The fourth session will look at the issues raised by this key moment in the life of a student, i.e. entry to the school. Alice Thomine-Berrada and Emmanuelle Quilez will trace the evolution of the entrance exam from the regulations and Lucie Lachenal will show how this evolution is manifested in the students' matriculation records. This historical perspective will be confronted with the testimony of the artist Anna Oarda, who graduated from the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2022, concerning her entry to the School.