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Catholic University of Paris?
After talking to Dr. B and finding several programs in Paris in my price range(I was rather confused as to why I'd never found anything this cheap even though I've been searching for a year now! Reason: never looked at programs in Paris ~_~).
So, I happenedt to look in my Paris Abroad book and was reminded of the Institut Catholique de Paris(called the Catholic University Paris in English), so I looked at the website and realized I'd never gone to it before. Anyway, what I found was not only do they have a department for foreign students to take French classes(in addition to a number of culture classes which include art history(at least five different courses for intermediate level), film, literature, etc) and get college credit(of course they use the ECTS system, but that's not that big of a deal). The super-plus part of this is that there are a ton of organizations for international students to connect with French students at the university and to blog about their experiences. In addition, the placement exam is taken before you get there, so there is not as much confusion about what classes you may or may not be able to take (oral part is taken on site with a professor that helps you set up your schedule). Moreover, tuition for a semester is under $3000 and the only downside is finding your own housing--luckily someone passed on to me a great website for student lodging. This is a great option for me because they offer so many art history classes that won't result in me being behind, plus my mom is accepting of this because 1)I know Paris better 2) it's only a semester 3) tuition is less than we pay here. This would be a much better option than the English teaching program as I'd still be able to graduate early...mmmm, sounds like a plan(another one anyway, I have so many don't I?).
Going to the SA office Wednesday to see what they think, if it's a go with then I'm going to die of excitement.
So, I happenedt to look in my Paris Abroad book and was reminded of the Institut Catholique de Paris(called the Catholic University Paris in English), so I looked at the website and realized I'd never gone to it before. Anyway, what I found was not only do they have a department for foreign students to take French classes(in addition to a number of culture classes which include art history(at least five different courses for intermediate level), film, literature, etc) and get college credit(of course they use the ECTS system, but that's not that big of a deal). The super-plus part of this is that there are a ton of organizations for international students to connect with French students at the university and to blog about their experiences. In addition, the placement exam is taken before you get there, so there is not as much confusion about what classes you may or may not be able to take (oral part is taken on site with a professor that helps you set up your schedule). Moreover, tuition for a semester is under $3000 and the only downside is finding your own housing--luckily someone passed on to me a great website for student lodging. This is a great option for me because they offer so many art history classes that won't result in me being behind, plus my mom is accepting of this because 1)I know Paris better 2) it's only a semester 3) tuition is less than we pay here. This would be a much better option than the English teaching program as I'd still be able to graduate early...mmmm, sounds like a plan(another one anyway, I have so many don't I?).
Going to the SA office Wednesday to see what they think, if it's a go with then I'm going to die of excitement.
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