Prueba de Selección Universitaria
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The University Selection Test or, as it is more commonly referred to, PSU, is a standardized
university admissions examination used in Chile
. It replaced in 2003 the Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) which had been working on since 1966.
Standardized test
A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a...
university admissions examination used in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It replaced in 2003 the Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) which had been working on since 1966.