Bro, put your coffee down and hold on tight, because I've got news that'll take you back to the days when you were taking your Bac and shaking like a leaf! A few years ago, don't ask me how many, but today it seems worse: the first written exam of the 2026 Baccalaureate, Romanian Language, took place Monday, June 29, for 131,000 high school graduates across the country. 131,000, bro! That's like a whole neighborhood in Berceni! And what do you know? Just when we thought everything was fine, an error appeared on the exam sheet. Yes, yes, you heard right: Subject I was incompletely formulated, missing an important element. Like ordering a shawarma and getting it without fries. Well, can you believe that, bro? Luckily, the Ministry of Education stepped in quickly, this time they didn't leave the kids to fend for themselves. They sent an erratum, and teachers entered the rooms and read the clarifications. Cool as a cucumber, as they say. That's how it's done! Not like when I had an accident with my BMW and waited two hours for the cops. But let's move on, this isn't about me now.
The exam continued without major issues, fortunately. The subjects were considered balanced by teachers. Professor Emil Munteanu, from the National College in Iași, said they were "reasonable." Professor Serinella Zara, from the "Mihai Eminescu" National College in Iași, appreciated that poetry was given and that students were satisfied. Iași, bro, the city where the pilgrimage to Saint Parascheva is more crowded than the Bac now. But you should see the students' reactions: some were happy, others were stunned. For the real profile, they had to write an essay about the particularities of a poetic text by George Bacovia, and for the humanities profile, an essay about Tudor Arghezi's poetry. Elena Cozma, a graduate from Iași, said: "I didn't expect Bacovia at all. I don't think many expected poetry, I thought it would be a novel." Well, see, bro, that's what happens when you rely on leaks from TikTok. Another candidate criticized the tendency to rely on internet speculation: "This is the biggest danger during the Bac period. I kept seeing people who said they knew from reliable sources that a certain author would come up." Just like when I bet on Dinamo to win and they lost 3-0. So, kids, leave the leaks and study from books, not from the net!
In Iași county, exam attendance was 99.02%. Almost everyone showed up, only a few skipped. Probably they heard about the error and got scared. Teachers warn that the national exam should not be prepared based on leaks, but by studying all the works in the curriculum. Good for them, but I say leaks are like ordering a BMW without checking its history: you risk getting scammed.
Now, for the next exams, Wednesday, July 1, the written exam for the compulsory subject of the profile is scheduled: math for the real profile and geography for the humanities profile. Students must enter between 7:30 and 8:30, only with their ID and blue ink writing instruments. For math or geography, a set square, compass, and transparent ruler are allowed, without formulas or markings. Mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, textbooks, notes, cheat sheets, headphones, IoT devices, calculators, backpacks, bags, or rucksacks are prohibited. If you break the rules, you're eliminated and lose the right to participate in the next two sessions. So, kids, leave the technology at home and take note: at the Bac, like in life, if you try to cheat, you'll end up with a fat lip. For now, I'm off to teach Brian the multiplication table, because if I wait for leaks from him, I'll be left with pretzels.
