Common Mistakes During the Preference Period 2024

Students can succumb to their mistakes when making their university choices. Every mistake made in this process can bring your future to a completely different point.

So, have you decided which profession you want to do? If yes, great. But if not, mistakes are inevitable for you.

If you want to face your mistakes as a university candidate, you are in the right place! Because in this blog post, we will overcome the excitement of the preference period together.

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10 Common Mistakes During the Preference Period

Life is all about choices. After a tough exam marathon, you may be caught up in the stress of choice. But you are not alone! There are millions of people like you.

So, what are the most common mistakes made during the preference period? Let's look at the answer together!

1. Making a Preference Without Looking at the Quota Guide

2. Not Visiting the Campus

3. Being Under the Influence of the Environment

4. Making a Choice According to Score, Not Ranking

5. Making hasty decisions

6. Looking Only at the Location of the University

7. Focusing Only on the Department

8. Making a Choice So That Points Are Not Wasted

9. Trying to fill all 24 preferences

10. Not investigating scholarship opportunities at universities

Students can make many mistakes during the preference period. Evaluating the exam result document in the wrong way is the first step to an incorrect choice. There are many mistakes you can make like this and many more. Below, we will take a detailed look at the most common mistakes made during the preference period. Let's get started!

1. Making a preference without looking at the Quota Guide

ÖSYM publishes a quota guide every year. Here you can see how many quotas universities have opened for which department. Not reviewing this guide may cause you to make the wrong choice. Therefore, it will be in your best interest to examine this guide in detail.

2. Not Visiting the Campus

To get to know the university, it may not be enough to do research only on the website. Try to visit universities in person as much as possible to avoid disappointment. Campus life may not meet your expectations or may cause you to change your decision.

3. Being Under the Influence of the Environment

During the preference period, it is quite normal to want to get ideas from your environment. But too many opinions can cause you to get confused. Acting according to other people's preferences does not always make you happy. Therefore, make sure you make your own preferences a priority.

4. Making a Choice According to Score, Not Ranking

We can say that this is the most common mistake made during the preference period. Prospective students should base their university preferences on the success ranking of the department. Otherwise, you may not be able to settle in a department where it is possible to settle because of wrong preferences, and you may be left in the open.

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5. Making a Rash Decision

Making the right choice is not something that can be done in a hurry. Therefore, you need to do plenty of research. Making a decision without being sure can cause your career to come to a different point. For this reason, knowing what you want, you should make it your priority to make a decision as a result of research.

6. Looking Only at the Location of the University

You do not have to choose a university just because it is close to your home. The more you limit yourself, the less space you have to choose. Although location is an important criterion, do not forget that you should evaluate it together with all the opportunities offered by the university.

7. Focusing only on the Department

Would you like to finish university as a graduate of two departments after starting as one? If you say "yes", great. Because with double major or minor options, you can develop yourself in different professional groups. Be sure to look at double major and minor options when making a choice.

8. Making a Choice So That No Points Are Wasted

This is one of the most common mistakes. Those who write medicine instead of engineering so as not to waste their points, or those who write law instead of business administration. You should decide whether you really want to do this profession rather than job opportunities. This way you can build a happy future.

9. Trying to Fill All 24 Preferences

When you log in to the application screen, you will see that you have 24 preferences. However, you do not have to fill them all. We recommend that you do not write a department or school that you do not want to fill all of them. Instead, you should prioritize guaranteed departments and universities.

10. Not Researching the Scholarship Opportunities of Universities

If you are going to study at a foundation university, scholarship is an important issue for you. There are many scholarships you can benefit from such as merit scholarships, sports scholarships, staff scholarships or sibling discounts. It would be beneficial for you to research the scholarship opportunities in detail before making a choice.

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