Enroll at ESCE as first year student: SESAME national exam
SESAME: Series of Written Examinations Shared by Seven International Business Schools
The candidate sits a single series of written exams to determine admissibility to one or several schools belonging to the SESAME programme.
The examinations are open to all students in their final year of secondary school or recipients of a baccalaureate: the written exams are designed to be accessible for any student at the baccalaureate level, regardless of the version completed.
Candidates admitted to ESCE must present proof of passing their baccalaureate.
Some statistics:
- 2009 candidates: 4,912 candidates
- Number eligible for admission after written exams: 1,500
- Number of enrollees: 400
For eight years, ESCE has been the leader in number of SESAME national exam candidates.
| Subject tested | Duration | ESCE coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis/synthesis of information | 4 hrs. | 4 |
| General logic | 30 min. | 1 |
| Digital logic | 30 min | 1 |
| Language 1*: English, Spanish, German | 1 hr. 30 min. | 3 |
| Language 2*: English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Arabic | 1 hr. 30 min. | 1 |
You can choose the examination site nearest your place of residence: more than 30 examination centres around the world.
* If Language 1 is not English, then Language 2 must be English - Qualifying score for language written exams: higher than 5/20
| Subject tested | Duration | ESCE coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| Admission and general culture interview** | 20 min. | 6 |
| Language 1**: Same as written | 20 min. | 2 |
| Language 2**: Same as written | 20 min. | 2 |
If you are eligible for admission to ESCE, you will sit the school's oral exams at ESCE Paris based on a schedule and dates that will be proposed to you.
** Qualification score: greater than 5/20
Exam Schedule
- Registration begins: January 1st 2010
- Registration ends: March 30th 2010
- Written examinations: April 21st & 22nd 2010
- Admission eligibility results: End of May 2010
- Oral exams at ESCE Paris (1 hr. preparation + 1 hr. of interviews): The week before and the week after the national BAC exams.
- Admission results: Early July 2010
Registration
Registration can only be made via the Internet at:
www.contest-sesame.net
Director, Communication and Admissions:
Emmanuelle BARUCH
Tel: 01 41 16 75 20
emmanuelle.baruch@esce.fr