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Student Life at a French Fac

Chat with classmates about lectures, exams, grades, housing and parties at a French university.

French students call university « la fac » and split their week between cours magistraux in a lecture hall (l'amphi) and smaller, compulsory TD classes. Exams are called partiels, grades are out of 20 with 10 as a pass, and failed exams can be retaken at the rattrapages. The CROUS runs student housing, grants (bourses) and the cheap university canteens (resto U); students say tu to each other from day one.

Professor teaching a diverse group of students in a university lecture hall.
Photo: Yan Krukau on Pexels
  1. 1

    Tu fais quoi comme études ?

    What are you studying?

  2. 2

    Je suis en deuxième année de droit.

    I'm in my second year of law.

  3. 3

    Tu vas en amphi ?

    Are you going to the lecture?

  4. 4

    Les TD sont obligatoires.

    Tutorials are compulsory.

    Tip: These are the small-group classes.

  5. 5

    Tu peux m'envoyer tes cours ?

    Can you send me your notes?

  6. 6

    Elle est où, la BU ?

    Where's the university library?

  7. 7

    On mange au resto U ?

    Shall we eat at the student canteen?

  8. 8

    Les partiels sont en janvier.

    The exams are in January.

  9. 9

    J'ai eu 12 sur 20.

    I got 12 out of 20.

  10. 10

    J'ai raté l'examen de stats.

    I failed the stats exam.

  11. 11

    Les rattrapages sont en juin.

    The resits are in June.

  12. 12

    Je suis en retard dans mes révisions.

    I'm behind with my revision.

  13. 13

    Je dois rendre mon dossier vendredi.

    I have to hand in my project on Friday.

  14. 14

    On bosse en groupe à la BU ?

    Shall we work as a group at the library?

  15. 15

    J'ai demandé un logement au CROUS.

    I've applied for student housing.

  16. 16

    T'as une bourse ?

    Do you have a grant?

  17. 17

    Je dois finir mon inscription.

    I need to finish my enrolment.

  18. 18

    Je fais un stage au prochain semestre.

    I'm doing an internship next semester.

  19. 19

    Le prof est super exigeant.

    The lecturer is really demanding.

  20. 20

    Tu viens à la soirée étudiante jeudi ?

    Are you coming to the student party on Thursday?