French & Francophone Studies Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2024

 

Being given the opportunity to study abroad for an entire academic year was an incredible experience that pushed me beyond what I thought I could do. When I arrived in France, I was unable to communicate effectively with my peers and professors, and I felt like I had made a serious mistake. As the year progressed and I watched the group from the fall depart and the spring group arrive, Toulouse became a second home and my French (slowly but surely) started to come along. By the time I left in May, I felt at home in Toulouse and with the people I met there. Upon my return to Dickinson, I knew that I was going to go back to France without question and began searching for graduate programs that interested me in based off of my IB&M experience. 

 

Hometown: Glendale, Arizona

Majors: international studies, French & Francophone studies 

Graduate School: Arizona State University
Field of study: global security

Hometown: Ashland, Massachusetts

Major: French & Francophone studies 

Graduate School: New York University School of Professional Studies Summer Publishing Institute
Field of study: summer publishing institute

 

My study abroad experience, definitely! I studied abroad in Toulouse, France. I’d never heard of the city before but absolutely fell in love with it and hope to go back soon!

 

Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland

Major: French & Francophone studies
Employer: Willard Intercontinental
Job title: food & beverage supervisor 

 

Hometown: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Majors: French & Francophone studies, Russian 

Employer: FNCB Bank
Job title: customer service associate

 

 

Dickinson has prepared me to be a global citizen, to be someone who can not only work well with others but who can understand and communicate with people whose lives are quite different from mine through numerous different factors. Dickinson has allowed me to focus on my interests, while at the same time allowing me to branch out into different areas of interests, keeping an open mindset. I feel very lucky to have had such a great Dickinson education, and I think that will distinguish me even more for the rest of my life.