QUOTE(nicki_flute @ May 30 2007, 10:17 AM)

We had all 3 of our History papers back to back. It was horrible, we were in this exam room for over 3 hours,
Just be glad you're not in France. I took the competitive Agrégation exam and the timetable was:
Monday: 7 hour essay exam
Tuesday: 4 hour translation exam
Wednesday: 4 hour translation exam
Thursday 7 hour essay exam.
That was the written part. Then the oral was:
1st day: 2 translation exams (30 minutes preparation + 15 minutes approx. exam)
2nd day: literary commentary, 2 hours preparation + 30 minutes exam
3rd day: what they call a "leçon" which is like an essay orally: 5 hours preparation + 30 minutes exam