Man, hold on tight, because I found out something from the guys on the terrace and I was blown away! The Baccalaureate 2026 is knocking at the door, with the written exams starting June 29, and everyone's nerves are stretched like a rope. Six students talked to Vocativ and said the stress is unbearable - some feel guilty for not studying non-stop, others only after they submit a file.
Everyone's doing their own thing: some with tutoring, others with sports, or just thinking they'll pass anyway. But I say that's how it is in Romania, bro - you struggle to get somewhere. The competence tests started on June 8 and last until the 17th: on June 8-10 it's the Romanian oral, on June 10-11 the mother tongue, on June 11-12 test D (digital), and on June 15-17 test C in a foreign language.
On Friday, June 12, the English/French oral continues, and the procedure is scary: you listen to a text twice, write for 120 minutes, and also speak for 10-15 minutes. Those with certificates like Cambridge or TOEFL can skip the tests, but for competences you don't get grades, just levels - "admitted" or "rejected" doesn't apply. Total shock!
On June 11, in Hunedoara county, a student was expelled because his phone rang due to a RO-Alert! Maria Ștefănie, the school inspector, said it's the first time something like this has happened. The boy was kicked out of the exam and can't take the next two sessions.
The rules are clear, bro: no phone in the room. The results for the written exams are posted on July 7, and appeals can be filed between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM, plus on July 8 and 9. The finals are on July 13.
And here's a BOMB! The Ministry of Education announced that high school graduates who score 10 on the Baccalaureate will receive 10,000 lei - a measure voted on December 18, 2025. Daniel David, the Minister of Education, says it rewards performance. But wait till you hear what a retired Math teacher, Georgeta Mirică, told me in an interview for Adevărul: she accuses that the Baccalaureate in Math was intentionally simplified to increase the pass rate.
The pandemic removed the hard chapters, and since 2023 the curriculum is theoretically complete, but in practice it's worthless. "The subjects seem designed not to upset anyone: simple matrices, linear functions, trivial probabilities. Where is abstract algebra? Where are polynomials with complex roots? Now you get points even if you guess the answer," says the teacher. 150,000 candidates are expected in the first session, from the current graduating class and previous years.
So, bro, if you have a kid taking the Bac, keep an eye on him - or let him study, otherwise he'll be left with a swollen lip!
