studying in france (how much, high school, universities)

[whoa-oh]

hey guys.

i couldn't find another thread about this matter so i've started one. if there's a problem i'm really sorry, i'm new here.

so... i'm 18 and graduating from highschool in june. and i really want to go to a university in france but i don't know what to choose. i found the american university of paris, which is really great, but has a very big tuition cost that i can't really afford. and then i found some great univ but they asked for a language certificate in french, which i don't speak. i have taken the sat, fce and toefl exam. i also looked for public universities but found nothing. i'm desperate! is anyone here from france that could help me with this??

thanks!

[Viralmd]

If you don't speak French, and you're not going to attend the American University, how are you planning to do your studies?

[naturelover17]

Hey Whoa-oh! How did you decide to study in France? Are you a French major? Are you planning to study abroad for one year or would you actually like to get a French degree? I actually was an exchange student to France two years ago and lived with a wonderful family in Saumur (in the Loire Valley) for five months. While I was going to a local high school there the teachers weren't very accepting of people who don't know French and they didn't make any special exceptions in my case. They didn't even have a class for students whose first language is not French...I assume it would be the same for universities. How much French do you know? A lot of America colleges have study abroad programs where one can study for a semester or a year at a French univeristy but have classes in English. Personally, for my senior year of college I hope to study at L'Université Paul Cézanne, which is a renowned university for foreign students who are learning French (beginniner to advanced levels). I'm a French major, by the way. :P