So today I had my first test, out of four, trying to enter school of
advocacy. We had to produce an executive summary on domestic violence,
based on (only) 12 documents. Yes, "only": I think the good amount is
something between 20 or 25. With just 12, it is harder to have a "big
picture" on a topic, and you often have to refer to the same document
in your paragraphs. There's nothing ideal about that.
It is a very administrative exercise, and not necessarily interesting
in itself. In France, it's mainly used for selection purposes (as
mathematics can be in some displines--I'm thinking of the exams ending
the first year of medical school, for instance).
Well, at least it's done. It lasted 5 hours and I'm happy to have
finished in time, to have respected the form, and to have refered to
all the documents (I guess? It's already blurry in my head...).
