AIS STUDENTS CAN APPLY WORLDWIDE

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AIS STUDENTS CAN APPLY WORLDWIDE
AIS STUDENTS CAN APPLY WORLDWIDE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
A Guide to International University Admissions
INTRODUCTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction1
Goals of this Booklet
A Closer Look at Goal #1
A Closer Look at Goal #2
Questions To Ask To Aid The Process
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In Summary7
Appendix8
Where Do We Find Information
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Country-Specific Websites
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College and University Websites
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Applying to the UK9
Applying to Australia
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Applying to Canada
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Applying to Switzerland
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Applying to France
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AIS alumni are attending or have graduated
from universities all over Europe (UK, Ireland
and Northern Ireland, Spain, Italy, Germany,
Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France)
and Scandinavia (Finland, Sweden), the Middle East
(Israel), Asia (Japan), Australia, and South America
(Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Counselors have “grown
their knowledge” of international educational
systems and established contacts at many of the
schools. Working in conjunction with the student
and parent and oftentimes the consular offices
in Atlanta or counseling contacts overseas, the
Upper School counselors guide the process that will
eventually place the student in a school that fits
his/her needs and his/her academic record.
The majority of AIS students leaving the US have
gone to the UK, followed by Canada, but the
knowledge of the counselors is not bound by these
geographical constraints. Each student – when he/
she begins his/her actual college search – receives
individual counseling and support geared to his/her
needs, regardless of geography. Expectations are
the same for all students, regardless of where they
are applying – meet deadlines, file perfect mistakefree applications, stay in communication with the
counselor and parents. However, the information
shared and discussed differs from student to
student, based on the student’s needs and desires.
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GOALS OF THIS BOOKLET
This booklet:
1. will provide parents at an early stage with
information that can help them direct their children.
It is essential, midway through grade 10 when
students select their IB courses, that families
with ”international intentions,” the IB Coordinator,
and counselors help each student plan his/her IB
curriculum with international university attendance
in mind. And, in order to successfully complete
those courses necessary, students might need to
begin work earlier than grade 10.
2. will serve as an overview to the work counselors
will do with international families during the most
intense part of the college search from January of
grade 11 through the end of grade 12.
A CLOSER LOOK AT GOAL #1
Let’s look at statement #1 above which is
concerned with helping students meet entrance
requirements at the school of their choice. It
could well be important before 10th grade for
students with international college attendance
in mind to at least be familiar with the entrance
expectations at universities of interest. Students
might have to build up their math skills or
develop fluency in a third language to meet the
admission requirements of a certain program
at a certain university. Certain programs expect
students to have taken more science, meaning
that in grade 10 a student needs to decide to
take two IB sciences rather than one science and
a second course in one of the other IB groups,
for instance.
Why is that an issue? Most colleges in the
US do not specify the IB courses a student is
expected to take. It is enough that the student
has mastered the skills underlying the IB Diploma
program – critical thinking, writing, time and
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work management, for instance. During the first
two years of college, students in the US do a
“liberal arts” foundation curriculum for the most
part (although good marks on the IB Diploma can
earn students credit for certain requirements);
they do not select a major until the end of
the second year. (That said, there are a few
programs that do have specific expectations
– for instance, Wharton School of Business at
University of Pennsylvania and MIT look quite
favorably on Math High. But a student desiring
to attend med school need not take two science
courses in the IB, and a future lawyer could well
take theater or music in the IB and still become a
viable candidate for those graduate programs.)
But universities outside the US often have very
specific requirements for entrance into their
programs. Part of the reason for this difference
is that students often enter college and study in
their major area from the very beginning of their
college career. So the professors at those schools
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A CLOSER LOOK AT GOAL #1
are assuming that students have certain knowledge
before entering university, making it crucial that
students take the “right” courses during their IB
Diploma years.
In the event that a student thinks he might want
to go to school abroad, it becomes critical that he
select the prerequisite courses for admission to a
program; if, later on, he decides to stay in the US,
he has an IB Diploma that is highly recognized
at all good universities here. And if, later on, he
changes his mind and wishes to pursue a different
field of study….well, that happens and we work
with it. Very few middle and upper school students
know exactly what they “want to be when they
grow up” and it is dangerous to insist they commit
to a field of study at an early age.
So the question becomes – how do we know
what schools abroad require for admission? And
there are almost as many sets of requirements as
there are schools. Therefore, as stated earlier, one
purpose of this pamphlet is to help parents know
how and where to find essential information and
increase the viable choices of their students.
