The news set by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training They are aimed at promoting expressiveness and more reflective content in the tests. This is part of the new guideline of improving the assimilation of concepts instead of memory. These general changes are included for the tests of EVAU SelectivityAs is normal, these changes are also absorbed by the UNED when preparing university entrance exams for students with foreign qualifications. Escuela PCE, being a specific academy for preparing for access to the Spanish PCE university, aims to explain in this article the best option for students coming from various educational systems outside of Spain.
Is this change applicable to all students?
As we have mentioned, these changes are mandatory for all high school graduates who have completed their studies in Spain. If you have a degree issued in a country other than Spain, this change may not affect you. As we explain in various articles, the subject configuration for PCE It is different depending on the destination university. To give you a summary, You will not have to decide between History or Philosophy (since you are not obliged to present them, they are optional) if you plan to go to a public university in the following Autonomous Communities:
- Madrid
- Valencian Community
- Murcia
- Estremadura
- Castilla y Leon
For the rest of the regions you will have to choose between one or the other...and which is the best option?
Guidelines for choosing correctly
As you must understand, the first thing is to know if you should present the evidence. From Escuela PCE We always indicate that it is best to have personalized advice from one of our experts and draw up the best strategy to achieve access to the desired studies. This strategy is made up of which subjects to take, how many of them are necessary to reach the cut-off mark and exceed it, which universities offer the best services and future and much more that will avoid problems and loss of time and money. You can see more about the PCE Consulting en this link.
If you already know that you have to choose between History of Spain or Philosophy and you do not choose one of them, we will tell you how you could choose:
1. Choose the simplest subject. Both subjects are taken each year by numerous students, but the result of both is different. As can be seen with the latest data obtained by UNEDasiss, Philosophy is a subject with fewer failures and a higher average grade.
2. Choose the subject that you have seen before or have a base for. Think that it is better to take an exam where you have already seen part of the syllabus before than to start a new syllabus. If you have prior knowledge of Spanish History and have never seen Philosophy, it may be better to opt for the first, since studying from scratch could complicate your preparation, and on the contrary, Philosophy may be the smartest option. This may explain the previous table, with an imbalance between the two in terms of the number of approved students. It must be taken into account that for many students the subject of Spanish History was new and mandatory, with the consequent process of adaptation to it.
3. Choose the subject that best suits your future. Although both can be included in the branch of Humanities, it may be that the study you want to carry out in the future is directed more towards one subject than another.
4. Choose the subject that you like the most. It may seem obvious, but there are students who have a predilection for one type of content over another. Studying something that you like or don't dislike can make a difference, assimilating concepts in a better way and taking less time in that process, having more time for other subjects.
5. Choose by the type of exam. It is possible that the type of exam could give you an advantage. There are not many differences between the two, but there are characteristics that can be differentiating. The best thing is that you see one type of exam for each one and decide:
6. Choose by the content of the subjects. There are changes every year, but Escuela PCE updates its syllabus to stay up to date. These evaluable contents can help you see which of the two you could get a better grade in or which would be more to your liking.
Conclusion
Given the new situation of changes in the format and contents of the PCE, marked by the Ministry of Education and FP, it is possible that students who want to study at a Spanish university will have to choose between two subjects. Given that each year the cut-off marks rise and more people want to access Spanish higher education, the options for entering a Degree are narrowing, making it necessary to optimize and know how to choose. Since the student can choose to take subjects, these decisions are shown to be crucial to success. It is important to bear in mind that failing a subject due to not knowing how to choose can throw away all the effort made previously. Therefore, we hope that with this guide the student will have notions to avoid making mistakes. If this is your case and you would like to have a professional opinion, Escuela PCE can provide it for you. Please contact us and we will help you.
