Studying in France as Americans: Our Master’s Degree Journey is Complete
We can hardly believe that it’s time to share the last installation in our master’s degree monthly update series. For many years of our young adult lives, we took challenging personal, academic, and financial steps to make studying in France…
A Candid Review of Year Two in French Graduate School
If you haven’t already heard, Jalen and I finished up our master’s degrees at the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA) last month! As Americans in France, pursuing degrees in Logistics and Public Law was no easy feat, and we’ve loved sharing encyclopedic…
Studying in France as Americans: Old Chapters, New Experiences, and Relaxation Preparation
The month of August has come and gone, and for the first time since 2002, we didn’t spend it getting ready for a new school year! Instead, the month seemed to drag on as Maria and I completed the last…
How to Extend a Student Residence Card in France: My Personal Experience
If you’ve read our article about renewing our student visas online in France, then you know that while Jalen and I successfully completed the renewal process, it was far from seamless – especially in my case. Unfortunately, my issues didn’t…
Studying in France as Americans: Errands, Opulence, and High Temps
One sentence that sums up our month of July as American graduate students at the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne would be, “It was hot!” In addition to the boiling weather, we had a busy few weeks working towards our master’s…
How to Write a Stellar Mémoire (French Master’s Thesis)
Pursuing graduate studies in France entails mastering all sorts of assignments, but perhaps none as daunting as the notorious mémoire, or master’s thesis. Writing and defending a master’s thesis is the cornerstone of many, though not all, French graduate degrees,…
