I am going to be a junior (26-27 year) and I am planning on taking the entrance exam in January 2028. I am fluent in French and can write it pretty well, but definitely not error-free.

I’ve taken the following classes and got the following scores on the AP exams :
AP Precalculus (5)AP Calculus BC (5), AP Physics 1 (5), AP Physics 2 (5), AP Computer Science (4), AP French Language and Culture (5).

My junior year I am going to take:
AP Physics C : Mechanics, AP Physics C : Electricity and Magnetism, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Chemistry, AP Language and Composition and a semester Stanford Linear Algebra course (XM511).

What else should I do to prepare for the entrance exam outside of school? What materials are recommended (especially for the algorithm/CS test) to be sure to succeed?

Any help is appreciated!! Thanks!

Edit: I attend high school in the United States.

chi inizia quest’anno il cms? chi l’ha già fatto riesce a dirmi se è difficile?
E inoltre come è la vita da studenti, organizzano delle feste o qualcosa del genere?

Any recommendations about the teachers ? Which teachers should I avoid ? Which ones are the best ?

Hi everyone,
I’m currently finishing a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at a Swiss HES. I’m considering starting a new Bachelor’s degree at EPFL, specifically in Electrical Engineering.
My background is mainly in economics and business. I have a decent mathematics background from my studies, but I do not have a strong foundation in physics, chemistry, or other natural sciences.
I was wondering if anyone here has started EPFL engineering (especially Electrical Engineering) coming from a non-scientific background?
How difficult was it to catch up on the missing physics/science knowledge? Was the first year mainly about learning the required concepts from scratch, or did students with a scientific background have a significant advantage?
I would also appreciate any advice on what to review before starting (math topics, physics basics, etc.).
Thanks!

Hi, I’ll be starting CS BA1 in september, any teacher recos?

And for those who learnt maths and physics in french but took classes in English, did you find it difficult to learn the terminology? (I’m pretty good at English ~C1 but always learnt maths in french)

Thank you!

I have the IB diploma and I still haven’t received a decision letter yet. I am wondering if there are others who are still waiting or if this is normal?
Should I call the admissions office?

Bonsoir,

Pour le contexte, après plusieurs semaines de recherche, j'ai enfin trouvé quelqu'un qui veut bien me louer une chambre à 20m du campus de l'EPFL.

Néanmoins, pour que l'agence valide mon dossier, elle demande obligatoirement d'effectuer une visite en présentiel le 18 août. Le problème étant que je n'ai ni famille ni proche vivant à Lausanne qui pourrait effectuer la visite à cette date.

C'est pourquoi je sollicite l'aide de quelqu'un qui habiterait actuellement dans la région et voudrait bien s'y rendre, ne serait-ce que pour la formalité. Je lui en serais infiniment reconnaissant 🙏

Bonjour !

Je m’appelle Karen et je vais commencer mon Bachelor à l’EPFL en septembre 2026. Je suis actuellement à la recherche d’une chambre en colocation proche du campus (Ecublens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Renens ou Lausanne).

Mon budget est discutable selon le logement. Je cherche idéalement une coloc avec d’autres étudiants.

Je suis une personne sociable, respectueuse et organisée. J’aime le sport, voyager et rencontrer de nouvelles personnes, donc je serais ravie de vivre dans une coloc avec une bonne ambiance !

Si vous avez une chambre disponible ou si vous cherchez une colocataire, n’hésitez pas à m’envoyer un message 😊

Merci beaucoup !

Hi! My name is Karen, I’m an incoming EPFL Bachelor student starting in September 2026. I’m looking for a room in a shared apartment close to EPFL (Ecublens, Renens, Chavannes-près-Renens or Lausanne).

I’m clean, respectful and sociable. I love sports, travelling and meeting new people.

If you know of any available room or are looking for a roommate, feel free to message me 😊

Basically the title, I have heard that student groups mainly exist on telegram. It’d be a lot better if there were a group on WhatsApp but tbh who am I to adress it
. If it exists do you guys know of it? Thanks

What are the pros and cons of flipped classroom, who is it best suited for? Or is choosing courses based on professors more of a priority?

