<p>In my son’s school students are selected by recommendations of teachers and guidance counselors. The trip that year was to Australia, someplace I knew we would never get to as a family. At the time, he was interested in majoring in international relations and that international travel, along with his love of languages (fluent in French and Spanish), student exchange, and other related ECs helped develop the IR major “package”.
My son loved his (probably) once in a lifetime experience and it really him grow and develop at a difficult time in his life. I don’t know if it helped his college admittance, I know it didnt hurt. If your child is passionate about going and you can afford it, then I would recommend it. My son still keeps in touch with the friends he met on the trip years ago.</p>