ULS recognizes students who achieved national and regional scores at PSU

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Students who obtained 850 grade ranking points and the best average on the mandatory PSU tests were also distinguished.

The University of La Serena held the traditional recognition ceremony for students from the Coquimbo Region who obtained the best scores in the University Selection Test, PSU 2018, both nationally and regionally, and for students who achieved academic merit by achieving 850 grade ranking points and the best average of the mandatory PSU tests.

psu2018 scores 2The activity was headed by the Rector of the ULS, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, and the Seremi of Education, Claudio Oyarzún, who highlighted the achievement of the students and the efforts of their parents and family, who accompanied them in this emotional event.

“It is the occasion to congratulate the young people for this tremendous achievement of obtaining these national, regional and ranking scores, and also to value the effort and support of their families and the establishments. We wish the greatest success to these young people, who are an example and a source of pride for the regional community,” highlighted the Rector of the University of La Serena.

This year the national scores were obtained by Alonso Rojas Reyes, from Colegio Serena; Joaquín Taiba Tapia, from the Amalia Errazuriz School in Ovalle; Martín Pavez Vásquez, from the German School; Andrés Ponce Saavedra, from the German School; Matías Sáez Barraza, from Trinity School, and Emilia Acuña Arcos, from Sagrados Corazones, who reached 850 points in the Mathematics test.

psu2018 scores 3Alonso Rojas, who wants to study Civil Engineering in Mathematics at the University of Chile, commented that he knew he would obtain a good result, considering that “at school I had very good preparation, we did a lot of essays. In addition, I took a pre-university course and did a lot of exercises.”

Matías Sáez experienced a different situation, the result of which he described as unexpected. “I left the test, I answered everything conscientiously, but I didn't think I would get a national score (…). When they gave me the result I couldn't believe it, I thought they were playing a joke on me. Very happy and happy because I realized that all the effort I had made during the year was worth it,” said the student who wants to enter Mechanical Civil Engineering at the Federico Santa María Technical University or at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

During the ceremony, María de los Ángeles Ascuí Carmona, from Colegio Santo Tomás (829 points in Language), was also recognized; Hernán Adaro Aguirre, from Colegio Alemán (839 points in History, Geography and Social Sciences), and Alonso Rojas Reyes, from Colegio Serena (839 points in Sciences), who were regional scores. This last student achieved a regional score (818.5 in Language - Mathematics)
    
psu2018 scores 4In addition, recognitions were given for academic merit for obtaining 850 grade ranking points along with the best average of the mandatory PSU tests, which went to Nataly Torres Carvajal, from Colegio Nuestra Señora de Andacollo (professional technician); Emilia Acuña Arcos, from the Sacred Hearts; Alonso Rojas Reyes, from Serena School; Matías Sáez Barraza, from Trinity; Tamara González Leyton, from the José María Escriva High School in Balaguer, and Bruno Masserano Gómez, from the José Manuel Balmaceda School.

“I always prepared myself aiming to obtain this,” said Bruno Masserano, who highlighted that the pre-university scholarship that his school awarded him and the preparation he had during the year contributed to this achievement.

In this ceremony held at the ULS Headquarters, certificates and gifts were given to all the students present.


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