{"id":9705,"date":"2023-01-05T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eseg.edu.br\/blog\/tipos-de-redacao-cobrados-no-vestibular\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T00:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:24:22","slug":"types-of-essays-required-in-college-entrance-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eseg.edu.br\/en\/blog\/tipos-de-redacao-cobrados-no-vestibular\/","title":{"rendered":"What types of essays are required in university entrance exams?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What types of essays are required in university entrance exams?<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Are you familiar with the main types of writing that exist?<\/p>\n

Throughout your school years, but especially in high school, you've likely heard from your teachers about the importance of knowing how to write a good essay and how to improve your skills.<\/p>\n

The first point we need to make clear is that they were right. To get accepted into the top universities in the country, to get a good score on the ENEM (Brazilian National High School Exam), to pass some job interviews, essay writing is a crucial part.<\/p>\n

However, there are various types of writing and situations where each is more suitable, such as in university entrance exams.<\/p>\n

What are the main types of essays that exist, and which ones are required in university entrance exams?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First, let's clarify the key question proposed in this article: the dissertation is the main type of essay required in university entrance exams. Some institutions may require a letter-style essay, but this is rarer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The purpose of the essay is not only to assess the candidate's grammatical knowledge, but also to demonstrate their ability to construct a line of reasoning and maintain it throughout the text, as well as their capacity to present arguments and defend their point of view.<\/p>\n

See below for what a dissertation (college entrance exam essay) is and other common types of essays.<\/p>\n

Dissertation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The main basis of a dissertation is the argumentation in defense of a point of view, discussing the proposed topic in a comprehensive and in-depth manner.<\/p>\n

For this to happen, it is vitally important that the author makes use of statistical data, research, quotations, facts, concrete examples, etc. The text should not be based solely on assumptions.<\/p>\n

In both expository and argumentative essays, there is a need for concrete information.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The only difference is that, while in expository writing it is not necessary to use arguments as a means of persuasion, in argumentative writing the author must make their thesis very clear and use their arguments in a way that validates what is being said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The main and most commonly used type of essay in university entrance exams is the dissertation. This text discusses any topic comprehensively and in depth through argumentation.<\/p>\n

The structure of this type of text is divided into three parts, each of which should present a piece of information. These parts are:<\/p>\n