YouStudent offers a quick, accessible and in-depth online assessment for individuals aged 14-24 to help you make an informed choice about your subjects and future career.
We take the stress out of applying to study internationally.
The assessment system used by YouStudent is accredited in the UK and is widely used across the USA, UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The system is used by organisations such as The Department of Employment and Learning in the UK, The UK Military, BDO, Deloitte, The Ethics Institute and Etihad Airways, to name a few.
For best results, YouStudent recommends that the assessments are completed in a test-like environment. Any possible distractions should be turned off, for example mobile phones, TV, music. Concentration is needed throughout the assessments, so if you are completing it at home or work, ensure other people are aware they should not disturb you until you are finished.
We have a link to a practice booklet on our website here. You will also receive it when you receive your log in details for the assessment. Candidates can look through the relevant assessments in the practice booklet to familiarise themselves with the type of questions they will be asked on the day of testing. During the actual test, candidates will also be given practice questions before each assessment to ensure they understand the questions before beginning the timed assessment.
No. Our Cognitive Assessments have been developed by item generation theory which indicates new questions can appear for every test. There are no right or wrong answers in personality questionnaires. Our Personality questionnaire has inbuilt warning mechanisms to determine results which may have been distorted or faked.
If you require any particular adjustments because of a disability, please contact YouStudent to discuss any concerns you may have. Please note that it is essential that special arrangements concerning any matter are made in advance as retrospective arrangements cannot be made after the test has been completed. You will be asked to provide supporting documentation later in the selection process.
Please note that all usernames and passwords are case-sensitive. If you are continuing to have problems logging in please contact YouStudent directly to confirm your log in details.
The system is designed to generate all assessment questions at the beginning of each assessment. If your internet connection drops you can continue with the assessment provided the connection is restored before the end of the assessment. If the connection is not restored, a candidate can log back into the system at a time when there is an active connection and will have an opportunity to begin the assessments from the last fully completed assessment.
The system is designed to generate all assessment questions at the beginning of each assessment. If your internet connection drops you can continue with the assessment provided the connection is restored before the end of the assessment. If the connection is not restored, a candidate can log back into the system at a time when there is an active connection and will have an opportunity to begin the assessments from the last fully completed assessment.
For optimum performance it is advised that all assessments should be completed in one session. This should be carried out under test conditions; a quiet environment with no interruptions. However, if a situation arises where the assessments cannot be fully completed by a candidate, they can log back into the system at another time and continue from the last fully completed assessment.
To complete the assessments, candidates require a computer which has an internet connection and a modern web browser installed (Internet Explorer 8 or higher, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari or equivalent browsers). YouStudent does not recommend that assessments are done on mobile phones.
PayPal is an online payment service that allows individuals and businesses to securely transfer funds electronically using encryption software. Once you have opened a PayPal account, you can pay by using PayPal credits, your credit card or EFT. When you sign up for a PayPal account, you type in the credit cards and bank accounts you wish to use for purchases one time on the PayPalsecure system. Once that is accomplished, you never again have to disclose your credit card information online.
PayFast enables South African businesses to accept payments online. It enables easy, secure and instant transfer of money from online buyers to sellers. Payments can be made using credit cards, debit cards, EFT and Bitcoin. PayFast is developed with the same demands on security as web sites used for banking services. Your account login, personal details, and all money transactions are secured using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology with high security 256 bit encryption.
Your privacy is important to YouStudent. To better protect your privacy, YouStudent provides this Policy explaining its undertaking to protect your personal information. This Policy has been prepared in accordance with the laws which regulate the protection of personal information. Insofar as YouStudent may have access to personal information, YouStudent will always store and protect it and only use and disclose it in compliance with those laws. By using and enjoying YouStudent, you agree to accept this Policy and to be bound by its terms and conditions. You also agree that YouStudent may receive, store, process and disclose your personal information as provided for in this Policy.
This Policy applies to all information provided by you and collected through your use of YouStudent which includes, but is not limited to:
YouStudent may use and disclose your personal information in the following manner:
You may at any time on written notice to YouSudent, require that it does not disclose your personal information in the manner contemplated above, in which case YouStudent will not do so, but in which case YouStudent may, on the basis of operational requirements, preclude your use of YouStudent.
You may opt out of receiving promotional communications from YouStudent, but you may still receive non-promotional communications from YouStudent relating to your account and services provided to you.
YouStudent will disclose your personal information if it reasonably believes that it is required to do so by law or to protect the rights and property of YouSudent or the public. YouStudent may also co-operate with law enforcement in any official investigation and it may disclose your personal information to the relevant authority in doing so. You acknowledge and give your consent that this includes sharing your personal information with any insurer or other interested party in the event that there is any complaint, dispute, conflict, loss or damage arising from your use of YouStudent.
YouStudent undertakes to use appropriate commercial endeavours to, but cannot guarantee that it will, store your personal information securely to maintain its confidentiality, prevent unauthorised access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of your personal information.
This Policy is governed by the law of the Republic of South Africa and any legal action instituted in connection with this Policy ought to be instituted in the Republic of South Africa.
If you have any questions or comments about this Policy, please contact YouStudent via its website.
The purpose of the Assessment Report is self-discovery. It is designed to help people identify their natural abilities, personality strengths and their career interests. The YouStudent assessment and reporting process should not be used to identify or diagnose psychological, mental health and/or medical problems.
The user assumes sole responsibility for any actions or decisions that are made as a result of using the report. By using the report, you explicitly waive and relinquish any and all claims of any nature against YouStudent and/or our employees arising out of or in connection with the use of the report.
For all assessments, the results are based on the answers provided by the user. YouStudent will not be held responsible for the correctness of users’ answers.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained on our website, however, this information could be subject to change.