1, you must apply for a language in the first year, because the interview policy is getting stricter and stricter now, and the probability of directly entering the major is almost zero.

2, France and the United States do not rank, look at the city you like. Big cities, Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux are all very good. The medium-sized cities Montpellier and Toulouse are also great.

It depends on what you say. In the first year, Paris will probably need 1.5 million, Lyon will need 1.2 million, and another 1.2 million will be enough.

You can't stop reading the language. My classmates all graduated from French undergraduate courses in China, and now they still have to learn the language, because you have to take TCF, written test and composition here, or take Delve B2 and DALF C 1 exams. After reading the language, it is very difficult to apply to public universities in Paris and Lyon. Fortunately, you were demoted to L3. Unfortunately, you were directly rejected.

By the way, many of my French friends have never even heard of Peking University, and few French people know about China University.

These are personal experiences, not to scare you. You'll know when you come. Good luck!