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1. French Education System

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   The Grandes Écoles (e.g., École Polytechnique, École Nationale d'Administration, formerly a pipeline for senior civil servants) select students almost exclusively via two years of intensive preparatory classes (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles or CPGE) following the Bac.
   Admission is determined by scores on highly esoteric entrance examinations. For example, entry into the [École Nationale Supérieure de la Statistique e…