If you have graduated from a secondary school and have chosen a profession, then we can say that the most important and difficult stage has already been passed. But after this, another equally difficult task arises - this is the choice of an educational institution in which you will learn the basics of your future work activity.
Let's try to answer the question that worries many parents and applicants who have not yet taken place - how to choose a university for admission: what you need to know, what levels of education there are, what forms of education and other equally important points and nuances. We will analyze each of the possible options as carefully as possible so that parents and students can choose the best educational institution for themselves.
Education Levels
Before choosing a university, let's designate the levels of institutions that are used in our education system.
1. General. This includes the education that every student in our country receives:
- primary (incomplete, 8 grades);
- basic (9 classes);
- complete/secondary (11 grades).
2. Professional (technical). This is an education that allows you to get all the necessary skills in order to become a professional in a particular field:
- primary (schools, lyceums);
- secondary (colleges, technical schools);
- higher (institutions, universities, academies).
3. Postgraduate. This education allows you to get a degree in graduate school, doctoral studies, residency and adjuncture.
If you have not finished school yet and you have some doubts whether to go or not to go to grade 11 and how this will affect your next study (how many universities you can choose, points, speci alties), then you should familiarize yourself with list below.
Possibilities after ninth grade:
- get a full education by continuing school;
- submit documents to a lyceum or college (primary vocational education);
- study at a college or technical school and get a secondary vocational education;
- gradually get primary and then secondary vocational education;
- continue to study after step-by-step training and apply to a higher education institution.
After completing eleven classes, the following opportunities open up:
- step-by-step study and development of the necessary levels of vocational education;
- learn any of the above levels right away.
Before choosing a university, it will not be out of place to note that the vast majority of young people prefer to finish 11 classes and apply to highereducational establishments. This is the most optimal and most popular option for obtaining professional education. Let's talk about this option in more detail.
Levels of higher vocational education
Before choosing a university, you should know that until September 1, 2009, the Russian education system was one-level, that is, a student studies for five years at a university or institute and receives a standard (basic) diploma conferring him a certain speci alty.
A little later, this system was modernized, and it was replaced by a three-stage structure of education, somewhat similar to the Western one. Before choosing a university, consider it in more detail.
Bachelor's degree
After graduating from an educational institution (4 years), the graduate receives a diploma on conferring a bachelor's degree. This is a kind of base in higher education. Such a diploma allows you to prepare qualified employees in the socio-economic or industrial sphere, as well as provide special development in the amount necessary to work in the general activities of a particular direction.
Speci alty
If a student stays an additional year to study, then at the end he will receive a diploma of a specialist. That is, a person who is able to train workers with a narrow specialization and higher qualifications. This option is considered optimal for most students: just choose a university in your speci alty and unlearn five years.
Masters
Additional training inwithin two years of receiving a bachelor's degree. The graduate in this case becomes a master. This option involves a deeper and narrower specialization in one direction or another. The master's program prepares people who are able to solve the most complex problems in any kind of activity: professional, analytical, research, etc. It also ensures the influx of scientific and pedagogical personnel to universities.
Each of these levels is considered independent, and in order to continue studying, you must pass exams. You can choose a university based on scores or based on the results of the unified state exam. In any case, after you receive a specialist or master's degree, you will have the opportunity to continue to receive education (postgraduate).
Along with the above structure, the usual system of obtaining a speci alty, for example, in medical programs, remains.
Form of education
So, you graduated from high school, and you are faced with the task of choosing a university based on the Unified State Examination or on points. To begin with, it does not hurt to decide for yourself which form suits you.
Today's universities offer the following forms of education:
- full-time (day);
- part-time (evening);
- in absentia;
- computer (remote);
- quick (external).
Here, the main selection criterion is your individual ability to learn independently. If you choose a full-time form, then the curriculumrequires the student to attend daily classes and take notes of lectures of teachers. While the external course implies an independent collection and systematization of the necessary educational material with a corresponding report on the knowledge gained at the end of the semester.
Most often, correspondence and distance learning is chosen by students who are going to work in parallel with their studies. Work and simultaneous training is certainly good, but third-party employment does not always help in mastering the profession. Therefore, here you need to be careful, sometimes it’s better to deny yourself additional earnings, but successfully complete the semester. Sometimes the employer makes concessions, offering part-time students additional vacations, shorter weeks and other benefits (naturally at their own expense).
University groups
According to their legal form, all universities can be conditionally divided into two large groups - these are municipal and non-state.
Which educational institution to choose depends only on you and on your financial capabilities. In municipal universities, it is possible to apply for free education (budgetary), while in non-state institutions this is an extremely rare occurrence.
As for the quality of education, diplomas from state institutions are valued much higher. Many factors play a key role here, and one of them is the raw curriculum in private universities. However, the fact that non-state institutions are more deeply studying someindustries (foreign languages, IT-technologies, etc.), makes them very attractive for narrow specialists.
Summing up
It is necessary to clearly understand for yourself that the chances of entering a higher educational institution directly depend on your preparedness, so you should not rely on "maybe", but carefully analyze your capabilities and weigh all the pros and cons.
And remember the main thing is that your future life will depend on your decision. Do not choose a university at random or because a friend advised you. Consider whether you're willing to spend four years or more pursuing a profession that you'll no longer enjoy in your sophomore year.
