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Exchange Student Programs?

Foreign exchange student programs?

  • I was wondering about going to japan on a foreign exchange student program for a year (09-10) but dont know any good foreign exchange student programs or where to start. Ive looked at a few but not many good ones.

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    Hi, You need to look into an exchange organization. The top three are AFS, YFU and Rotary. I'd look soon, your junior year is the best time to go and now is the time to apply! If you are looking into scholarships, some of the deadlines are the beginning of October! Make sure you work closely with your school to get some credit for your exchange year -- and get it in writing! Here is a website on being an exchange student in general, as well as the sites of the three programs I mentioned above. Good luck! It's a great opportunity! http://www.exchangestudentworld.com/ http://www.afs.org/afs_or/home http://www.yfu.org/ http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYout...

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I have to agree that Rotary is a good program. I did it in high school. The interviews generally start in the fall so you want to get information ASAP. I found out about it through my guidance office at school. The website is great too. I like that you lived with 3 different families with Rotary. It gave me a more diverse view of the country. It really is a life changing experience. Good luck!

Liz

My brother and I had great success with the Study abroad program at YFU.ORG. He went to Ecuador for a year, and I went to Mexico for a year. The only constituencies are that you have to be of High School age at the time that you are preparing to go. (17, 18, 19) I looked on the website for you and saw that they do have a program for Japan. I recommend it highly. If you aren't of high school age, then your best bet is to probably go through a Rotary Club. Go to Rotary.org and click on the students and youth tab. From there, click on the youth programs and read all about the program. Its another great resource and you make lifelong friends and memories. Best of luck. :)

justthinking

My son went to Belgium for a year. He loved the family and even though he is now 47, he went to all their family happenings, their daughters' weddings, babies christening events, and he got a job in Holland later in life, and he was able to keep in touch regularly. We had a Japanese student. She was very lazy, would not help with the dishes, or anything. Whereas my son, mowed the lawn, helped the mum, and when she was not looking he cleaned her shoes. They all adored him. But these exchanges were arranged through his High school, so that's where you start. By the way my son really likes Japan, he speaks Japanese fluently, as well as Mandarin.

Tinribs

There is one called People to People. You are switched with another person from a different country. You live with their parents, vice versa. I've always been interested in doing it. It sounds neat!

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