First of all, Sorbonne is the university Paris I not IV (which is Sorbonne nouvelle).
I'm sorry titiromi but you are mistaken. Paris-IV is Sorbonne university. Actually it is even "more" Sorbonne university than Paris-I since it is located in the old main building in Victor COussin street.
I'm pretty sure of what I am talking about since I studied Langues Modernes there.
So yes, the University of Paris-IV where Charlotte studied is a fundamental part of the old Sorbonne.
About the equivalence with the US system: It's a little bit tricky nowadays since a few year ago there was a EU law, called Bolonia plan, that changed the university systems of all european countries.
But when Charlotte was studying, this new Bolonia plan was not yet implemented in France, and Sorbonne still followed the old system and you had to study 4 years to get a "maîtrise" which was the equivalent of a bachelors degree. Charlotte studied only for 3 years (she only got a license) so she didnt' really finish her studies.
The Sciences Po confusion:as Tiriromi rightfully said you can not study philosophy at Sciences Po. But there is a reason for this mistake in Charlotte's c.v.
She actually didn't study for 3 years at Paris-Sorbonne. After finishing highschool she enroled in a special 2 years preparatory course called khagne and hypokhagne that you need to follow to prepare the exam that grants you acces to the Political Sciences school.
She finished the 2 years course and she took the Sciences Po exam, but she failed and it was then that she decided to study philosophy.
And since the hypokhagne and khagne courses can be convalidated with the 2 first years of university studies, Charlotte was able to start her philosophy studies at the 3rd year.
That was actually the only year she could possible have studied at Paris-IV because inmediately afterwards she moved to London with Alex.
I guess that what Charlotte wants is to follow doctoral philophy studies in a near future. If that's the case, it's unfortunate for her that there is a new law. Years ago she would only have needed to study one more year to get the equivalent of a bachelors degree and get access to a Phd program. Now, she will need to study 2 years in order to get the new european equivalent of a bachelors degree.
Since she doesn's strike me as the most consistent of people and she gets discouraged so easily, we will have to wait and see is she is able to do so.
Who knows, anyway. Maybe she just wants to complete her bachelor's degree.
And probably everything will be easier for her now. When she was 20 years old it was probably very hard for her to fit in a place where her name didn't mean anything and she was treated like a number by her teachers.
Now, she is older and she has all the experience and contacts she has obtained throught the Monaco Philosophy encounters. Many of the professors are probably her pals. And if some are not, I'm sure they will be more than desiring to be in the good graces of a wealthy lady who gives awards and money away to philosophers.
I will be veeeeeery surprised if her academic career is not a path of roses.
Excellent, thank you Paranoia, this makes sense. The prep courses called khagne and hypokhagne at Lycée Fenelon in Paris (2004-2006) were in order to take the Sciences Po exam. Thats when she failed and spent a year to get her License in Philosophy at Paris Sorbonne. And, the Sarkozy education laws did not effect Charlotte at that time. As you infer, she may have a smoother time now