Where can that essential information be found?
The information that we need to help students
plan their curriculum in order to meet the entrance
requirements of universities and gain admission
to the schools of their choice is readily available
– in many cases. There are abundant websites as
well as parent experts and consular offices that
we depend upon to help us. The appendix of this
booklet gives specific websites and other sources of
good information, one of which is the university’s
own website. In addition, there is in the appendix
information specific to the application processes in
the UK, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and France.
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A CLOSER LOOK AT GOAL #2
The second purpose of this pamphlet, educating
international parents on our individualized
college search process, is equally important.
The process begins in December of grade 11
when the counselors send 11th graders and their
parents questionnaires to ascertain their goals
for the college process; in January they hold
introductory kick-off meetings for all parents and
grade 11 students. When the questionnaires have
been turned in, counselors schedule meetings
with each individual family – this is where the
individualized counseling process begins and it
continues for over a year.
When families and students express the desire to
attend schools overseas, they are asked to obtain
the following information when they visit or as
they research.
QUESTIONS TO ASK DURING RESEARCH:
AREA OF STUDY
1. Does the school offer a major/area of study in
the subject of your interest?
2. Does that subject stand on its own or is it
combined with another area of study? Can you
minor in something else related? Unrelated?
3. Is there a required core curriculum?
4. What subjects must you know before entering
the study of your major? Is there an entrance
exam? Are there prep programs available in
the event that you need to prepare for that
entrance exam?
5. How long is the program? Is there an honors
program or honors degree attached?
6. If possible, get a list of the courses you will
be taking each year at university. Is time built
in for electives? Is there a co-op program or
internship year associated with the program?
7. Does your major include time for study
abroad?
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A CLOSER LOOK AT GOAL #2
ADMISSIONS POLICIES
8.What are the requirements for admission?
9.Is there testing required (ie, TSA for certain
programs at Oxford)?
10. What is the university’s policy regarding IB
credentials? Do they accept IB on its own or
must you take a national exam?
11. Are there certain courses they expect you to
have taken for admission to the university? To
the program?
12. Are admission requirements tied to citizenship?
If you are not a citizen of the country, are
admission requirements different for you?
ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES
13. Is there a personal statement/essay required?
14. Is the application online? If not, how do you get
a paper application?
15. When is the application process opened? When
does admissions close?
16. What does the university need from the
student? By what date?
17. What does the university need from your
counselor? By what date? (transcript, rec letters,
official and predicted IB scores)
18. To whom should official IB scores be forwarded
in July following exams?
19. When is the student notified of acceptance?
CONTACT INFORMATION
20. Get the website – and is it accessible in
English?
21. Get the name and position of the person to
whom you spoke at the university.
22. Get e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
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A CLOSER LOOK AT GOAL #2
COSTS ETC.
23. Tuition and fees
24. Room and board – does the university
provide housing? Or are you on your own?
25. How do fees differ for citizens and noncitizens?
The information gleaned from these questions is
quite similar to the information that all students
and families must discover about the schools
which interest them. Students who plan to apply
to colleges in the US as well as abroad will
find this information helpful to them and their
process. Parents are encouraged to “search” with
their children; even though the responsibility for
making the college years a success lies with the
student, parents play a big role financially and
emotionally. Parents can’t complete applications
or write personal statements, but we hope they
will have discussions with their student, learn
what is important to the student, and offer as
much wise advice as they feel their student can
handle.
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IN SUMMARY
Families will find this process to be both exciting
and stressful….it’s an emotional roller coaster ride
which affects students as they realize it’s their last
fulltime year in their homes (“YEA, I can go out
whenever I want” to “Oh, heavens, Mom won’t be
there to make my favorite dinner on my birthday”)
and the parents (“I can’t imagine that I will clean
that room and it will stay clean” to “Who will take
care of her when she doesn’t feel well?”). There’s
a book called Letting Go by Karen Coburn which
you might want to read. It goes through the roller
coaster of senior year and the first year of college –
a great help to parents who are “letting go” of the
child they love. The AIS counselors are here to help
– the process works best when the student-parentcounselor communication triangle is functioning.
But our goal is the same as yours – we want each
and every senior to become the most satisfied,
fulfilled adult he/she can be, taking care of himself/
herself and his/her corner of the world, making the
world a better place. Parents of our students have
given these young people a great gift, placing them
in a school like AIS. As we often say, if the world
were more like AIS, it’d be a better place to live.
