year abroad in high school?

happymomof1
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:52:29 +0000

Talk to the people who have gone on this particular Rotary exchange in past years, and students who are currently doing it. They are the ones who can best advise you about the experience.

Studying abroad is a good thing in and of itself. Don’t do it because you think it will somehow magically get you into a “better” college or university. Do it because you want the opportunity to live in a different culture, and to master a second language. Those experiences are invaluable. They also are very challenging. You will grow in ways that you could not have imagined.

Two other reputable exchange programs are [AFS Intercultural Programs](http://www.afs.org) and [Youth For Understanding](http://www.yfu.org) They are also worth investigating.

For more ideas, you may want to visit the Study Abroad Forum. You can reach it by clicking on “Discussion Home” in the upper left of this screen and then scrolling down. Here is a quick link for you:
[Study Abroad - College Confidential](http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/study-abroad/)