How do I become a foreign exchange student for another country?

I would really love to be more familiar with the world. I want to become a foreign exchange student in another country but i'm not sure how to become one. Someone told me the country will contact me???

Anyway I am wanting to go to Australia. I live in a small town in Indiana. Honestly I really have no clue where to start.How do I become a foreign exchange student for another country?Going on exchange is an experience unlike any other! It's great that you are gathering information.



How it all 'works' depends on how you decide to go. The best thing is to go with an organization so that you can make sure that everything is taken care of and you have support while abroad. My biggest piece of advice is to go with a program that is listed with the Council for Standards on International Educational Travel (csiet.org). They routinely audit programs for quality.



I would like to cast a vote for Youth For Understanding (YFU). YFU is one of the oldest (59yrs old), largest (in typical year, 2000 students come to USA, 500 go overseas from USA), and most respected exchange programs around. When I have asked exchange students why they chose YFU, they gave one (or both) of the following answers: someone they trusted recommended YFU and/or YFU gave them more bang for their buck. 95% of the fees collected by YFU go for direct program costs (airline tickets, finding a host family, support while in the hosting country, etc.). I am a 5-time host mom and volunteer with YFU.



The process would go as follows:



- Gather information and talk to your parent(s) - which is what you seem to be doing. I've put some links below to help with this.



- Pick your country (which it appears you have - Australia) and length of stay. YFU has semester and summer programs to Australia and year-long programs to other English-speaking countries/programs.



- Complete the application. There will be an application form with general questions (name, age, etc.), questions about why you want to go, questions about your interests (to help match you with a good family), a transcript request form, teacher recommendation form, and a medical physical form. (Note: you will need to be in good mental and physical health, but some conditions (possibly even mild diabetes) can be accommodated.) You can also apply for scholarships at the same time (or just apply for scholarships and make your participation in the program contingent on getting one). You have options for submitting the application - on-line, on the phone, scan %26amp; email, fax, and snail mail. Generally speaking, you will need to have a 2.0 (out of 4.0) GPA for summer programs and 3.0 for semester programs.



- Participate in an in-person interview. This isn't an interrogation (I've done one) - just want to make sure we can place you with the right family for you.



- Pay for the program. I've included a link to a brochure for helping find ways to do this.



- Talk to your school counselor. Almost all USA students will get almost full credit for their time on an academic exchange, but YFU (or any other program) can not TELL your school what to accept, they can only help you provide information to the school. Make sure you have a written plan of what you need to take in order to get school credit and what documentation you will need. Put a copy of the plan in your school file (occasionally counselors leave while students are gone) and keep a copy for yourself as well.



- Participate in a pre-departure orientation. This will be an event where volunteers with YFU will explain the rules of the program, types for adjustment, and (possibly) some of the country-specific things you should expect.



- Correspond with your host family as soon as you can. This helps give you and them an introduction to each other. It also helps to show interest.



- Go on exchange and enjoy! You will be assigned to a local YFU representative who will help you and your host family have a successful time. You will go to school like a normal teenager, you will have a overseas family for the rest of your life, and you will get incredible memories!



- Come home and share your experience.



Check out the websites and videos and good luck to you no matter what you choose! Feel free to email me.How do I become a foreign exchange student for another country?my friend did that, im pretty sure you just haveto bring it up with a teacher, that's all she did lol, and i think they pick people with like really good grades, my friend gets like b's and c's so idk haha

so yeah just talk to a teacher or ur principal about itHow do I become a foreign exchange student for another country?Your best bet is to go through your school or local authority to see if they have any links with schools in Australia. If they don't, it will require a little more work on your part - start researching schools in Australia (websites) to see where you would like to go/if they have any information about foreign exchange. Then send out some emails and see what their response is. Good luck!