French Student/Bilingual

Pennylane2011
Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:36:29 +0000

My personal bias is that at your level in the French system, you are probably as advanced (or more) than the top students in the US. If you look at the Mc Gill website, there is a section on minimum requirements for applicants from France. Mc Gill does seems like a great school for a bilingual student.

Also the ACT is an indicator of college readiness, and if you can achieve the same scores as top applicants, then you are at that level as far as readiness for college here is. The problem is that there are more applicants at this level than there are places at top colleges, which makes this a bit unpredictable. However, it is worth a try since you might end up at a college you’d like to go to.

You want to select schools that will have value to you as an international student. A regionally known school here might be excellent for a student who wants to remain in the US, but it may not benefit your career goals. So naturally, the bigger name schools might have more benefit to you. Some, like American University, might be very worthwhile because of their location and strong IR programs.