United States citizen trying to go to Canada to study and learn French?
I’m 17 аnԁ really want tο ɡο tο Canada fοr CEgep аnԁ university. I аm a junior аnԁ аm graduating next year bυt don’t know hοw tο ѕtаrt. Whаt аrе ѕοmе steps tο ѕtаrt wіth mу рƖаn. Anybody know οf аѕ International student, I саn apply fοr a loan οr scholarship? It’s οnƖу 16 more months before іt’s time bυt іt’s still kіƖƖіnɡ mе аnԁ I need tο know whаt I саn ԁο!!
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Try calling the school your looking at, they have special international counselors that know all of these questions.
I have no information for you on how to get to Canada, but I should warn you that Canadian French and French French are very different animals. I’m a native French-French speaker, and Canadian French is very strange to me. Consider that before deciding on where to study.
Unless you are an outstanding student, you will need to get any loan or scholarship in your own country.
Do you know that, as an international student, you will pay nearly double the fees? This is because you are not subsidised by Canada. You need to check the rates on each cegep and university website.
Good luck with it all.
Edit: you must obtain a study visa and you would be very limited in the sort of paid work you could do.
They do not speak or teach European French in Canada. They teach and speak a dialect known as Quebecois. A mixture of old French, aboriginal words and English.
Most Canadian schools qualify for US financial aid. You would have to ask the international student office at the school you are thinking of attending.
I believe that Quebec is the only province that has CEGEP schools. It is the French equivalent to a college in the rest of Canada.
The way the Quebec system works, you go to high school for five years (Grades 7 to 11) and then you can attend a CEGEP, for either four semesters (2 yrs) of college level courses, or for six semesters (3 yrs) of college level “career-oriented” courses.
The two-year program is designed primarily for students who plan to continue their education and go to university. The three-year program is almost like a technical school, and offers you all the training you need to go into a specific career. For example, some of the three-year courses are named “Computer Science Technology”, “Early Childhood Education”, or “Animal Health Technology”.
Since you are interested in learning French, your best bet would be to take college level French courses at a school that has specific programs for this. I have included one below.
As for how you can attend courses at a Canadian school, you need to keep these points in mind:
1) As an international student, you would not qualify for the government-subsidized tuition rates at Canadian schools. You would pay the full rates. These can be significantly higher than what Canadian students would pay.
2) US citizens do not need a visa to come to Canada, as you are allowed to come here as a tourist for up to six months. However, to come as a student, I think you may need to obtain a student permit, especially if you want to be able to get a part-time job while you are here to help pay for your expenses while you are here.
Your first step is to decide where you want to be and which university you want to attend. Do you already know some French and just want to improve, or are you starting from scratch? There are some excellent schools in Montreal, which would have the advantage of making immersion learning feasible.