| At my d's school, they spend well more per student on their own JYA programs (all in Western Europe) than they do back at the home campus. Very few students from other schools get in (the language standards are too high), and recently, there has been more demand from within the college itself than there are places. Financial aid does carry to all other approved programs, and, if the program isn't already on the list, one can petition to have a faculty member approve it.
The differences among programs, even in same country, even in the same city, are IMMENSE. My d. and my stepnephew (Smith and Duke) both were in programs in (or near) the same city at the same time, and the experiences were as night and day. |