{"id":22959,"date":"2026-10-05T20:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/?p=22959"},"modified":"2026-10-05T20:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:18:19","slug":"2026-national-exams-what-candidates-need-to-keep-in-mind-during-the-computer-based-test-why-grades-dont-determine-the-future-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/2026-national-exams-what-candidates-need-to-keep-in-mind-during-the-computer-based-test-why-grades-dont-determine-the-future-3\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 National Exams: What Candidates Need to Keep in Mind During the Computer-Based Test \u2013 Why Grades Don\u2019t Determine the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><em>Theodoros Kalaitzidis, mathematician and president of the Diakrotima tutoring group: \u201cGrades are the ticket, not the destination.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>The President of the DIAKROTIMA Tutoring Group, Mr. Theodoros Kalaitzidis, spoke in detail to \u201cProto Thema\u201d about the day after the Panhellenic Exams and the strategy students should follow when filling out their computer-based answer sheets. <\/p>\n<p>The Panhellenic Exams are now a thing of the past for approximately 100,000 test-takers, and the anxiety has shifted to the announcement of the scores and, above all, to filling out the computerized application form. This is perhaps the most critical decision after the exams, as they are called upon to choose not simply a college, but the academic and professional path they will follow in the coming years. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on *Proto Thema*\u2019s Vidcast, mathematician and president of the Diakrotima Tutoring Group, Theodoros Kalaitzidis, points out that the biggest mistake candidates make is treating the computerized application process as a way to maximize their scores. \u201cGrades are the ticket, not the destination,\u201d he emphasizes, explaining that the choice of a field of study should be based primarily on each student\u2019s aptitudes, interests, and goals. <\/p>\n<p>To read the full article and all the tips in detail in *Proto Thema*, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protothema.gr\/greece\/article\/1842800\/panelladikes-2026-ti-prepei-na-prosexoun-oi-upopsifioi-sto-mihanografiko-giati-oi-vathmoi-den-kathorizoun-to-mellon\/?utm_source=native&#038;utm_medium=longform&#038;utm_campaign=diakrotima&#038;utm_id=any\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the DIAKROTIMA Tutoring Group, Theodoros Kalaitzidis, speaks to \u201cProto Thema\u201d about the day after the 2026 Panhellenic Exams. He explains why \u201cgrades are the ticket, not the destination\u201d and offers crucial advice on how to fill out the computer-based application form correctly and strategically. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[898],"tags":[1262,888,1137,481],"class_list":["post-22959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","tag-diacrotima-group","tag-diakrotima-tutoring-centers","tag-school-field-trip","tag-webinar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22961,"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22959\/revisions\/22961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diakrotima.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}