We all work together to start them on their way.
APPENDIX FOR GOAL #1
http://www.ibo.org/country/index.cfm
This IB website is an excellent resource. Keeping
in mind that there are many, many universities all
over the world and no one resource can capture
everything, this is a good place to begin. On this
particular website, each country has a portal –
listed first are often the secondary schools that
have IB Diploma programs. Following that is a list
of universities and information about each.
THERE ARE ALSO COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
WEBSITES
There are also country-specific websites which
are mentioned in the following sections. Parents
are invited to share their “discoveries” with the
counselors, of course.
And this IB website addresses IB Diploma
recognition in various countries:
http://www.ibo.org/recognition/
resources/about diploma/index.cfm
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COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY WEBSITES
Another excellent resource is the website of the
university itself. You’re looking for admissions
policies and requirements. For instance, McGill
University has requirements for entering the
business courses, and a student wanting to
attend McGill and study business should know
that some math courses are acceptable whereas
others are not. Imperial College in London has
expectations for science and math.
Oxford University, like most of the British
universities, has a point expectation on the IB
Diploma…and being predicted for those points by
one’s teachers and even earning those points are
not guarantees of admission. The IB Diploma is
well-known and accepted at the fine universities
in Baden Wurttemburg, Germany, but other
German states impose additional requirements
such as testing before a student can be accepted.
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in many cases.
How do I apply?
Students may apply to up to five universities
on the UCAS application. All applications must
be submitted online. Counselors will brief the
seniors on the process once the system is open
in late August. There will be a password to the
website so that students can set up their own
accounts. Although UCAS does not require it,
the counselor will send teacher recommendations
and other information on the student directly to
the universities about one month after the UCAS
application is filed. Universities have begun to
express strong interest in learning as much as
possible about the student – including SAT scores.
APPLYING TO UK UNIVERSITIES
Because so many of our students apply to the
UK, we are describing that process here.
Anyone of any nationality can apply to study in
the UK. The costs for citizens of the UK is set;
cost for citizens of the European Union is a bit
higher, but still fairly low (6,000-8,000 pounds
per annum includes food, board, and fees; fees
have recently risen – so be sue to check out
the finances). Non-Europeans pay more.
What can I study there?
The UK has about 150 institutions of higher
education. All university degrees have
the same status in the UK although some
universities are regarded in a different light.
To see an independent survey of the different
universities, you can go to:
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/
gug/
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The UK system requires students to apply to
a specific course – there are thousands listed
on the UCAS website, www.ucas.com. The
British system is ideal if you know exactly
what you wish to study as you must select
your subjects (sometimes 2 or 3 subjects in
combination) when you apply. Students who
are unsure of a career path, but have definite
subject area interests, can also apply. Students
who indicate interest in UK universities will be
shown the site and how to use it.
In the UK, students enter directly into the
major or course of study. There is no two-year
core curriculum as there is in the US. For that
reason, many Bachelor degree programs can
be completed in three years as opposed to
four years in the US. In some of the four year
programs, you can earn a Master’s degree
– check the website for details and use the
website to e-mail the universities for a catalog
which gives more information than the website
Students applying to certain programs at Oxford or
Cambridge or to the medical or veterinary medicine
programs may be required to take an extra test. Be
sure to check the university’s requirements and talk
to your counselor if that test is required.
UCAS sends your application to the five universities/
programs of your choice. Each university then will
a. make you an offer which is conditional upon your
getting IB scores which they will specify in your
offer
b. reject you
c. invite you for an interview or send an
examination which you must take at school.
When you have heard from all your universities,
you are permitted to keep two offers only – a first
and second choice. If you obtain the IB scores for
your first choice, you will have a place. The second
choice is a back-up in case you do not make the IB
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APPLYING TO AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES
marks for your first choice.
Where can I find information
about British universities?
There are catalogs for many of the British
universities in the counselor’s office. In those
catalogs, you can read about the specific
classes you will take as part of your major area
of study. If there are work experiences or other
experiences outside of class attached to your
major, they will be described.
The UCAS on-line catalog (www.ucas.
com) is a good place to start when
searching for majors or seeking specific
university information.
As in the US, there are guidebooks published
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which tell you about the best restaurants, pubs
and places of entertainment near each campus.
They estimate costs and solicit opinions from
students about student life on each campus.
