“If applicants themselves choose their entrance exams, it is quite normal," stated Rector of the Financial University Mikhail Eskindarov to "Moscow Komsomolets”. “To confirm this, I would like to point out the program “State Municipal Administration”. In some universities, three subjects of the Unified State Exam, i.e. mathematics, social studies, and Russian, are accepted as entrance exams. And some universities substitute mathematics with history. That is why, if we give an applicant a choice between history or math, it would be a good opportunity. Students have to sign up for the USE no later than February 1. During this time, they may change their preferences. Now they have a better chance of getting into the chosen program of studies".
The fact that universities will be able to decide for themselves which exams to establish for admissions is also a good trend: "The university has a better understanding of what requirements are needed in a particular field of training. However, the problem of establishing the number of programs that an applicant can apply to is quite challenging", thinks the Rector.
