I am 15. I live in the US. I don't care what country I go to. I would just like to experiance being an exchange student. I do very well in school. My lowest grade ever on my report card was a C+. Can you help? Thanks!
2007-02-19 07:38:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
You've made a great choice wanting to become an exchange student! I can guarantee you will never regret it and will remember it as a life changing experience forever.
About becoming one, I think you're better off contacting the youth exchange organizations directly. As a former rotary youth exchange student, my favorite organization is Rotary International, just look up your local club on their site and get in touch, they are very nice people, will help you all the way and their program is free.
Then there is AFS and the private exchange programs. They are cool as well, and will offer you more country options, but you will have to pay and they don't offer as many social activities and integration opportunities as Rotary does.
Lastly, there are a few tips you could consider before applying in my blog, too long to post here, so check that out as well.
Hope this helps, if there is anything else, just comment and I'd be glad to add to my answer.
2007-02-19 13:21:39 · answer #1 · answered by juan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you'll like it. You seem to be interested for the right reasons!
I went to Japan in 2005 through Youth For Understanding. It was a great program.. Here's how I did it:
I filled out an application. They are available on the website for you to print out. You don't have to go through your school, just get a letter of recommendation from a teacher you have had for a year or more and a little bit of information from your school secretary or something. You don't have to rely on a school to file things.
On the application, you have to put some info.. where you want to stay, grades, allergies.. etc.
Then you do some special extra thing, an essay I think, for a scholarship if you need one.
Then, you can go to the website and Ask YFU Alumni. You can ask someone who has been on the program you will be on for advice and stuff.
(I'm Jessica under Japan.. I'm the one who doesn't like fish.)
2007-02-21 04:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by Brundige 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to speak to a high school counselor and ask them how you go about getting enrolled and what prerequisites you have to have to be a foreign exchange student. You must have parental consent and you have to keep your grades at a certain level. There is info online but I do not know anything about the different websites, here is one that explains quite a bit. You would have to look into the reputation of these sites yourself.
http://www.afs.org/AFSI/
2007-02-19 07:49:25 · answer #3 · answered by Wendy C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-29 08:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your foreign language teachers at your school they will know how to go about it.
2007-02-19 07:43:55 · answer #5 · answered by lil_luman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