Our Service
Our students face an exciting and bewildering range of choices as they prepare to leave school and go on to university. What should they study? Where should they study it – in France, Britain, Canada? Perhaps in two different countries?
The British Section University Counselling Service helps students to think their way through this range of choices. It caters primarily for British Section students, but is also available to Terminale students from other sections who wish to study in the UK. This broader mission reflects the Section’s place as part of an international school community, rather than a self-contained entity.
The Service helps all Section students to explore their future career and study choices in the Première year. We specialise in the UK university system and in the International Option of the Baccalaureate as an entrance qualification – see the Frequently Asked Questions on the right.
We provide students with the advice and resources that will help them to make their choices. We cannot and do not tell students what they should do; we aim to stimulate their reflection on what they want (which sometimes follows discussion on what they don’t want!) and to induce them to assume responsibility for their own futures.
Students report back regularly to their advisors during the process. We are keen that the parents are fully aware of what is going on, so a good deal of effort goes into communicating with them as well as with students - the information meetings are aimed at students and their families together. Parents are also welcome to attend the students’ individual meetings with the Application Supervisor, if this is felt to be appropriate.