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 2 3 5 5 In Summary7 Appendix8 Where Do We Find Information 8 Country-Specific Websites 8 College and University Websites 8 Applying to the UK9 Applying to Australia 11 Applying to Canada 12 Applying to Switzerland 14 Applying to France 15 2 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. Atlanta International School - Counseling Department 3 A Guide to International University Admissions 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 4 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 Atlanta International School - Counseling Department 5 A Guide to International University Admissions 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. 6 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? Atlanta International School - Counseling Department 7 A Guide to International University Admissions 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. 8 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. Atlanta International School - Counseling Department 9 A Guide to International University Admissions 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 10 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. Atlanta International School - Counseling Department 11 A Guide to International University Admissions 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/ 12 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 Atlanta International School - Counseling Department 13 A Guide to International University Admissions 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 14 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. Atlanta International School - Counseling Department 15 A Guide to International University Admissions 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/. 16 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¤t_ 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 Atlanta International School - Counseling Department 17 A Guide to International University Admissions 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 18 Reference: http://www.ibo.org/ country/universities_rec.cfm?country_ code=Switzerland¤t_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 Atlanta International School - Counseling Department 19 A Guide to International University Admissions 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 20 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. Atlanta International School - Counseling Department 21 A Guide to International University Admissions 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 22 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® 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 23 Atlanta International School 2890 N. Fulton Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30305 -3155