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The orientation choice card: the official rules

Ten slots, six choices minimum, a single test programme, the order of choices: the official choice card rules and how the assignment is computed.

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The choice card is filled in on orientation.tn during the round you take part in. A few rules from the 2026 guide decide whether it counts.

Six choices minimum

The card has ten slots. With fewer than six choices, the platform refuses to save your card. Each choice is entered by programme code: check that the name and institution shown match, then that the confirmation message appears after every change.

How the assignment is computed

Candidates are ranked by score. In that order, each one gets the first choice on their card that still has a seat. Putting a programme higher does not move you ahead of a better-ranked candidate: the order only says what you prefer.

Ordering your choices

The guide advises putting the programmes you like most first, then those where your chances are better. Only list programmes you would really accept, and keep a few choices your score clearly reaches at the bottom. A more demanded programme placed right after one you missed will most likely be out of reach too.

Test programmes

You can apply to only one programme with a test, such as music, theatre, education or nursing, and your card cannot contain only test programmes. If you do not pass the test, the assignment moves on to your next choices.

The orientation simulator labels each programme by its gap to the last admitted, to help you build a balanced list.

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