Preparing for admission tests

A number of degree programmes use the TOLC tests run by CISIA, the Consortium of Inter-University Integrated Access Systems, as admission tests.

TOLC tests can be used for selection purposes (i.e. to exclude candidates who score under a certain threshold in the test, in the case of limited-enrolment programmes) or simply to assess the candidate’s prior knowledge (in the case of open-enrolment programmes).

There are several types of TOLC tests, depending on the subject area of the degree programme that the candidate wishes to attend

Some capped-enrolment undergraduate programmes of the University of Milan require candidates to pass an admission test created by the University itself. Test your knowledge with some simulations of these tests. 

• Humanities 
  To access the mock test, you have to register on the website of the PARI project; please read the project presentation before registering. 
  Further information can be found on the enrolment page of the programme website.
  Please note that the PARI test is not the actual admission test for the Bachelor’s degree programme in Humanities, but only a preliminary self-assessment test designed to fully prepare you for the real admission test.

The student association PrePost “Davide Bortolotto” provides free courses for anyone who wants to prepare for the admission test for:

• Medicine and Surgery
• Dental Medicine
• Degree programmes in Health Professions
• International Medical School

These courses are also useful for TOLC-VET tests.

Preparation courses for admission tests for single-cycle Master’s degrees took place on 18-19 March, 25-26 March and 1-2 April 2023 in the teaching sector located in via Golgi.
 

Courses to prepare for the degree programmes in Health Professions will take place on the first days of September in the teaching sector located in via Golgi.
Applications close on 21 August 2023. For more information, you can visit the association website or write to [email protected].

The University of Milan offers recorded webinars and video-lessons dealing with the basics of biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and logical reasoning, starting from the answers to the questions of previous years’ tests.

All materials have been prepared and produced by instructors of the University of Milan, the University of Milan-Bicocca and the University of Brescia.

The University of Milan offers upper secondary schools a series of courses dedicated to active orientation in school-university transition. These courses are also known as PNRR pathways, as they are financed within the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (also known as PNRR).

Courses are only open to third-year, fourth-year and fifth-year students, who must be registered through their home school. 

Each pathway has a duration of 15 hours. A certificate of attendance will be issued to all students who take part in at least 70% of the activities offered by each pathway. Schools can recognise such activities as PCTO – Percorsi per le competenze trasversali e per l’orientamento (Pathways for Soft Skills and Orientation, corresponding to the work-based learning activities formerly known as Alternanza scuola-lavoro).
Each student can participate in only one pathway throughout the three-year period. 

Among the pathways proposed, there are two initiatives on preparation for admission tests:

• Active orientation and admission tests - medical area
• Chemistry, I am not scared of you. Training course for the OFA test