Lhe thousands of parents who, just a few years ago, hid eggs for Easter this time went hunting for wishes as the closing date for applications on Parcoursup approached: time flies! Convinced that they had no choice, they devoted their Easter Monday to writing cover letters for their children, after having believed that they were only there to proofread the writings of their offspring.
How do we recognize them?
When talking about the file to be filled out by their child, in January, they said ” he “ Or ” She “, in March, they said ” we “, at the beginning of April, they said ” I “. Ten days ago, they were encouraging their kid to be the most ” staff “ possible, and now they’re calling friends to find out how they wrote their kids’ cover letters in 2023, after asking the eldest if he still has his missives from the previous year on his computer.
They are convinced that they are filling out a document for their children for the last time. They are convinced that everyone does it, because they don’t know those who don’t. They sneakily looked for some sample letters online “just to see what it looks like” and found ideas that were rather worse than what their children had picked up on ChatGPT.
They created documents with language elements that they call “big ideas”. They are convinced that everything has become more complicated in terms of guidance and that the tipping point is precisely at their child’s generation. They are shocked by those who take coaches. In the end, they are convinced that they only helped “shaping” or rereading. Their children were surprised, even vaguely worried, by their parents’ excitement once they embarked on this project.
How they speak
“Write your letter and we’ll review it together. » “Is that all you’ve prepared for three months?” » “What do you think makes them take you?” » “Push yourself, I’ll hit, it will go faster. » “Go get your report cards from last year while I write. » “Ah, you need one per wish! Are you sure you want to make so many wishes? » “At least in the days of APB, the space to fill was shorter. » “My son just asked me for a proofread. » “His letter lacked authenticity, it didn’t look like him, I wrote it back to him. » “We didn’t lie, but we said what we needed to. » “His father was supposed to take care of it, but he didn’t. » “I just helped with the spelling. » “I struggled to get to 1,500 characters. » “We didn’t want to do it for him, but we supported him. » “In the end, it was a good family moment, I don’t regret…”
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