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It is this year's entrance exam (PSI) for the École Normale Supérieure and the Polytechnique school. The subjects have not been officially published. But here
by belzebalex 5y ago
It is this year's entrance exam (PSI) for the École Normale Supérieure and the Polytechnique school.
The subjects have not been officially published. But here's a scanned copy:
https://www.cpge-paradise.com/Concours2021/PhysPSI.pdf https://www.cpge-paradise.com/Concours2021/PhysPSI.pdf
It's in French though!
- StavrosK 5y agoI don't speak French at all, but it sounds funny to me that the École is both Normal and Supérieure. Like, make up your mind, school!
- VVertigo 5y agoI don’t speak French either but I like the etymological sense that Superior school means Post-Secondary/College better than the English version. It seems like a logical and efficient way to get the meaning across.
- StavrosK 5y agoThat's probably what's happening, but I think I will keep the funny version in my head canon.
- belzebalex 5y agoNot at all! There are many "Ecole Normale" which are just schools for teachers. The "Superieure" refers to the fact that you have to pass a hard exam to get in. And once there you can do research or become a teacher in a preparatory school (which prepares you to do the ENS's exams, in a pyramidal way)
- littlestymaar 5y agoThanks! X-ENS subjects are usually really well done and insightful, I'll have a look!