The Mathematics Student Association (Himatika) of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala (FMIPA USK), organized a Grand Try-Out (TO) on Sunday, August 12, 2018, held at the FMIPA Auditorium, Universitas Syiah Kuala. This Grand Try-Out was conducted in collaboration with the Teknos Genius Aceh Tutoring Institute (LBB Teknos Genius Aceh).
The event began at 07:00 a.m. WIB with participant registration. The Grand Try-Out for senior high school students or equivalent levels was officially opened with a seminar discussing the latest Joint Selection for State Universities (SBMPTN) system and future career opportunities. The seminar was delivered by Dr. rer. nat. Ilham Maulana, S.Si., Vice Dean for Academic Affairs of FMIPA USK, and Rahmat Faisal, S.T., Head of the Implementation Section at the Vocational Training Center (Balai Latihan Kerja).
The Grand Try-Out was attended by 180 students from 15 senior high schools or equivalent institutions in Banda Aceh City and Aceh Besar Regency, consisting of 10 public senior high schools, 3 public Islamic senior high schools (Madrasah Aliyah Negeri), and 2 vocational high schools.
The try-out sessions included several categories: SBMPTN Try-Out, which was participated in by 117 students; TNI/POLRI Try-Out with 15 participants; Official Bonded Schools (Sekolah Ikatan Dinas) Try-Out followed by 21 students; and STAN Try-Out, which involved 27 students. For each try-out category, three winners were selected based on the highest scores achieved.