Characterix 2025 University Preference and Career Counseling Guide
This document is the output of Turkey’s first and only integrated preference-counseling system, presented by Characterix career advisors. It combines the student guidance process with academic staff data, program analyses, and career trends.

The content is synthesized from the ÖSYM 2025–2026 Preference Guide, nine comprehensive analysis files prepared by us, and the Characterix Career Choice Report. Used by many private schools and educational institutions in Turkey, this structure offers a unique career-matching platform that integrates students’ personal characteristics with university realities in a single system.

As of the 2025 preference period, all 21,602 programs listed in the ÖSYM Undergraduate and Associate Degree Programs Guide have been fully integrated with the Characterix career inventory. Thanks to this matching, each student receives preference lists filtered not only by achievement ranking but also by character traits and potential career fit.

1. Key Indicators in Preference Counseling

  • Academic staff strength (number of Professors, Assoc. Professors, Asst. Professors)

  • Program variety and quotas

  • Achievement ranking ranges

  • Faculty/university infrastructure (labs, studios, clinics, etc.)

  • Accreditation and international recognition

  • Compatibility with student’s traits

2. Common Counseling Mistakes

  • Blindly following achievement rankings

  • Choosing only by department name

  • Guiding without analyzing faculty staff

  • Not checking practice/internship opportunities

  • Ignoring student’s character traits

3. Checklist for Building a Preference List

  • Is the program’s academic staff sufficient?

  • Does it have practice infrastructure (labs, studios, clinics)?

  • Is the program accredited?

  • Is it recognized abroad?

  • Is the university/city suitable for the student?

  • What do graduate employment statistics show?

4. 5 Key Questions Counselors Should Ask

  • Does this program match your character traits?

  • Do you prefer theoretical or practical learning?

  • Are you communication-oriented or solution-oriented?

  • Can you adapt to an intense academic pace?

  • Is your career goal domestic or abroad?

5. Integrated with Characterix Career Choice Report
All programs in this guide match the recommendation areas in the Characterix Career Choice Report. Programs aligned with the student’s character are filtered and personalized by smart algorithms.

➡️ Thus, the process offers not only data but a holistic, character-based career match.

Source: CharacterIX® Career Choice Report: Scope and Reliability

  • Deep analysis: Based on ÖSYM data, official PDFs on staff, accreditation, medicine, law, engineering, architecture, etc. were examined.

  • Result: Decisions rely not on speculation but on complete, updated, and verified data.

  • Updated annually: CharacterIX® Global provides the most comprehensive guide.

  • The 2025–2026 report covers 9,337 associate + 12,265 bachelor programs = 21,602 in total.

 

➡️ For more, contact our certified CharacterIX career advisors.