What criteria should you use when choosing a school?

Public schools are most often known for their higher employability. That said, when choosing a school, you need to take a number of factors into account to ensure that your living and studying conditions allow you to succeed in your course. What are the criteria for choosing a school? We set them out for you in this article.

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In a nutshell :

School choice criteria:

These include the school’s reputation, campus infrastructure and facilities, courses and specialisations on offer, teaching methods and tuition fees.

This includes the recognition of diplomas and qualifications within the region and internationally.

The quality of the lecturers and professional contributors

Are to be considered in relation to your means and your objectives.

Criteria

What are the characteristics of the ideal school?

These days, there are a large number of schools offering programmes and conditions that are sometimes quite similar, and sometimes quite different. The conditions you define for yourself should be part of your criteria for choosing a school, to help you choose the best one.

The ideal school for you is first and foremost one that offers training in the field you want to study at the level you want. Secondly, the location of the campus must be convenient for you, so that you can plan your travel.

Some of the criteria for choosing a school can be quite personal. For example, if you are an athlete, you may want to join a university team or have a gym close to the school where you can train. You can usually access all these details by visiting the websites of the schools that interest you.

Another of the most important criteria for choosing a school is your budget. In addition to any tuition fees, you need to find out about the cost of living in the locality where the school of your choice is located.

Studies

Which schools are recognised by the French state?

Your choice of the ideal school should take into account its recognition in the region, and even internationally, to ensure you have a better future. There are generally more job opportunities when you come from a recognised higher education establishment.

All state higher education establishments are de facto recognised by the state. As for public schools, only some have obtained this recognition. You should find out more about this when making your choice. You can also refer to the qualification awarded to confirm whether it is recognised.

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How do I choose a public school?

When choosing your public school, you need to take into account not only the school choice criteria relating to performance, but also your personal requirements. In order to satisfy them, everything hinges on careful research into the public schools available. Go to their website, check out the opinions of former students and whether or not they found a good job after their training.

Advice

5 criteria for choosing a school :

To help you make your choice, here are 5 criteria to bear in mind when choosing a school:

The business and alumni network

With a network of 100,000 partner companies, INSEEC does its utmost to support its students and graduates in their search for a company.

Our schools’ Corporate Relations department helps all our students to find their future company. This support takes many forms:

CV workshops to create a relevant CV

Sending outinternship and work-study contract offers and negotiating partnerships with companies. These offers are available on an internal digital platform.

Personal development coaching

Trade workshops, presentation of market developments and opportunities by sector professionals

Company events : afterworks, forums, job dating, etc.

Professional conferences on employment-related topics

Alternation

One of the great advantages of public schools is that they offer sandwich courses. If you’re going to go to a public school, you might as well make sure that this option is available, to make it easier for you to find a job. Work-linked training is also a good way of paying the school’s tuition fees.

The campus(es)

Before choosing a public school, make sure that you are satisfied with the infrastructure and facilities on campus. At the same time, consider its geographical location and the student life that goes with it.

School fees

It is essential to find out about the school’s tuition fees.

INSEEC offers several financial aid schemes:

A sandwich course, either a work placement or a work-study contract. A work-study contract means that you do not have to pay any tuition fees. In the case of a work placement, you will have to pay the fees yourself, but the remuneration you receive during the placement will enable you to finance the costs.

The right to training via the CPF

Partnerships with banking institutions referenced at INSEEC

Salaries at exit

It goes without saying that choosing the best public school is linked to the hope of succeeding in your professional life too. That’s why you need to consider the salaries on leaving the school. The speciality you choose will have an even greater influence on the salary you receive.

Opportunities

Why choose INSEEC?

Do you want to go to a good business school? JoinINSEEC. Committed to your success and your student experience, our school provides everything you need to make your studies comfortable. In addition to offering a variety of programmes, we give you the opportunity to choose the campus that best suits your preferences.

INSEEC is renowned for its academic excellence. Our programmes are taught by lecturers who are experts in their field, guaranteeing the quality of the teaching you will receive.

Thanks to our extensive network of corporate partners, INSEEC offers a wide range of internship, work-study and employment opportunities. In addition, our large community of alumni active in various sectors will enable you to develop valuable professional contacts for your future career.

What’s more, INSEEC is the No. 1 school for work-study programmes. We offer our students the opportunity to follow a sandwich course so that they can cover their tuition fees. Visit our website and go to our FAQs to find out more about our school.