Thanks for all the advice guys, I really appreciate it! I will be sure to take all of these things into consideration. It’s all been super helpful and I really appreciate the time everyone took to reply/
Just to clarify though band isn’t my only EC, I do Latin + a Latin competition club, Robotics club, piano, and I volunteer at my local botanical gardens. As far as how next year is looking I am seriously considering transferring to a public school, really not even because of the study abroad (though there could be benefits with that) but after talking about my ideas and plans for next year we all concluded that I’m really not too happy at my current school and the public school would probably have more opportunities, though I am not sure yet.
Where I stand: I’m definitely not as set on it as I was before. I do think it will be increasingly difficult to complete credits to be competitive for a top tier college without taking multiple summer classes if I try to graduate early. Also, I am a bit worried about lacking purpose in a high school abroad other than language immersion (just in the school, not in the outside culture and traveling). At least I know with college I would be taking courses that I could get credit for. However, there is still a big part of me looking back at the comments about missing out on an opportunity and just going for it.
There is definitely a lot to research and consider, and I will do so in the coming months and throughout next year. And, on colleges and careers in general.
Thanks again for all the help!