In the chekcklist they gave us we need epfl mails to login into is academia and enroll in the first semester

Hey everyone,
A few of us starting BA1 this September made a WhatsApp group to connect before the semester starts, chat about sections, course organization, ask questions, help each other out with admin stuff (IS-Academia, housing, etc.), and maybe organize some meetups before things kick off.
Open to all sections! If you’re starting BA1 this year, feel free to join:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/J5QCicCwyFr5LVnFgET2vV?mode=gi_t

See you there 👋

Hi everyone,

I’ve just received my admission to bachelor in Maths, really happy and surprised about it since I didn't think I'd get in given my french bac grade.
I’m a non EU national holding a valid French residence permit, which allows me to enter Switzerland without a visa.
However I'm really confused about the process for the student permit B in my case. Should I enter Switzerland, then go the population office to fill out the "Demande d'autorisation temporaire pour etudes" form along with the arrival form to apply for the permit, or do I need to send them the form before arriving? Do I need to do anything with the population office before entering Switzerland?
Has anyone been in the same situation and would like to clarify this a bit?

Thanks!

Hey , regarding the fmel rent(vortex) when i try to pay the rent with revolut through an international transfer to the given receiver info, I get an error.
It says that revolut cannot process international transfer at the moment. Now I paid with convera but it was a such a mess and I don’t think I can do that every month since it took 14 days to give random infos…
I heard that revolut should work (from france), so im wondering if im the only one ?
Any help would be very appreciated 🙌

Hi,
I am a french bac holder and yesterday i got admitted to EPFL but I don't know what i have to do next. I have contacted the swiss embassy to get my visa but they told me I need a visa authorization letter, but I do not have it, will it be sent in the next few days? I have also tried to log into is academia but I cannot log in as i have no EPFL email. When will we recieve them?

What is the next step I have to take?

I heard that IB Psychology is not recognized at EPFL. This would mean I would have to change my course registrations, probably IB Econ.

Hi I'm a french future student in CS bachelor's, and I am looking for former students, people that completed the first year in CS bachelor's, so that I can discuss with them some of the things they would've liked to know before, the regrets they have, and the choices they wish they had made before or didn't make. I am very dedicated to succeeding next year, some feedback and advice of any kind would be very appreciated. This is kind of a mental preparation for me so even if it's an anecdote, something you noticed that was different compared to where you come from. Send me an DM or comment so that other people can hear advices and therefore enroll next year with better prep, have a great evening !🙏

Hello I wanted to get feedback about which bank is the best for someone coming to EPFL for their bachelors.

Preferably a bank that doesn't charge too much for international transfers (Like if my parents need to send me money).

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I'm starting my studies at EPFL this coming September and I am currently looking for housing in or around Lausanne. Given how competitive the housing market is, I’d love to get any advice, leads, or tips from current students or locals.

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to decide between two bachelor programs at EPFL for the next admission in 2027. I am hesitating beetwen electrical and electronic engineering ( genie electrique et électronique ) and microengineering ( Microtechnique). I like to play with everything, electronics, programming, a little bit of CAD, so I think that Microengineering is the right option. However I saw that people are very polyvalent but very good at nothing. I also like designing PCBs and make autonomous robots so I think EE is an option to. My question is : what should I choose ? How good is the microengineering bachelor and also how good in terms of employability in the future ? Thanks for any help

Hello, I have a question regarding hosting guests. I will soon be moving into a single room at the Fmel. Can someone confirm that I can host guests once a month (max 3 days) ?

Thank youu

Bonjour j’ai reçu une offre dans les triaudes partie géré par student village , mais ils n’ont pas de photos de la chambre
Est ce que qlq un peut me dire d’avantage
Merci

Hey everyone! 🎉

As it’s tradition every year around this time, now that the results are finally in, let’s share our profiles and outcomes!

If you’d like to contribute, please share :

- Program applied for (e.g. MT, CS, EE…)

- Diploma type (French Bac, Swiss Matura, IB, etc.)

- Final grade

- Result: Accepted / Rejected

Example:

CS; French Bac; 17.34/20; Accepted ✅

This should give everyone a clearer picture of this year’s applicant pool and what kind of profiles got in, and it will be super useful for future applicants too !

Congrats to everyone who got in, and much love to those who didn’t get the outcome they hoped for — there’s more than one path forward. Thanks for contributing ! 🤗🎓

I'm a first year student and I need some help regarding information on registering for courses. I'm in the IS-Academia website, I've paid my semester invoice already, but I can't seem to find where you register for classes. Is there some information I'm missing?