" Hello everyone !
Do you too, your teenager doesn't care enough about Parcoursup?
I try to motivate him, help him with his cover letters, but nothing seems to worry him…” On the Facebook groups dedicated to the orientation platform, testimonies from anxious parents are multiplying.
Pages intended to serve as resources for students quickly transformed into a “safe place” for adults who were helpless when faced with the choices available to their children in Terminale.
Combo of specialties, little-known training courses, dropping out of school... Everything is an excuse to discuss and reassure oneself about the future of the youngest.
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The current period is indeed not easy for high school students.
Since January 17, it has been possible to submit post-baccalaureate training requests on Parcoursup, until March 14.
The deadline is slowly but surely approaching, putting the nerves of children and parents to the test.
But if some have already made their 10 choices for their future, others prefer to leave these concerns aside for the moment.
Paid strategy, or widespread fed up?
Relax before making your choices
“I'll probably get started on it a month before, during the holidays... Soon, that is!
» In front of the Arago high school, Place de la Nation, Kamila and Clarisse talk about the deadline vaguely.
For the two Terminale STMG students, there is no question of putting pressure on themselves, especially as the range of training available remains vast.
“Choosing at the last minute doesn’t scare me,” explains Kamila.
“There are still plenty of establishments having open days, I prefer to take the time to find out rather than rushing.
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And her friend adds: “It’s not first come, first served!”
There's no point in rushing.
» They are both aiming for training in commerce, BUT or BTS for Clarisse, why not university for Kamila.
“I'm not worried about the results because I plan to take selective and non-selective courses, just to have my chances everywhere,” declares the 17-year-old girl.
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Schooled in the same establishment, Arthur is in a general stream with the Maths and SVT specialties.
For him, the choice is more complex: he doesn't know what to do after the baccalaureate.
“My parents don't understand why I'm not stressed, but I already have my classes, and I want to enjoy my last year with my high school friends.
» Seeing all his classmates “struggle” with Parcoursup, he simply chose “the opposite option: to do it at the last moment, perhaps to turn to a BTS in biology or an LAS , and if I have nothing, see with the complementary phase.”
A risky bet, but one which does not seem to worry the student.
" This is madness "
For others, Parcoursup is simply not an option.
“At first, I was hesitant about going to college for safety reasons.
But I gave up, and my mother told me: “Do what you want to do, don’t be afraid.
» At 17, Émilie had already found her calling: theater, which she practiced at the conservatory, at the same time as her classes at the Madeleine Michelis high school in Amiens.
“Next year, I will continue there, and I will join a preparatory class for competitions for major theater schools.
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“The teachers put pressure on us, they talk to us all the time about grades, continuous assessment, our behavior”
Emilie
A big leap without a safety net for the young girl, who prefers to persevere in her passion rather than waste her time with Parcoursup: “The teachers put pressure on us, they talk to us all the time about grades, continuous assessment, our behavior.
It's crazy, I'm kind of the only one in my class, and everyone is worried about it.
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Beyond the Parcoursup calendar, it is the functioning of the platform which seems to annoy these students looking for calm for the exam period.
“The site is not smooth, there is information that disappears or is not correct,” complains Clarisse.
The STMG student is worried about the assignment results, having already seen one of his brothers find himself “with nothing” and being forced to work directly after the baccalaureate.
“My parents don’t even know what Parcoursup is, they don’t understand anything!
» adds Kamila.
For Émilie, there is a lack of “human contact, you have the impression of being judged by a computer, it’s super stressful”.
Arthur remains skeptical about the recruitment method: “Do people even take the time to read our cover letters?
Not sure.
So you might as well enjoy it and not worry about it.
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