Graduating early, what to do?!?

Question

I want to graduate early and go to school in England, but I don't know how I am going to make that possible. I can graduate a year early with out any problems, but not only have I never lived on my own (Im 15) but I would be in a foriegn country I have never been to by myself. I need a plan to be able to do this but I don't know what that plan is, can someone help me?

I wanted to do a student exchange but it is too much money.

Answer 1

You did not indicate your present grade so it is not known how long you have for even an early graduation.

Your concerns are valid and the idea of a plan or course of action is excellent. I suggest that you find some opportunity to get away from home for a few weeks. It will do you some good even if you do not go to England.

You should also attempt to spend a summer in England, Try to find some school that will allow you to attend summer school there. You might want to try the Council For International Education Exchange which is located in New york City http://www.ciee.org/ and see if they have any suitable programs for you.

There are other programs that also may be available. Inquire at your school and examine this website http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu6eDdAVH4woBwIxXNyoA?p=international+Education+Exchange+Programs&y=Search&fr=ks-ans

I hope that you can choose from many different plans.

Good luck and good thinking.

Answer 2

Have you thougt about staying in school for the extra year and just taking a year abroad as an exchange student? Even six months would be enough. Just to try it and then if you really like it go back after graduation. I would definitly recommend staying in school. There's a lot of cool stuff and fun stuff senior year that you don't want to miss out on. You've got lots of time to travel and if you stay in school and do it as an exchange student, you will have a family there to stay with that can offer guidance and help when you need it. Your parents will also know you are safe and it will probably be a lot easier to talk them into it than if you just go on your own at fifteen or sixteen. Travel provides a great education, but you want it to be the right kind of education and England is a place where you could have a great time or really be stuck. Thank it over.

Answer 3

My advice? Don't-stay a kid for as long as possible!

1) What's the rush to grow up? Once you get out there, you have to pay for school and the bills. It may SOUND like fun to study in England, but why not go to a state school and do a semester in England THROUGH the school.

2) Costs--college in state is expensive. College out of county, especially if you're not 100% sure you know what you want to do, is insanely expensive.

3) Just wait--be a teen! Enjoy high school and think about college, but just enjoy being 15 right now.

4) If you've never been to a foreign country, it's not a good idea to try to immediately jump into one. Even if you know the language, it's a culture shock.

5) High schools in England go to what is pretty much the first year of college meaning you would at least a year behind everyone else at the university.

Answer 4

I think the first thing is to say you are not going to live on your own in a foreign country at that age. It could be a foreign student organization, your church or some other method. You need to have some adults that you and your parents can trust that you live with or can go to when necessary. The only one I know of is the Foreign Exchange Student program. That should be your starting point.

Answer 5

I haven't lived in England, but I've been there. It is not that difficult to get around. You don't have the language barriers.

Like John Travolta said about Europe in Pulp Fiction - They got everything there that we got here. But there are little differences.

Go for it. See if you can find a foreign exchange student program to assist.

Answer 6

Well you obviously are smart if you have the opportunity to graduate sooner than usual. Im also a teen so I can relate to the possible scaryness that would be involved.

But here is my advise: If this is something you really want to do then you should do it! Living in a whole new place by yourself is/would be totally scary, but by going out of your comfort zone you learn new things. You can truely benefit from this, and I think you should totally do it!

Good luck!