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Wow, what a process. All I have to do is take the SAT I and a few SAT II's. TY for the info. I thought I was going to have to pass a really hard French Language test. Thanks for the info. I'll pm you if I have any additional questions.

[quote user="HLG"]I still think AUP would be a great choice for you, but I'm also mentioning Sciences Po so that you can apply to several colleges in France and then choose the one you like best. :-) As a rule of thumb, to be competitive in a French school (or an American school in France), you should have: AP-level:  History (European and/or World); Political Science or Economics; English. [For Sciences-Po, all four] + Preferably: Humanities/Philosophy/Great books, Geography and/or Sociology, Statistics and/or Calculus, a foreign language (all preferably Honors level although AP doens't hurt.) + as much French as you can.   Hope this helps and good luck! (Don't hesitate to PM me. I seriously know pretty much anything you might want to know about French schools.) [/quote] So far I have only taken one AP exam (World History-5), and I am about to take AP European History, English Lang/Comp, and Environmental Science in three weeks. Then senior year I'm taking AP English Lit/Comp, US History, US Gov't, Calculus AB (maybe BC), and maybe French. Also, the AUP scholarships say that you need to score like 14 on the French BAC. What is this test and how hard is it to get an 14? Was this the scholarship you were talking about or something else? TY once again HLG. BTW this is probably a really stupid question but how do you pm people on this forum? I go to my private messages, but I don't see a place to write any. Thanks again. 

Well actually I don't speak French yet, I am learning it on my own. My high school only offers Spanish, Italian, and American Sign Language. I took three years of Spanish and did very well. However, I do plan to become very good in French, probably better than I am in Spanish. I am currently using Rocket French as well as "Princeton Review's How to Crack the SAT II French Test" to learn French. I will probably take a French class next year at my local community college. The CC is right across the street from my high school, so the CC lets Seniors from my school take classes there to get college credits. If I feel confident enough, then yes I will take the French AP test next May. Is this BTS program taught in French? Because if it is I doubt I will be able to do well. My knowledge of English is much stronger than my knowledge of any other language. That's why I want to go to AUP, its in France, but taught in English, and has International Relations as one of its primary majors. I saw on the AUP website that they offer academic scholarships.  I have an unweighted GPA of 4.00, am ranked #1 in my class of 178, will have taken 8-9 AP classes by the time I graduate, and got a 2120(1440) on the SAT I the first time I took it (800 on the math). I'm taking it again, and I know I can improve my critical reading and writing after taking AP English Language/Composition. I've talked to be AUP counselor and she said they were looking for at least at 3.3 and 1300 on the old SAT I. So what type of scholarship can I get with my grades? I also have played basketball all four years of high school, and will be captain on varsity next year. I am the founder/president of my school's European-American Club, in NHS, CSF, and the Chess Club. Outside of school I am a member of the Civil Air Patrol and have completed over 100 community service hours. And as I mentioned earlier, I'm learning French on my own. I know my Extra-Curriculars aren't great, but I'm not a couch potato either. So yea I'm apply for a scholarship from my local Rotary Int. National Club, and various others, but being white and having two self-employed parents isn't going to make it easy for me to get a decent scholarship. Thanks for the book choices btw I was considering that 60 million Frenchmen can't be wrong, now I know for sure to buy it. Thanks again HLG and everybody else for all their input.   

Thanks for all the advice and info everybody. I will definitely check that book out Possumgirl.

Alright thanks guys. I'll check out all this stuff.

Alright so from the subject title you know that I'm an American. I'm a 17 year old male living in San Francisco, CA. I have one more year left in high school and then I'm off to college. I'm strongly considering attending the American Unversity of Paris. They teach classes in English, but you get to live in Paris, France. Now the only problem is well I would need a lot of financial aid if went there. Do any of you know of any organisations/individuals/scholarships that would possibly benefit me in this endeavour? Also does anybody know of any books that detail the differences between life in France and the US? Preferably written by a younger author, but anything that you think would benefit me. Alright thanks.