Sciences-Po Paris

Hey there, I'm a French-Lebanese student from Lebanon. I applied for the French track at Menton and I recently got the email confirming that my application was accepted. So I'm just waiting and stressing about the upcoming interview.
I was wondering if anyone could give me a detailed explanation of what I have to expect and some tips like what books to read and how to prepare.
Thanks in advance.

YES and it's the best among all the campuses! This is the link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Debate-Club-Sciences-Po-Menton/169752969773584?fref=ts

Oh ok that's great! I love debating. We have a huge parliamentary style debate scene here.

I'm curious though about admissions, how much emphasis is placed on grades for getting the interview? Did you do Alevels or somehting similar?

Nope, I'm sorry, I followed the Italian national system! :/

was ur offer conditional?

Unconditional! They accept you upon the grades you already have, not the ones of your graduation

Hello!

My name is Elyan. I am an American-Palestinian citizen applying for Sciences Po English track programme at Menton.
I have received a confirmation email from Sciences Po Admissions stating that my application is under review, I am wondering how many days approx does this process take ?
Also, could you tell me what type of general knowledge I should be supplied with during the interview ? would it be focused only on the Middle-east ?

My last question. Since I do not speak french, do I need to have a general idea about the language before the interview ? in order to prove my interest in it ? As I am really interested but currently I am busy with studying Turkish language in Turkey.

Thanks in advance!

I appreciate your time and assistance guys.

Hey, you don't need any previous knowledge of French language, no worries! Moreover, if you're interested in pursuing Turkish you could apply for the Turkish track and you won't need to do Arabic (I guess you're fluent already)! Good luck, hope to see you next semester

I hope study aboard for a term at Science Po in my 2nd year, but i am really tored between which campus i should chose. Paris or Le Havre? I am studying International Relations & Development (1st Year). English is my first language and Cantonese is my mother tongue (fluent).I can understand some Mandarin and speak a little bit of it. Due to circumstances before my exams,I only manage to pull off a C at Alevel French. So, i can only consider universities that offers an English Progamme. Paris offers a wider range of course but equally i am attracted to the specific Asian modules at Le Havre. I know that Paris is a more exciting place to live in but the cost is so much higher. And ,as for Le Havre, I have hardly manged to find any information about living there. Would it be better to join and easier to immerse in Le Havre, a small-knit community, as i am only staying there for a term or should i head to Paris for a fuller/busier experience ?

Thanks,
Kirsty

hello again, I have another question---thanks by the way for the last response, it was very helpful
so, I thought about applying to the europe-asain campus and checked the English language requirements and I am not sure whether I fulfill them... I went to an international school in Austria, meaning that the teaching language was English ( for 8 years...) and I did the IB, however only English B. Is that not enough, do I need to take a test now?

Hi! I'm a Trinidadian student who attends an international school in China. I am thinking of applying to the LH program. I was wondering about how to submit AP scores. Also, are there any other students who have applied from the American system, specifically AP? If you don't mind sharing, what were your stats like? I have a 32 ACT, 3.85 and 5 AP 5's. Am I matched to Sciences Po LH?

Thanks in advance

Could you also give me some information on living in Le Havre? Accommodation and things like that?

Hi Sovereigna,

Sorry for the late reply!

Living in Le Havre, first and foremost, is considerably cheaper than living in Paris (by a lot). Most students choose to live in a CROUS (government run) residence, and the benefit is that you'll be living with many other students but have your own apartment; at times it can feel like a dorm. For example, this year a new residence was built right by the new campus, and it certainly feels very tight knit as a majority of the occupants in the residence are from Sciences Po.

Other students who leave their CROUS residence in their first year or opt for private housing often live close by to the area of the school, either by themselves or with roommates.

For prices, generally rent ranges anywhere from 300-400 euros per month, including utility bills. Most students also receive money from CAF to help subsidize their rent, so often rent can be reduced to around 200-250 euros.

tl;dr Everyone's pretty close and living costs are relatively cheap.

Hi, I just recieved an email from Sciences Po telling me that I have to attach a CV to my application form. I already filled in the personal statement in the online application and so am not really sure what I should be putting on an attached CV which won't already be evident in my personal statement? Please help!
Thanks!

so I''ve been wondering, considering menton is a small place, what's the nightlife/party scene like for sciences po students?

Hi I'm Jana Sweeney, I'm currently studying at Sciences Po Paris in Menton! I created this thread to allow anyone who had any sort of questions about applying or the university in general to ask me here!