Why go through Parcoursup to enter higher education?

The advantages of Parcoursup

Parcoursup is a national post-baccalaureate orientation platform that simplifies the process of registering for higher education. It offers centralized access to a wide range of training courses, from licenses to BTS, including preparatory classes. The platform offers students the opportunity to formulate up to 10 training wishes ranked in order of importance. Each request is sent to the establishments with the application files. If all the requests are refused, the student has the possibility of appealing or moving on to the supplementary admission phase . The platform also offers personalized support for students, including advice on writing cover letters, information on the different courses, and monitoring throughout the admissions process.

Who can go through Parcoursup?

Parcoursup is mainly aimed at high school students with a baccalaureate and students who wish to change their course of study. As part of a career change, adults are directed to Parcours+, an online space that brings together useful information for accessing continuing education.

Training courses available on Parcoursup

Parcoursup brings together a panel of nearly 23,000 training courses including:

• Bachelor's degree in literature, law, or psychology at a university
• Preparatory courses for teaching in schools
• Preparatory classes for the grandes écoles
• BTS
• DUTs
• Schools of architecture, business, and management
• IFSI (nursing training institutes)
• Training under apprentice status

Higher education institutions such as EIMParis, which offer a wide range of training in the communication and commerce sector, only offer post-baccalaureate courses such as the BTS Support à l'action managériale on the Parcoursup website. Other training courses are available through direct admission.

Integrating higher education without going through

Parcoursup

The advantages of opting for a direct intake system

Not going through Parcoursup to enter higher education also has advantages: Access to other training organizations: some establishments, in particular private or specialized schools, are not systematically present on Parcoursup. More personalized admissions criteria: some schools rely on portfolios, interviews, or specific tests to select their students. Candidates have the opportunity to highlight their skills or talents. More flexibility: admissions outside Parcoursup sometimes have different deadlines than those imposed by the platform, which allows for greater flexibility in managing the registration schedule.

Training courses and establishments accessible outside Parcoursup

There are alternatives for those who do not wish to go through Parcoursup or for people in professional reorientation who are not eligible for the platform. Grandes écoles such as EIMParis offer access without an intermediary to integrate training courses ranging from Bac+2 to Bac+5. Except for the BTS Action au Support Managérial, available on Parcoursup, all our training courses in marketing and communication, our training courses in human resources, and our training courses in business require an application to be sent to the establishment. The training courses offered by the International School of Management of Paris allow learners to quickly find a job at the end of their training.

Who can apply for training without going through Parcoursup?

Anyone holding a baccalaureate can apply to establishments that offer a direct admission system. This may include students, adults in a career change, high school students who have just obtained their baccalaureate, or foreign students.

Access procedures for training outside Parcoursup

The methods of access to courses outside Parcoursup vary depending on the establishment and the training. Among the most common admission methods, we find:

• Individual interviews
• Application files
• Success in specific competitions.

Parcoursup or not Parcoursup?

The choice between these two alternatives must be made on a case-by-case basis, depending on the professional project, the deadlines, and the opportunities. This depends, among other things:

• the candidate's status (student, high school student, or employee)
• of the course he wishes to follow (BTS, Licence, DUT, apprenticeship, etc.)
• application submission dates
• of the chosen establishment (school, university, training organization).

The answer to the question Parcoursup or not Parcoursup depends on different parameters related to the candidate's professional project. The platform simplifies the registration process and offers a wide range of training courses in different fields. It is also possible to access other higher education courses without going through Parcoursup. The access methods are often more flexible and the admission criteria more personalized.