Ecole Polytechnique

The École Polytechnique is a campus that spans over 200 hectares in size and is only 20 kilometres south of Paris. There are 2 alternative routes: from the Lozère station or the Massy-Palaiseau station. RER B Massy-Palaiseau station, one of the connecting buses, links the station to the university. Take the TransEssonne 91.06 or 91.10 bus from the station. Get off at: the "Laboratoires," "Lozère," or "Les Joncherettes" (LOA and ENSTA). By the A6 highway from the Porte d'Orléans or Porte d'Italie. By the N118 from the Pont de Sèvres. Check the current traffic situation.

• For students of French nationality, the curriculum begins with eight months of military duty that is required. Previously, all French students were required to complete this 12-month service; however, since the French draught was abolished, this Polytechnique requirement has been recast as a term of "human and military formation." The entire group of French students spends one month together in a military training facility in La Courtine.
• Tuition is free for French nationals admitted to École Polytechnique as long as the entire curriculum is completed, and they also get additional financial aid throughout their academic years at the level of a reserve officer in training. French students have the option of distributing some of this money to international students through the student council.
• The students are ranked using their grades from the second year of the curriculum. For French students at École Polytechnique, this individual exit rating has historically held a very high level of significance, and various features of the study and grading structures can be linked to the requirement for an even playing field for all students.

École Polytechnique is a campus-based institution situated on the outskirts of Paris, some 14 kilometres (9 km) from the city centre. For the 4,600 residents who live on campus, it provides a variety of sports facilities, student accommodation, food services, and hospitality. Lozère is the closest regional train station (line B, in zone 4 of the RER network). A number of buses also link the École Polytechnique to the larger Massy-Palaiseau RER station and the Massy TGV station. Other scientific institutions can be found nearby at Saclay, Orsay, and Bures.

• A board of 16 students known as "la Kès" that represents the students is elected in November. La Kès oversees the interactions with the faculty, administration, alumni, and partners. It produces a weekly student newspaper called InfoKès.
• All students (apart from those participating in exchange programmes) are required to participate in 6 hours of sport every week, so sports play a big part in the X experience. There are club sports and competitive sports, including hiking, judo, and parachuting
•  On campus, there are two swimming pools, a riding centre, dojo, and fencing facilities. The school hosts an international jumping tournament called "Jumping de l'X."

The campus of the school offers accommodations for close to 2000 students and employees. According to the DFHM (Human and Military Training and Education Office) guidelines, the campus housing office assigns housing to Ingénieur Polytechnicien students and military executives, Master's and doctoral students in accordance with Graduate School regulations, and external students in accordance with General Management regulations.

• Students of the Ingénieur Polytechnicien must attend boarding school. They can use private studios known as "caserts," each of which has an ethernet connection and a phone.
• Priority is given to persons moving to France for the first time and those with low income sources when it comes to housing.
• Students pursuing master's or doctoral degrees must apply for housing. The rationale for allocation is availability.