If you are studying the Selective it is likely that you are wondering what is that of the cut notes, what it is for and what you should achieve with them to be able to have access to a good future in your studies. But before applying for the selectivity it is important that you know what the cut-off marks are and that you can also understand them ... because a large part of your future will depend on them.
What is the cutoff grade?
The cut-off grade for a grade is the lowest grade you need to gain access and students must achieve that grade in Selectividad in order to gain access. The universities will have a certain number of places and will accept the candidates depending on the cut-off mark they obtain and will begin by choosing the students who have the highest access marks.
For example, if you want to access a university where only 15 Teaching students are admitted and there are 20 who have applied for the access place, only the 15 students who have had the highest grade of the 20 candidates will enter. and the rest will be rejected.
The cut-off mark is the access mark of the last candidate who has been admitted, let's say that in this case it would be a 10, since the students with the highest mark would pass from 10, those with the lowest mark would not enter .
Important things to keep in mind
Cut-off marks are only at public universities
Cut-off marks only exist for public universities, there are no cut-off marks for private universities because they are accessed depending on the places available and the payment you make to enter, although they also have other criteria. Private universities may admit a student who has a grade of 5 and reject another who has a 9 ... perhaps for religious, personal reasons ... It depends on each private university and the criteria it has for the admission of its students.
There are many grades with cut-off notes of 5
In order to access some degrees at the university and that do not receive enough candidates to fill a minimum of places, the cut-off grade is lowered to enter the minimum required by law to be able to enroll in a degree and be able to aspire to a professional future .
The notes keep changing
Maybe you entered a grade one year with a cut-off mark of 7, but another year a friend of yours has been left out with a 9. This is so because the cut-off marks vary each year depending on the candidates that currently exist, of the demand for employment in the society of that particular grade, etc. It may also be that there is a career that suddenly interests everyone and then the cut-off mark is raised to avoid the overcrowding of students.
The cut-off mark does not depend on the difficulty of the race
That the cut-off mark is higher in one race than in another does not mean that it is a more difficult race, far from it. It is only higher to control the access of candidates and to select well the profile of the students.
Don't stop chasing your dreams for the note
If you want to do a career but see that the cutoff grade is not what you expected, don't be disappointed ... keep trying because you can get it. From one year to the next, things can change a lot and perhaps when you pre-enroll and have put the career you like the most in first place, you can enter the following year.
Now you know what the cutoff note is and what it is for. Now, when you start to study the Selective to enter a public university and study the career you like, you should know that the cut-off marks will help you enter -or not- a specific studies. Although of course, if you do not receive the cutoff grade but you have enough money to pay for a private university, then you will not have to worry so much about the cutoff grade and more about meeting the criteria that that particular university requires. Do you already know if your cut-off mark will help you access a public university?