Exchange Student as a HS Senior

calmom
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:08:39 +0000

It’s probably easiest to graduate early if possible, but if not your daughter should discuss the options with her high school. My daughter spent a semester abroad in Russia during her junior year. She received credit from her home school for Honors English as independent study - she simply met with the teacher before leaving to get a reading list; and sent in essays on the reading by email. Her home school also gave her credit for most of the courses taken at her Russian high school, though there were some modifications made because of the difference in systems. For example, in Russia she had separate classes for biology, chemistry, & physics – her US high school treated that as one semester of “integrated sciences”. However, although she had credit on her transcript, she did not use the courses taken abroad to meet local graduation requirements.

The SATs/ACT can all be taken spring of junior year. Your daughter can complete and most college applications on line from France. Of course she should make arrangements in advance for letters of recommendation from her high school teachers.