Thank you Clément and Nathalie
Hello
There is a value that I try to teach my daughters since they are little ... it is to have projects, dreams and never be afraid of failure .... always try because there is not only one letter in the alphabet so if plan A does not work there are 25 letters left in the alphabet ?
Since the second grade my daughter has wanted to become a physiotherapist but would like to speak several languages, one evening she tells me that she has found an association that for 75€ can accompany you in your project...a little septic and so far for me ... she starts in second grade ... but by her insistence ends up looking (15 days later) at the name she gives me, looks at the comments and apperciates me the seriousness of FEEDUC... I register us ....We've just missed a meeting date, no big deal, we've got time, my daughter is in second year (2016)) .... we'll wait until next year (2017) ..... we travel to Nantes for a first meeting with Clément who organizes an information meeting. My daughter has been dreaming of a school in Madrid for over a year, but after gathering all the information on the site, it seemed difficult because financially we couldn't afford 4 or 5 years, even with a student loan, and the school she had targeted was beyond our means... I suggested other schools... but nothing...
And then at this meeting. with the frankness of Clement and with all the information she realizes that it will indeed not be this school ... I see her decomposing as we go along ... keeps her dignity but I see that she is no longer listening to what Clement says ... hard reality money ... for her her dream is crumbling ....she goes out crying ... I'm delighted ... she yells at me ... except that I knew that it would not have been Madrid ... but very quickly with all the information that Clement gives us during his performance ... I tell her that she had not realized that there were two schools in places that corresponded much better to her profile (sea, university and city on a human scale) ... I show her on a map !!!! Valencia and Tenerife.... and the Bank she realizes that these 2 choices are indeed top (she surfs, loves the sea) she finds her smile and here we are at dinner with friends of hers to imagine us in Spain coming to visit her...?
but she tells me that anyway she will not leave immediately after the Baccalaureate... I'm a little surprised.... She tells me that she understands...Clément is right
1/ that it is better to postpone a project and prepare to fully succeed ...
she wants to get back a level in science and Spanish after her B.A.
2/ that she doesn't feel ready right away after the BAC to leave and fend for herself so it's decided no application in July 2018 if BAC in pocket.
On the other hand, throughout her high school life, when a teacher asked her what she wanted to do, she answered Study in a Spanish school for physical therapy ....
In class council it was noted in her requests. And when I was present at these councils, I could see the amazement of the teachers on their faces... and I confirmed to them that she was accompanied in her project ....
Some teachers did not understand why she did not consider studying in France... They were told that she wanted to speak several languages and let's be serious, in France the selection was such that anyway she had little chance even if she was determined and serious in her studies... many students failed and gave up their dream...
Ok but we tell her to be careful, why not Belgium, she would have more chance
She stood up to them and said no, it's Spain because it's a country where she had stayed for a few summer weeks ... and it could correspond to what she liked (climatic conditions, its customs ... and that the universities gave her the opportunity to speak several languages.
But that he did not have to worry because she was accompanied by France Espagne Éducation in her project.
Only one teacher (in sport) said to him when one has a dream one tries... go ahead... hold on
So after the Baccalaureate she chose STAPS, a course that allowed her to recover a level in science.
2nd meeting at the end of 2018 with Clément where he put us in contact with a training center in Rennes that will allow my daughter to reach a level of Spanish... B1+ or B2 and to pass the admission test and also to be more serene if tomorrow she would have to follow courses in Spanish and live in Spain.
Clément gives us the date of the open door of the chosen school in Valencia. We go there ... And there no apprehension we are reassured Clément is there to welcome us and we have the eyes which shine ... It is a Blow of cœur❤️❤️❤️ ... It is really this school, this city... Morgane trepines and us parents we know that we can imagine our daughter all alone in this university and city
Indeed, the university and the human warmth, the benevolence that she gives off convinces us .... we know that it will allow her to overcome the blues due to the break with her family, her friends, and a country.
We validate everything on February 27, we put together the file with the help of France Spain Education
Take the tests on March 2nd
And on March 5th my daughter calls me crying...SHE IS TAKEN....
I am proud as any parent but my pride is especially that she has just realized and succeeded in a dream!!!! I do not know if she will succeed in her 4 years but in France either...the future will tell us we have confidence, she will give herself the means to succeed and this life experience can NEVER be a failure whatever happens
On March 9, there is an open house in her old high school, she wants to go with her little sister who is starting her second year of high school. She cancelled all her appointments to meet all her teachers who had given her doubts during her 1st and 12th year of high school...
and thinks that if she hadn't been connected with France Spain education, she might not have gone all the way.
She is aware that she might not have been selected but when you don't try, you don't know
Nothing is won, two acquaintances were not admitted for this first selection because there are criteria according to the schools (Clement had told us) but there are still two admission sessions and the advice of Clement and Nathalie.
So never give up
And thank you both
Cathy
18/03/2019
Mother of a future student in Spain
University Europea de Valencia (UEV) Valencia Campus
Physiotherapy in Spain