@MYOS1634
I know, that’s why I will try to take your advice to heart and get the best out of these holidays and next year 
Anyway, I’ll write in here again when I’ll have taken the practice ACT and scored myself!
Good luck, Flyverse. I have a good feeling you will do just great, whether you study in the US or in France
Ok, I just took the example ACT. Got 29/36 in English, 34/36 in Maths, 34/36 in Science, and 33/36 in Reading. I guess I still have plenty of room to improve, haha. (The test is really different from our school-tests though; Most of the questions are pretty easy, but you still have to be very fast…)
@katliamom Thanks :)!
Minnesota, UIUC perhaps should be worth looking into if you scored 32-33 on the ACT, Berkeley too.
But you can always try to go to Quebec schools for safeties…
@Flyverse I knew you’d do well! Vast majority of Americans don’t get scores like that on their first try. Imagine how much better you’ll do with a little bit more practice!
Hi flyverse!
I’m french as well, currently a rising senior we can’t speak french on threads or else our message will be deleted (but if you do want to speak french, PM me !).
I saw your thread a month or so ago, but I wanted to answer after I saw some family friends : they are a couple, he used to be headmaster of the CIV and she was the CPE (they’re retired now). He said that every year, ~20 students of the american section would get into Yale, Stanford, and a bunch at MIT especially!
So, while I recommend not getting your hopes up, there might be slightly chances you’d get into some very good sciences programs (wether it’s at MIT or somewhere else). I haven’t gone through the process yet, but am in the middle of it, and I were to give you some advice, it would be:
- To try and have the absolute best grades possible. In the US, having a 4.0 is doable, and quite a lot of students (over the country, ofc) achieve it. Yet, in France, you can’t have a 20 GPA. However, you could work your way to a 18 or so. This would be really, REALLY impressive. If you want any advice about the french exams for the bac, message me (I got 20).
- Don’t wait for opportunities to arise, create them. This is quite self-explanatory. While there isn’t any EC culture in France, especially when it comes to post-bac admissions, there are plenty available. I’m sure you have a passion or two (music and programming, in your case?). Pursue them as far as possible, of that makes sense. It’s really cultural , in France we are not encouraged to go beyond what is offered to us. Maybe edit and publish some of your projects, or try to do something with your drumming skills. Understand that nothing stops you.
- Take your standirzed testing junior year. Maybe try to register for a sitting in January, this way you’ll be rid of it.
- Finally, enjoy your junior year. And by “enjoy”, I don’t mean sit back and scroll aimlessly on FB/Twitter/Tumblr. Read, a lot. Find a magazine you like (such as XXI or " l’elephant") and stick to it. It will allow you to get read about various subjects, such as history, sociology, arts, philosophy… Expand your mind. Broaden your horizons. Try to do some internships, they won’t come to you and you’ll have to seek them, but they will be valuable. Find a topic which matters to YOU for your TPE, and do your absolute best. Take advantages of your classes to go further, learn more. All of the above, not because it will look good on college apps, but because education is a gift, and everything you learn will be so valuable. It will be beneficial to you, not anyone else. Trust me, as long as you keep your mind open and your intellectual vitality, you won’t regret a second what might seem like “work” but is really just a blessing.
That’s it! Again, I’m available for advice about the 1ère bac, and about the whole process when I will have gotten through it! Maybe you could try to talk to some rising seniors in the american section, they might have some peers who are now entering uni in the US and could give you some advice.
- Iris
Also, you’ll have to discuss it with your parents, but if you can really afford to pay full-price, them you might have some very good options! I’m thinking UC Berkeley, too.
EDIT: You should also look into Pomona, Tufts, John Hopkins and similar schools!
Does “SIS” evokes you something ?
@nihah14961 isn’t it the international school in Sèvres?
Of course, you have to hope that no one on the admissions committee has been an American tourist in France.
@Irising : internet horrid right now and can’t pm but got your messages. qill reply asap.
@nihah14961. : you may want to peovide cpntext.
LOL, @JustOneDad
@Catria
I’ll look at them, thanks for the suggestion!
@katliamom
Thanks :)!
@Irising
Thank you very much for your help! I’ll message you soon (And wow, congrats for your bac =O)
@nihah14961 Just googled it, seems like a lycee - But I don’t think changing my Lycee now would be a good idea, since I already am on one (And it apparently has a good reputation, at least in my region)
@JustOneDad
Haha, true :D!