~Lc~ Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Hello, do we have any members out there who are French and know about the Universities and the system of higher education there? I'm thinking of doing my masters in France, so would just like to get some form of knowledge about it to be able to apply and meet their requirements or something. I do have to admit I want to become fluent in french, which is the reason why I'm thinking of france =p thanks! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperbole Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'm not actually French, and I don't know that much about it (it's rather confusing...) but I have been thinking of applying to France myself. (I can't apply this year, though, so I've only done the research halfway.) First off, they will generally require you to have at least a DALF C1 certificate, or to take a special exam to the cost of €60 or so. We were told that some universities accept B2 certificates, though; I don't know if that's actually true. So unless you're planning on studying one of the rare English-taught degrees, you will need to be almost fluent already before applying. There is, of course, the option to take an intensive language course at the university if that's needed; it just seems rather daunting to me. Anyway, [url="http://www.campusfrance.org"]http://www.campusfrance.org[/url] claims to have all the information you need. I haven't managed to get a clear idea from it, but it [i]should[/i] contain everything; if not, there is contact information so you could email someone and ask. If anyone has a good answer to this inquiry I'm eager to hear it too! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruan Chun Xian Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Elsa, WHY are you this frantic about masters already? I should be worrying... Ok that said, try the American University of Paris: [url="http://www.aup.fr/"]http://www.aup.fr/[/url] - though it's a private uni so it might cost ...and it's in Paris so that might cost more as well. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Lc~ Posted January 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Hien, because my grades aren't that excellent! and I need an AIM (being a course I really want to go to, with certain requirements) to be able to work for! if there isn't one I'm gonna be in this meh mood about my grades all the time! thanks hyperbole! that was somewhat useful. I'm no where near fluent in french, but I wouldn't mind taking an intensive course... or I might just do the English courses... I don't know yet! but this is a good start! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unperfect Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hey, I'm currently living in France and I must tell you that French universities(do not mix up with grandes ecoles) are not always that good, that is because of the May 68 student revolt which lead to a law that basically made every French university accept a French student as long as he passed the French Baccalaureate. What that means is that the first year you there are many people which do not really work and of course get in because they got their bac(barely with a 50%), what the university does is make a "clearing" at the end if the year in which most students fail. So if you end up in a French univeristy don't worry if your first year is a bad experience. Secondly you could try a Grande Ecole which are much more highly regarded in France however most of them require 2 years prepa(basically you have to study for 2 extra years after high-school). A friend of mine, instead of doing a prepa, did 3 years at Oxford Brookes and got into École Normale Supérieure without these prepa classes so you don't need to worry about taking these classes. If you want more info on these Grandes Ecoles remember wikipedia: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandes_écoles"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandes_écoles[/url] Anyway good luck Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruan Chun Xian Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Unperfect: Elsa is looking for graduate programs - i.e. Masters degree I *think* what you just said about first year and the french bac doesn't realy apply Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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