They’re interesting supplements to the real
information you need to gather – but, as we
would advise all students, make your decisions
based on the most important information to
your education. Some guides to check-out:
Heap 2012: University Degree Course Offers:
The Essential Guide to Winning Your Place
at University which offers a breakdown of
universities by subject
The Virgin Guide to British Universities which
offers an overview of UK universities.
Applicants who want to study at one of the UAC’s
(Universities Admission Centre) participating
institutions in 2012 apply through UAC rather
than separately to each institution. The sixteen
institutions participating are listed below. Simply
apply once through UAC! When you apply
online through UAC, you can select up to six
courses from any of the institutions. There are
more than 1,000 courses to choose from, and
you can find descriptions of each course on the
website www.uac.edu.au/international/
More information can be found in the UAC 2012
International Booklet downloaded from UAC’s
website at www.uac.edu.au/publications/
international/index.shtml/ You can also
contact UAC at [email protected] or
call 011-61-2-9752-0200 (and remember the time
difference).
The Australian universities participating in this
new system, very similar to the UK system, are
as follows:
Australian Catholic University
Australian Maritime College
Australian National University
Charles Sturt University
Griffith University
La Trobe University
Macquarie University
Southern Cross University
University of Canberra
University of New England
University of New South Wales
University of Newcastle
University of Sydney
University of Technology, Sydney
University of Western Sydney
University of Wollongong
All applicants must pay a processing fee of
$AU64. Remember, semester 1 starts in January
– be sure not to apply for the January during
your senior year. You will graduate from AIS in
May – and begin classes the following January.
What a lovely opportunity for a gap year
experience!
Interested in other Australian universities? Visit
the IB website or the university’s own website for
information.
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University of Windsor
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
York University
Associate member institutions are Ontario College
of Art and Design and Royal Military College of
Canada.
Information can be found about all of these schools
through the IB website and the websites of the
individual universities.
APPLYING TO CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
Canadian applications differ by province, but
all have some things in common. First, the
universities want to see predicted IB scores.
However, they also require the student’s
transcript and SAT scores. The Canadian
deadlines vary by university and program, so it
is important to research each school of interest
to you. The cost of attendance in Canada is
significantly less expensive than in the United
States, and many students find Canadian
options to be appealing for their globalmindedness, their reasonable cost, and their
location near major cities. Note that in Canada,
a “university” is where IB students will need
to apply – the “colleges” are equivalent to U.S.
community colleges.
For Ontario, there is a common application,
but applicants need to select carefully which
application to use as there is a difference
between the applications for Canadian citizens
and non-citizens. Applications can be found at
http://www.ouac.on.ca/.
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Once the student has submitted an application,
he/she will receive an OUAC Reference
Number, which identifies him/her throughout
the process.
Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Members of the Council of Ontario Universities
are
Algoma University
Queens University
Brock University
Ryerson Universiry
Carleton University
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
Lakehead University
University of Waterloo
Laurentian University
University of Western Ontario
McMaster University
Wilfred Laurier University
Nipissing University
For all other provinces, students must apply directly
to each university. No matter where students apply
in Canada, it is extremely important to make direct
contact with each university and carefully research
deadlines and requirements for each. As with UK
schools, many Canadian schools will have differing
requirements for different courses of study, so be
sure to look at all possible courses of study when
researching.
These are links to general information on the
Canadian schools:
http://www.ibo.org/country/universities_
rec.cfm?country_code=Canada&current_
country=CA
A directory of Canadian universities
http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_
universities/index_e.html
http://www.canadian-universities.net/
universities
http://www.campusstarter.com/
For financial aid info related to Canadian schools
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/canadian.
phtml
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APPLYING TO FRENCH UNIVERSITIES AND STUDYING IN
FRENCH AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES
Many thanks to Mrs. Noziere who has put
together very helpful information concerning
admission to schools in France.
APPLYING TO SWISS UNIVERSITIES
Twelve main universities/institutes serve as
home to most of the higher education in
Switzerland. This group includes ten cantonal
universities and two Federal Institutes
of Technology. French is the language of
instruction in the Universities of Geneva,
Lausanne, Neuchâtel, and EPF Lausanne.
German is the language of instruction in the
Universities of Basel, Bern, Luzern, Zurich,
Hochschule St. Gallen, and ETH Zurich. The
University of Fribourg is bilingual with French/
German as the languages of instruction. Italian
is the language of instruction in Università della
Svizzera Italiana (Lugano).
