Some updates!
I have sent in my complete application and am awaiting edits, had my interview with my local AFS volunteer, and updated my store - there are now actual products!
But most excitingly, I have been accepted into AFS-USA! The application process is in two parts - first, AFS-USA accepts my application, then they send it to AFS-France. AFS-France must still accept me and place me with a host family, but all the same, I am halfway there!
I will know if I have been accepted completely in three to six weeks.