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Universities and Schools in Paris
There are almost a million university students in France. Unlike the United States, admission to a state-run university is not selective, but guaranteed to everyone who has passed the bac. Student/teacher ratios are high. There is little personal contact between professors and students, and professors see their jobs as confined to the classroom. The system is centralized, tightly-controlled, highly politicized, and ridden by life-sapping internal regulations. The Sorbonne´s international reputation stems from the quality of the minds who teach there. The archaic organization of the university, however, might dissuade you for life. On the other hand it might fill you with the sensation of participating in a great and celebrated tradition. Think positive. It has been the focus of many political debates and upheavals in the past two decades. In brief, the French university system i....
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