande. do Sul (UFRGS). In addition, it ranks seventeenth among all colleges in Latin America, according to the QS Quacquarelli Symonds University Rankings.
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Curiosity 3 – Exchange in other Brazilian states and abroad
Another very interesting curiosity is that UNIFESP offers university students the opportunity to do an exchange program during graduation. This exchange can be done both in other states of Brazil, as well as in several countries around the world that have a partnership with the Brazilian college.
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Curiosity 4 – It has 7 campuses spread across the state of São Paulo
Initially formed with the transformation of the Escola Paulista de Medicina, which in the mid-2000s gave rise to the Baixada Santista Campus. Due to the high demands and the small capacity to meet them, the university sought to expand and since 2007 it is spread over 7 campuses in the state. With that, UNIFESP, today, has campuses in the following locations: Baixada Santista, Diadema, Guarulhos, Osasco, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, East Zone.
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Curiosity 5 – What is on the UNIFESP entrance exam and how to study
As with any entrance exam, the main anxieties of students are focused on the content of the tests and how to study for this university entrance test. The main point is not to despair, and focus on a development calmly, because leaving to study at the last minute will only cause more nervousness and anxiety during the evaluation. Therefore, below is a list of the contents that are most recurrent in the UNIFESP entrance exam. Are they:
In biological sciences:
- Botany (with a focus on reproduction);
- Genetics;
- Evolution ;
- Diseases caused by parasites.
In the exact sciences:
- Logarithms;
- Geometric progressions.
In language sciences:
- Prepositions;
- Syntax;
- Text interpretation.
In chemistry:
- Stoichiometry;
- Intermolecular bonds.
In physics, nothing was noticed that had too great a recurrence to be highlighted, which ends up showing a need that must be met for all disciplines: Be prepared to solve any type of question.
For this, remember that practice makes perfect, so the best way to develop the necessary skills to take this test is by doing the questions from previous editions. The questions in this entrance exam usually follow standards and always try to be very direct, which will require the student to really know how to solve that type of question.
Print the last 10 tests and try to solve the questions in the estimated time of the test, that way, in addition to practicing what you've learned, you also have to deal with the time to solve each question and also prioritize answering the ones you have the most ease. This is very important, since because of nervousness you really need to be aware of how much time you spend to carry out them and prioritize those that you can solve in less time.
This strategy works well since this entrance exam does not follow the ENEM evaluation model, which is the TRI, which presents a subjective weight for each question, making them have different weights according to their difficulty.
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Curiosity 6 – The tasting and the cutoff marks
The admission entrance exam to UNIFESP is perhaps the great differential, in relation to other faculties and well-known entrance exams, such as FUVEST itself. The entrance exam at the Federal University of the State of São Paulo can be taken in the mixed modality, which means that in the first phase a grade will be obtained based on the ENEM test, so it is also necessary to register for the National High School Exam. The second phase is a separate entrance exam with objective language questions and discursive questions for the specific subjects of each course.
Regarding the content of the specific tests, which are discursive, it has a differential since for the most coveted course, which is Medicine, the Mathematics discipline enters the discursive test, along with Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Physics.
In the FUVEST entrance exam, for example, the discursive test for students applying to medicine has no mathematics. The subject that is usually the executioner of the students, is inserted in the test through objective questions, in the first phase.
So, the UNIFESP entrance exam, in the second phase, is divided into 2 days, just like the ENEM, in one of the days 45 objective questions of Languages are asked, 30 of them in Portuguese and the other 15 in a foreign language and also an essay essay argumentative, since ENEM is not considered.
One of the main questions asked by students looking forward to the entrance exam is “What is Unifesp’s cutoff score?” In the selection process for admission through SISU, the discipline of Medicine is not present, since it follows the Mixed Vestibular format. Therefore, the university's highest cutoff score in SISU 2022 is for the Biomedicine course, with a value of 791,80 points. The lowest cut-off score refers to the Interdisciplinary course in Science and Technology of the Sea – Bi/li with a value of 606,68 points.
Remember that mental health is very important in this process. During college you will also have different experiences that will be enriching in your training with people and that are outside the classroom. A college party is a very relevant part of this process, which, like student housing, allows you to interact with other students. For more information about student housing in São Paulo, visit the website.
