Published on January 15, 2025 at 9:08 a.m.
European Education Fair on November 15, 2024, at the Parc Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris. – ©ISA HARSIN/SIPA
Parcoursup opens its first phase today, giving high school students until April 6 to formulate their wishes. While some already have a well-defined project, others are still lost in the face of the multitude of choices. Fortunately, tools and professionals are there to support them in this key stage of their orientation.
Every year, the Parcoursup platform confronts final year students with a challenge: choosing from more than 24,000 training courses on offer. For the undecided, this step can seem overwhelming, but it also presents an opportunity to explore and think about their future.
Fortunately, several actors are mobilized to guide the students. The main teachers, often Parcoursup referents, play a key role in this orientation phase. Their mission: to encourage students to inform themselves and consider different options, without limiting themselves to their first ideas.
The essential tools to get your bearings
Numerous digital and professional resources are available to help students get to know themselves better and formulate appropriate wishes:
- Online platforms:
- MonProjetSup.fr (by Onisep): By answering questions about your interests and skills, this tool offers around thirty personalized training courses.
- Parcoursup.fr: The platform offers detailed information on each training course, with opportunities, admission criteria and statistics.
- Specialized advisors:
- Onisep toll-free number (0 800 400 070): Available from Monday to Friday, this service answers questions about sectors and professions.
- National Education Psychologists: They can offer interest tests, interviews and personalized advice. Go through your high school or CIO.
- Physical meetings:
- Student Fairs: An opportunity to meet with institutional representatives and students to ask direct questions.
- Open days: Ideal for discovering teaching places in practice and interacting with teachers.
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Advice from professionals
According to Mathilde Rémoussin, orientation specialist at Onisep, the important thing is to remain open and curious. “This tool [MonProjetSup.fr] allows you not to censor yourself by saying, for example: “Oh no, the law is not for me”. It can serve as a basis for dialogue with a referent adult,” she explains to the newspaper “Le Parisien”.
At the same time, testimonies from former high school students remind us that trade fairs and open days often allow you to refine your ideas. Samuel, a student at Dauphine, confided to the newspaper “Le Parisien”: “It was these visits that allowed me to choose the prep class that really suited me. »
If you're still confused, remember that orientation is a process. Being undecided in January does not mean remaining without a solution.
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