5. Group 5: Social sciences: Geography, History
or Economics
6. Group 6: One subject from Groups 2, 4 or 5
above**
* Please note that either Mathematics or a
Natural Science must be at the High Level.
** Please note that some universities do not
apply this elective choice strictly but will
accept subjects in group 6 which are not
mentioned above.
IB Diploma holders are eligible to apply to
Swiss universities but will need to plan their
IB Diploma choices carefully. The governing
body of Swiss universities, La Conférence des
Recteurs des universités Suisses (CRUS), set
the following course requirements to be eligible
for admission:
1. Group 1 : Mother tongue
2. Group 2 : Second language
3. Group 3: Mathematics (Math High Level or
Math Standard Level)*
4. Group 4: Natural sciences: Biology,
Chemistry or Physics*
To apply to Swiss schools, students must
make application directly to their university
of interest. IB Point score requirements differ
by Institutes of Technology and Universities,
so interested students are encouraged to
reference the following CRUS site for more
details:
http://www.crus.ch/informationprogramme/recognition-swiss-enic/
zulassung/zulassung-in-der-schweiz/
baccalaureat-international.html?L=2
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Reference: http://www.ibo.org/
country/universities_rec.cfm?country_
code=Switzerland&current_country=CH
When families visit schools overseas (and we
encourage those visits to begin around grade
10 – see the list of questions to ask on those
visits earlier in this booklet), it is most helpful
to the counselors and to the search/application
process as well as to the student to come back
with certain information. Use the questions in
this booklet as a guideline when researching the
school. Some of the information can be gathered
from their website; other questions need to be
asked of an admissions tutor or representative.
The first thing that you need to know when
applying for a school in France is that even
though the IB is recognized by the French Board
of Education, it is up to each university to decide
whether they accept students with an IB diploma.
That makes the application process a little
more complicated as there is no general rule of
admission.
The following document gives you a brief
overview of the French higher education system
and provides you with a list of universities and
schools that we have talked to or where AIS
students have applied. For each school, we give
you a summary of the feedback we received.
1. The French education system
The French system has two paths for higher
education: the Grandes Ecoles and the regular
university system.
The Grandes Ecoles require 2 to 3 years of prep
school. After the two first years, students will sit
for exams to enter the Grandes Ecoles; if they
fail, they can reapply the following year. The
system is highly competitive as each school only
accepts 700/1000 students each year. Some
schools have a common exam while others have
their own.
The Grandes Ecoles are generally located outside
of Paris and have more the feel of an American
campus. In general students need a French
Baccalauréat to get into the prep schools for
Grandes Ecoles but there are a few exceptions.
The university system is closer to higher
education worldwide in the sense that once
students are admitted, they have exams
throughout the academic year; they need to
achieve a certain grade to pass. If the fail, they
have to retake the classes. Another option are
the schools with an integrated prep school.
(Ecoles Postbac). They are similar to the Grandes
Ecoles except students need not attend prep
school to be admitted. They may apply after
the IB and once admitted, the first couple of
years have a program similar to a prep school
and the later years are more specialized. In this
memo the Ecoles Postbac will be described in the
paragraph dedicated to universities.
As a starting point, families can look up on the
IBO website which provides a list of universities/
schools that accept applications from candidates
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transcripts) students do not have an electronic file
with their reports and transcripts in France.
with IB diploma. The link is the following:
http://www.ibo.org/country/FR/index.
cfm
The list appears on the page and one can scroll
down to get information about the university in
which the student is interested.
We have called some universities and schools
in order to put together a list of places where
students can apply. The list is likely to change
over the years as the deans are replaced. So
be sure to confirm the information before you
apply.
2.Schools/universities that
currently do not accept students
with IB diploma
Prep schools
Classes préparatoires Stanislas Paris
Classes préparatoires Saint Louis
de Gonzague Paris
Classes préparatoires Saint Jean de Passy
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Universities
Université Paris/Dauphine
Again, this list is not set in stone and the
schools/universities may change their
admission policy, so if a student really wants
to attend, it is worth a call to find out if the
university will accept the student’s application.
3. Schools/universities that will
take students with IB diploma
Prep Schools
Lycée Privé Ste Genevieve: One AIS student
has been accepted in the past.
