My pleasure to help 🙂
-Yes i went for two years. Loved it, it was amazing.
-They dont like it when u only come for on year because then u dont finish the studies. Majority do two years and they are very unhappy when girls leave after one year.
-when i was in sem it was 200 girls – 110 in first year and 90 in second year.
-of course i advise sem – it changes your whole outlook on life, made me a different person.
– 8.45am-12.45pm is 4 shiurim on chumash, hashkafa, parsha, tznius, mesillas yesharim, 13 ikrim etc etc etc all amazing shiurim by amazing rabbanim. 12.45-2.00 is lunch. 2pm-6pm is courses in college – any courses like fitness, beauty, hair, child development, special needs etc etc. 6pm-7.30pm is supper. 7.30pm-9.00pm is more shiurim.
for tzniut u need any skirt 4 inches below your knee, it doesnt have to be pleated.
and yes that was what i meant – except only the french stick together, the rest of the sem mix. but there are french girls who mix as well i have a few very good friends from france. Not sure how many french girls are there now.
If your parents want you to do french exams you can do that as well in sem – many french girls studied for their french exams while in sem.