Parcoursup wishes: how does it work?
Parcourssup is a virtual platform on the internet on which terminal high school students, apprentices and reorientation students express their wishes. These wishes are their training wishes and the hope of starting their student life by entering the school of their dreams. But places are sometimes coveted and it is better to have thought through your plan B.
Wishes Extra course: how does it work?
10 wishes, not one more
The teachers repeat it: up to 10 wishes can be made on Parcoursup among the more than 17.000 courses available. That is to say 10 different route possibilities. There is no minimum number of wishes to select, but teachers advise filling in as many choices as possible in order to get at least one.
Candidates are free to choose:
- the area of training;
- the teaching method (university, IUT, School, etc.): lacademy that appeals to them.
Students are not required to rank their wishes according to their preferences.
Before registering your wishes, it is better to inquire about the quotas admission, which are valuable clues to the chances of being admitted:
- the rate of scholarship candidates;
- candidates outside the geographic area;
- the profile of those admitted according to the type of baccalaureate.
As well as practical information:
- involvement on the part of the student (a preparatory class for veterinary schools requires a lot more investment for example than the first year of Psycho in college);
- distance from home;
- means of transport ;
- cost of training;
- requested level.
Aim for the moon to land in the stars …
Have a dream and do everything to achieve it, yes. But to believe that anything is possible in a world where everything is simple, no. You have to keep your feet on the ground and secure your back. Among the wishes to integrate selective training, it is advisable to formulate at least one wish that is “easier” to achieve, even if it means being able to try again the following year.
The case of selective training
Selective training is in great demand for few places. They run the risk of being refused everywhere. But all will not be lost, because the complementary procedure gives the opportunity to reformulate wishes afterwards, but only in the formations which still have space. The geographical choice will then be limited.
Play it safe
For those who need security, it is advisable to formulate, from the registration phase, a wish in a non-selective license in connection with the initial professional project. It will be possible to re-register on Parcoursup the following year and try again, without wasting time if the training is not satisfactory or to continue it by then taking advantage of bridges to integrate the dream route.
Sometimes, it is better to redouble to get a better record and integrate the training of your dreams than to embark on a path that from the start does not suit us from the start.
More chances through learning
More than 3300 wishes are available in this type of route. High school students can select 10 apprenticeship courses in addition to their 10 wishes. The procedure is exactly the same. You must check the box “Training courses” for the list to be displayed on the map. The trainings are added to the file, but under the mention “Wishes in apprenticeship”.
Similar courses, a multitude of new possibilities
This year, the high school students did not have all the ideal conditions to be able to make their choices: the orientation fairs, the open doors of the schools, the inter-school meetings could not take place. Never mind, Parcourssup suggests to the candidate training courses similar to his wishes:
- they appear under the initial training sought;
- the first ones displayed are those which share the most points in common with the wish;
- this can shed new light on training possibilities.
For example, when you select a BTS communication, Parcoursup offers other BTS, but also GOALS (ex DUT) and licenses in the communications sector.
The validation of vows completed … begins the wait
The candidates had until April 8 to validate their wishes and constitute their administrative files, different according to the training in which they are applying.
Each formation organizes a commission to examine the candidacies based on the criteria for examining the wishes that it has defined. The details of these criteria are also available on the Parcourssup website or by calling the school secretariat directly.
For selective training, candidates will pass written or oral selections. It remains to know the exceptional organization that will be put in place to maintain barrier gestures.
The main admission phase will take place from May 27 to July 16, with a definitive answer in some courses only a few weeks before the start of the school year, depending on withdrawals.