How hard is it to become a foreign exchange student?

Ok I really want to become a foreign exchange student. I have been thinking about this for a while. Im going into the 10th grade when school starts again. I am wondering if it is hard to become one. Is it a long process and is it hard to get accepted? I also want to know if it is really expensive and if my school or the state will help me pay for it?How hard is it to become a foreign exchange student?It is expensive and no, neither your school nor your state will help you. The great majority of exchanges for high school students are done through private organizations (a few churches do it).



The top three are AFS, YFU and Rotary. Rotary is the cheapest, but most competitive.



You need to contact one of them to apply. You can ask your counselor for information and a local contact, or go to the website.



http://www.yfu.org/

http://www.afs.org/afs_or/home

http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYoutHow hard is it to become a foreign exchange student?Unlike university, becoming a foreign exchange student in high school would mean that you will have to financialy support your tuition and expenses out of your own pockets.

It's somewhat expensive but worth it if you can afford it.How hard is it to become a foreign exchange student?'Ello there~



Studying abroad can, indeed, be expensive. It all depends on what organization you're going with, where you want to go, and what you're willing to do to go. The 'big three' organizations are AFS, YFU, and Rotary. These are the safest, most reliable organizations you will find. AFS and YFU tend to be much more expensive than Rotary. Exact prices for AFS and YFU are listed on their sites, while exact Rotary Youth Exchange prices depend on your local Rotary club. Before you worry about prices, though, realize that there are scholarships out there, and you always have the ability to fundraise on your own. While most scholarships are partial, some, like the Yoshi Hattori Memorial Scholarship (AFS only/Japan), and Congress-Bundestag (Germany) are full scholarships for a whole school year. If you'd rather not have to go through the hassle of applying for scholarships, Rotary is the way to go. You'll have to keep in mind that it's not common to get your first choice of country with Rotary, so you'll need to be more open to different places.

So we've covered pricing and organizations in general.



As far as the process goes, it depends on your organization. All applications will involve a great deal of time to fill out. The way the process usually works is: pre-application, waiting, full application, waiting, interview, waiting, and more waiting for acceptance from both your home country and host country and host family information. So, there's a lot of waiting to do. AFS and YFU tend to be easy to be into as long as you've got proper grades (usually no lower than a 2.8 GPA). Rotary, once again, depends on your local club and whether they're familiar with sending students abroad or not (some clubs are not).



If you have any more questions, feel free to contact me.



Good Luck!