ANGLOPHONE SECTION

3ème is a great time to begin exploring your interests, identifying your strengths, and to think about the choices ahead. Set up your Unifrog account and complete some of the quizzes to find out more about your personal strengths, your working style etc - you might even find out what your dream job is! Choose a 3ème stage in a company or organisation that links to any subjects or jobs that interest you. Talk to your parents and your family about their jobs and careers. Attend the CSI / Intersec Forum des Metiers to learn about different jobs / careers. If you are interested in applying to study in the US, you'll need to think about starting to 'build a profile': Keep up a range of sports and creative hobbies. Aim to do as well as you can, showing commitment, resilience and leadership e.g passing exams, performing, being captain of your team or helping with coaching younger players. Take on a volunteering / community service role. This might be helping in a cat / dog home, helping younger children with homework, teaching a language or helping to fund raise for a particular cause. The key is to show your commitment to making the world a better place through your own actions. If you are interested in studying to become a doctor / dentist / veterinary surgeon / lawyer, you'll need practical, hands-on experience to make a good application. This means getting as much experience as you can through work shadowing, stages, internships etc, in professional settings.

Moving up to lycée in 2nde is an important step. Academically, you will move up a level as you start to prepare for the Baccalauréat. New subjects are introduced, some of which you will eventually choose to study at an advanced level (specialités) and your choices will likely have a direct impact on your future study options. Continue using Unifrog to explore careers, subjects and general know-how on the Tools - Exploring section. Choose a 2nde stage in one or more companies or organisations that link to any subjects or careers that interest you. Choose specialités that will support your future study and career aims. Attend the University Guidance 2nde presentation, where we will share information to help you make your choices. If you are interested in applying to study in the US, keep 'building your profile': Keep up a range of sports and creative hobbies. Aim to do as well as you can, showing commitment, resilience and leadership e.g passing exams, performing, being captain of your team or helping with coaching younger players. Take on a volunteering / community service role. This might be helping in a cat / dog home, helping younger children with homework, teaching a language or helping to fund raise for a particular cause. The key is to show a commitment to make the world a better place through your own actions. Contact the UG Counsellor to make a rdv and discuss your plans. Applying to the US is a long and quite complicated process, and it's good to be prepared in advance. If you are interested in studying to become a doctor / dentist / veterinary surgeon / lawyer, you'll need practical, hands-on experience to make a good application. This means getting as much experience as you can through work shadowing, stages, internships etc, in professional settings. Contact the UG Counsellor to make a rdv and discuss your plans. Applying to study these subjects often involves extra tests and early deadlines, so you need to be prepared in advance.

Première is a key year where you will need to step up your research and start making some informed decisions about your future options. ° If you haven't already, make a RDV with the UG counsellor after the Christmas holidays to discuss your plans. You might know exactly what you want to do at this point, or still be thinking about it: either way, come and talk it through. ° Continue using Unifrog to research university courses, focusing your research on the subjects / courses and countries that interest your. The Tools - Searching - Universities will be the key tool to use to create shortlists. ° Remember to check out required grades / subjects, application process and deadlines. ° When choosing which specialité to drop, think carefully about how this will impact your future choices - especially maths. ° Note that most universities will be looking at your Première grades when considering your applications. ° Attend the University Guidance 1ère presentation, where we will share information about making your choices and the application process in different countries. By May of Première you should be prepared to submit a shortlist of the courses / subjects / countries you are interested in applying to. If you are interested in applying to study in the US: ° Contact the UG Counsellor to make a rdv and discuss your plans. We will talk through the application process and confirm that your parents are on board with the financial implications. ° Continue to 'build your profile' as indicated previously. ° Create a Common App account and use it to research colleges in detail. ° Check out the Common App essay prompts and aim to have written a draft by the end of the school year. ° Prepare for and take two rounds of SAT tests, aiming to take them in spring / summer of Première. If you are interested in studying to become a doctor / dentist / veterinary surgeon / lawyer or you want to apply to Oxford / Cambridge you should be aware of early deadlines e.g. 15 October of Terminale for UCAS. ° Contact the UG Counsellor to make a rdv and discuss your plans. ° Confirm whether you'll need to take any extra tests (e.g. LNAT for law, UCAT for medicine), and start to prepare by looking at past papers. ° If applying to the UK (UCAS) start drafting your personal statement.

Terminale is the year when all your plans come together as you juggle schoolwork, Parcoursup - and applications to universities outside France! Attend the Terminale University Guidance Presentation, where we'll look in detail at application processes for different countries. Make a RDV with the UG counsellor if you need to discuss your plans or get specific information about applications. Make sure that you know the important deadlines that apply to your applications, and aim to be well organised to meet them. Depending on the countries / institutions / courses that you are applying to, you will need to complete your applications and submit them by the following deadlines. Key Deadlines in Terminale Applying to the US via Common App: Early Deadlines for Common App: November Regular Deadlines for Common App: 1-15 January** Applying to the UK via UCAS: Early Deadline for UCAS: 15 October Regular Deadline: 14 January (or thereabouts)** Applying to the Netherlands: Early Deadlines can vary, confirm them with the university. Early numerus fixus deadline: 15 January** Regular Deadlines: May / June ** (rolling admissions) Applying to Canada: McGill Regular Deadline: 15 January** Concordia Deadline (for international students): 1 February ** Applying to Ireland Regular Deadline: 1 February ** ** Internal deadline: before the Christmas holidays You should aim to submit all regular applications before the Christmas holidays of Terminale. This is to ensure that your applications are submitted in a timely, stress-free manner.