Question by Tiaa-Pett: How do I become a foreign exchange student?
I’ve been thinking long and hard about becoming an exchange student and I was wondering how I would go about becoming one. If you can anwser my question I would be very greatful.

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Answer by Twyla M
You need to take a year or two in the language of the country you wish to exchange with. Then ask your teacher for instructions. Also another easy way is have your family host a student from the country you wish to visit and as long as they enjoy their stay their family usually invites you to exchange to their family after you’ve taken some courses and as long as you do veryyy well in school

Answer by cynthia s
there are a lot of programs out there. I would do a web search and also see what your guidance counselor can tell you about some local programs. I think the best program is the Rotary Exchange, but I wasn’t an RE student, just knew a bunch of them. I went through EF foundation, but don’t especially recommend them if you have other options.

some programs will require that you know the native language (france especially does) but others are quite willing to let you learn the language through immersion into the culture. definitely you have to have good grades, and you may want to either graduate early, or take a year off to do this so as to not ‘miss’ any part of a normal school career or the opportunity to hunt for the best scholarships. I added a year to my schooling between my junior and senior years and ended up with a full ride that would have been impossible to achieve had i tried to ‘graduate’ from a foreign school.

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