What are some foreign exchange student programs for fifteen year olds?
Hi, I agree with the other poster, if you limit yourself to just a summer program, you lose many of the benefits of being an exchange student — mainly the culture and language immersion. If you are just there for the summer, it’s more of a holiday and not an academic experience. If you go for a whole year, or at least a semester, you will be studying in a different language — and you will truly learn it! Also, colleges and universities LOVE exchange students and often offer them preferred admissions and sometimes scholarship money. On top of that, the language you learn will benefit you in the workplace as well, with a higher salary, especially if you maintain that training through college. All of this equals a much bigger “bang for your buck”! As to finding a program, you can look at www.csiet.org. That site lists all the programs certified to operate in the U.S. You should also ask your high school counselor, as an organization is only as good as its local representatives. Generall
