In place of the single route to entry, Sciences Po instituted a threefold admissions procedure: French candidates could take an entry exam in their final year of secondary school; international candidates, who at the time made up only a small proportion of the applicants, could submit a dossier including both school grades and scores on either national exams, such as the British A-levels, or standardized tests including the SAT in the United States. French students who achieved unusually high grades on their baccalauréat would also be admitted. Most controversially, Sciences Po approached 85 secondary schools in disadvantaged areas of France and agreed to accept their most able graduates regardless of exam results.
via www.nytimes.com "a Bastion of Privilege No More" - NYTimes.com
Impressive blog! -Arron
Posted by: rc helicopter | 21 December 2011 at 12:54