Lycée Auguste Brizeux in Quimper : contact
Mme Marquez
Lycée Pierre de Fermat in Toulouse
To apply one needs to register on the following
website: www.admission-postbac.fr and
fill in the application; when the applicant
gets to the step of sending the application
electronically, he will need to give a copy of the
application to the counselor and send a hard
copy of the entire file by mail as IB (including
Universities
IEP Reims (Sciences Po) International Relations;
Business and Political Science diplomas.
Several AIS students have been accepted. The
program includes two years in France and one
year at a school in the US which has made
arrangements with Sciences Po. Many of the classes
are taught by US professors from the long list of
American schools which have ties to this program.
Students should talk with their counselor if they are
interested in applying.
Sciences Po – one student has attended the
regular Sciences Po program
Universite de la Sorbonne Paris 1
INSA, Instituts Nationaux en Sciences Appliquées,
For Bachelor diploma in Science.
A group of 5 engineering school located in Lyon/
Rennes/Strasbourg/Toulouse/Rouen. Their website
is www.insa-france.fr Students can contact
admissions: [email protected]. Application
is done on line, and students can follow the process
online. Acceptance is based on a review of the
application; no exam is required.
ESA, Ecole Superieure d’Agriculture d’Angers
IB applicants are welcome; both French
Baccalaureat and IB diploma are recognized. To
be admitted, students need to apply and pass the
same exam as French Baccalaureat candidates.
The challenge: the IB program differs from French
program, so be ready to study for the entrance
exam.
For Bachelor diploma in Science, the process is
the same as admission process as INSA. Contact :
Laure Bertrand, responsable des admissions. Their
website is www.purpan.fr.
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To be admitted, students need to apply and pass
the same acceptance exam as French candidates.
ESCE Paris- Lyon - For Bachelor diploma in
Business Administration - IB applicants are
welcome, both French Baccalaureat and IB diploma
are recognized. To be admitted, students need
to apply and pass the same acceptance exam as
French candidates. Students can take the same
acceptance exam in France and in the US (New
York or Washington). Website to register for the
acceptance exam: http://www.concourssesame.net
4. Other possibilities
Faculté de Médecine Paris Ile de France
Ouest Versailles. One AIS student has been
admitted in the past.
IESEG Paris-Lille For Bachelor diploma in
Business Administration with acceptance based
on review of application; no exam is required.
ESSCA Paris-Angers For Bachelor diploma in
Business Administration with acceptance based
on review of application; no exam isrequired.
BBA ESSEC Business School Paris For
Bachelor diploma in Business Administration
IB applicants are welcome; both French
Baccalaureat and IB diploma are recognized.
To be admitted, students need to apply and
pass the same acceptance exam as French
candidates.
The challenge: the IB program differs from
French program, so be ready to study for the
entrance exam.
CESEM Reims For Bachelor diploma in
Business Administration - IB applicants are
welcome, both French Baccalaureat and IB
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diploma are recognized. To be admitted,
students need to apply and pass the same
acceptance exam as French candidates. The
challenge: the IB program differs from French
program, so be ready to study for the entrance
exam.
CeseMed Marseille - For Bachelor diploma
in Business Administration - IB applicants
are welcome, both French Baccalaureat and
IB diploma are recognized. To be admitted,
students need to apply and pass the same
acceptance exam as French candidates.
EBP International Bordeaux - For
Bachelor diploma in Business Administration
- IB applicants are welcome, both French
Baccalaureat and IB diploma are recognized.
To be admitted, students need to apply and
pass the same acceptance exam, just as
French candidates.
EM Normandie Caen- Le Havre - For
Bachelor diploma in Business Administration
- IB applicants are welcome, both French
Baccalaureat and IB diploma are recognized.
There are many universities and schools that we
have not contacted which, potentially, will accept
applications from students. So please contact
them directly. You may also want to check with
the French High Schools that prepare students for
an IB diploma and ask where their students go to
universities. The link that provides you with the list
of IB schools in France is:
http://www.ibo.org/school/search/index.cf
m?programmes=DIPLOMA&country=FR&reg
ion=&find_schools=Find
5. Where else can you go to study in
French
Also you can study in French outside of France.
Here are some suggestions of schools which will
take the IB diploma:
Switzerland: Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne
Switzerland: Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne
Canada: Universite de Laval, Universite of
Montreal, York University (some courses are taught
in French, others in English)
Belgium: Universite de Louvain
Atlanta International School - Counseling Department
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Atlanta International School
2890 N. Fulton Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30305 -3155