Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Waiting for results...

... Or what I hate about the french university system...

They take the smartest young people in the country, put them in competitive schools with enormous pressure for 2 years, 3 if things don't turn out, make them work day and night (litterally! They study over 12 hours per day and often times 6 days a week, sometimes 7)

And after all this they have NO guarantee of getting into the school they want. None whatsoever. They have to cross the country for their oral exams. They have to survive all of this pressure.

They have to wait months for their results.

Not knowing which city they will be in, what school...

After being seperated and alienated from their friends & family for over 2 years.

And then there's the easy way out. Just plain and simple university. An easy life with few classes, little homework, lots of fun and parties for all types of people, sports, arts...

Couldn't there be some balance? Couldn't there be a more forgiving system?

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