<p>a friend of mine is a girl from a surburban public high school, 1400 SAT I think her GPA is probably like 95ish, and she wants to be a french teacher. she doesn’t want to to go a women’s college but no other specifications. she’s really confused as to where to go. she’s so far looked at ruggs, but she said that ruggs only has like 5 schools recommended for education, and that only wellesley was for both education and french, which was unfortunate because she doesn’t want to go there. i told her about this site, and she’s hoping to find help here. can you guys think of any schools I can relay to her?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Goucher College, a small liberal arts college just outside of Baltimore, offers both French and education as well as preparation for prospective French teachers. See [Goucher</a> College: Modern Languages and Literatures](<a href=“http://www.goucher.edu/x6462.xml]Goucher”>http://www.goucher.edu/x6462.xml)</p>
<p>What makes Goucher unique (and also a good match for your friend) is that EVERY Goucher student is required to spend a term abroad. Granted, it’s pretty easy to study abroad these days, no matter where you enroll. But when a college requires international study, then you can be sure that it will attract a community of students who value this experience.</p>
<p>From the little you’ve said, it also sounds like your friend could qualify for merit aid from Goucher. She should definitely check it out.</p>
<p>cool! i looked at the website you sent; that sounds like a program with a lot of what she’s looking for. i’ll let her know. any other schools without the idea of merit aid?</p>
<p>Goucher College is an excellent college in Baltimore. However, less than a mile away is Johns Hopkins University, a medium size research university that is dedicated to teaching and research in the languages and literatures of the French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese-speaking worlds and encourages many students to study and conduct research abroad. JHU currently have programs in France, Germany and Spain.</p>
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You might sum up French at Johns Hopkins by saying that it’s “live with Paris.” “Live,” in the sense of a constant flow of students and professors coming to the department from Paris and Geneva to study and teach; but “live” also in the reverse sense of our faculty and students studying and teaching as visiting professors in such key institutions as the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, the Coll</p>
<p>The JHU program is a great one … also highly selective Another choice might be NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. [Foreign</a> Language Education, B.S. - Multilingual Multicultural Studies - NYU Steinhardt](<a href=“http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/teachlearn/mms/bs]Foreign”>http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/teachlearn/mms/bs)</p>
<p>McGill University in Montreal has a joint program with the U. of Montreal (French-speaking). Your friend would have to be quite proficient in French to be admitted, and she’d also have to be careful to meet US teacher-certification requirements. But if she’s a Francophile, I can’t imagine a better “college town” than Montreal.</p>
<p>I let my friend know Hopkins and NYU were worth a look, and she said that the highly urban environment and large student body of NYU are a little intimidating, all though it’s definitely on her list. are these thoughts valid (maybe she has some misconceptions?) are there maybe some smaller, less “high-energy” schools worth a look? </p>
<p>thanks so much</p>
<p>Try Washington University in St. Louis. See: [BA/Secondary</a> Education](<a href=“Department of Education | Washington University in St. Louis”>Department of Education | Washington University in St. Louis)</p>
<p>While I wouldn’t necessarily call WUSTL “less high-energy” than NYU, it’s in a more laid-back location and is also smaller (~7,200 undergrads at WUSTL, compared to over 20,000 at NYU) But beware, WUSTL is even more selective than NYU.</p>
<p>ok, washu is officially on the list now of school to look at deeper! any safeties besides goucher?</p>
<p>It’s irresponsible (if not downright impossible) to predict what would qualify as “Safeties” for your friend without knowing a lot more about her. It’s also tough to recommend colleges for her without more information about her priorities beyond what you’ve already mentioned (e.g., what is her preferred location? Campus climate? Extracurricular activity?).</p>
<p>So … here’s what I suggest you do: </p>
<p>**-Send her to the College Board’s “Matchmaker” at [College</a> MatchMaker - Type of School](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)</p>
<p>-Ask her to fill out the questionnaire, making choices in each category. </p>
<p>-Under “Major” she should select “French,” along with the similar others listed (French Teacher Education, Romance Languages, French Studies, etc.)</p>
<p>-Under “Housing and Programs,” she should check the “Teacher Certification” box near the bottom of the page</p>
<p>-Hit “Results”**</p>
<p>This should generate a list of places to investigate. Most or all of the schools listed should offer your friend the academic opportunites she seeks, but it is up to her to do further research to confirm. For instance, if a listed college has no teacher-certification program of its own, they may have a cross-registration agreement with another “nearby” institution, but your friend may decide that it’s not nearby enough.</p>
<p>In seeking Safety schools, she can fool around with her responses to the “Admissions” section of the Matchmaker tool. If she enters stats that are significantly lower than her own, then the search engine should serve up a list of colleges that will roll out the red carpet for her.</p>
<p>thanks sally_rubenstone, you’ve been more than helpful!!</p>