Going to a French University:

Understanding the French system (document in pdf)

Higher Education

Good reasons to choose a French Higher Education (document in pdf)

Any student holding a French Baccalaureate may apply to a French University and pay the same tuition as a French citizen.
Applications are given out in February. Students are notified of their acceptances in early June. Request applications from Mr. Grandière, Deputy Headmaster.

American College & University Admissions
Lycée Français La Pérouse employs a full-time American college counselor to assist and advise students who plan to attend American colleges or universities. In 10th and 11th grades, Lycée students take the PSAT to qualify for National Merit Scholarships (only U.S. citizens are eligible for scholarship money). During 11th and 12th grades, students take the SAT Reasoning and Subject Tests. They may also take Advanced Placement Exams in subjects such as English Literature, French, and Calculus among others. Some students also take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Many of our 11th and 12th grade classes in English, French, Philosophy, Physics, Math and Biology are honors classes, earning extra points when calculating the GPA for application to the University of California system and other colleges. Additionally, some American universities grant college credit for the Baccalauréat.
 
To help clarify the process of entering universities in the United States, the following is a general outline of what is done at the Lycée Français La Pérouse.
The 10th and 11th graders take the PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) in October. This test enters the students into competition for National Merit Scholarships (11th graders /American citizens). It gives them practice for and an estimate of how well they will do on the S.A.T. (Scholastic Aptitude Test) a test required for admission to most universities. Finally, it gets them on university mailing lists.
 
Juniors, 11th graders, take the SAT Reasoning Test, (Math, Critical Reading and Writing) and SAT Subject tests, (a minimum of two is required: Math, English, French, Biology, Physics, etc.) in the spring of their junior year. They may also take the Advanced Placement Exam in French.
           
They are advised to attend a college fair held in the spring at the University of San Francisco or the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco where approximately 150-200 universities are represented, many of them among the top in the country (i.e. Notre Dame, Stanford, Duke, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, etc.) By attending this fair in the spring of their junior year, the students have the summer to research the colleges in which they are interested and plan visits of the campuses if they so desire.
 
In their senior, 12th grade, year students once again take the SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject tests if they are not satisfied with the scores they received in the spring.
 
The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is another test that may be taken at this time. Some seniors may also take the Advanced Placement Exams in Calculus, English Literature, European or U.S. History in the spring of the year.  Passing grades (3/5-5/5) on the AP tests give them credits at the college level. The amount of credit given varies by college.
 
Applications for the University of California and California State Systems must be completed during the month of November. Private universities for the most part have a January or early February deadline. Financial aid applications must be filed between January 1 and March 2.
 
The Lycée has organized SAT prep classes for the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders.
 
An American College Counselor, Natalie Bitton(nbitton@lelycee.org) works at the Lycée. All parents are welcome to contact her for an appointment.

THE GUIDE (download in powerpoint)