How do I go about becoming a foreign exchange student?
Most big universities have a sort of International Relations department which liaison with foreign universities on matters like this. Your first point of contact should be these guys. If a university in your preferred countries have established programs and there are precedences of student exchange between the instituions, that will make a lot of things easier for you. Otherwise, you have to target the IR departments of your host universities and knock their door. Target universities in your field, and send them emails asking about whether they have such precedence. A little difficulty is even if they offer to host you for a semester to a year, you have to ensure with your department that the foreign stint (and resulting absence) will not compromise your graduation and you will still be meeting the requirements set by your home department. How exactly do you have to do that, or who exactly you have to keep in the loop while doing that, I have no clue. If your department has precedences of sending students abroad, then there should be established procedures for the paper work, getting appropriate approval etc. You must have some academic advisor, dean etc. in your department, who is typically a senior faculty, and is thoroughly aware of the criteria to graduate. He should be able to guide you about the procedure. Remember that probably getting an offer from a hosting institution is the easier part. What is crucial is to ensure that your achievements or courseworks there are properly recognised by your home institution so that it does not set you back in your plan to graduate. And if you need financial aids, there can be funding agencies depending on your institution, nationality, host country etc. Competition can be stiff, but surely having a good academic record, recommendation from a professor and a strong motivation letter will help. For example, I am from India and went to Germany for foreign exchange and it was funded by the German Academic Exchange Service called DAAD.
How do I become an exchange student?
I have wanted to become an exchange student for a very long time and I need to know how to go about doing it. I want to experience and taste life instead of living everyday the same. First of all, how do I convince my parents?This is the most important task. Who do I contact? How much is the cost? Do I have to know the language of the place where I am going? If you guys have any tips or suggestions please tell me!:) thank youuu:)
How can I become an exchange student in Poland?
The bast way to find an exchange program with a school in Poland is to look on this website: www.studyabroaddirectory.com/search.cf... it lets you search by country and city or subject of study and provides you with a large variety programs to choose from. From there you can go to a variety of websites that would give you even a closer look at each program. If you are looking to do an exchange program or a study abroad program you usually go to the country for a semester, summer or the whole year. There you take classes that will count towar your major, you live in dorms, apartments or with a host family (depending on the program you choose) many of these programs give you a lot of opportunities to explore the city and the country where you will be studying. It is like going to study at another school for a semester. After the exchange the classes you took will be transfered to your home school. It will be an experiance of a lifetime. You will live and get to experiance the city like the natives do. In Poland I recommend studying in Krakow. It's an amazing city!! Good luck.
How much does it cost to be a foreign exchange student?
It really depends on what country you're from, what country you want to go to (some countries are just cheaper than others and the other way around) and the organization.There are a lot of organizations out there that organize such exchanges. With some being way cheaper than others. The cheaper ones are nonprofit organizations such as AFS and Rotary it might cost you about €7,000 with everything included (insurance etc) and you might be able to get a scholarship if you go with one of these, which will make it even more cheaper. The profit organizations like EF are a lot more expansive think about € 10,000–€20,000 (if you're lucky) and they often don't include insurance and that kind of things.Also it really depends on if you’re planning to go to a public school or a private school. The above mentioned prices are for the public schools, the cost to go to a private school are even higher and start at €20,000 and can add up to €75,000So it really depends on a these factors. An exchange can be pretty “cheap” or extremely expensive.(Side note, this is the first question I’ve answered and English isn't my first language, so I'm sorry if I made any mistakes)
Is becoming an exchange student worth it?
I am originally from Tunisia. I had an international experience living abroad as an exchange student in the U.S. Everything went absolutely amazing and I learned a lot from during my stay there. I would share some tips about living as an exchange student.One of the hardest feelings, would be that once you start a new life away in a foreign country, you miss everything. Even when you’re surrounding of a lot people and enjoying your time you’ll still feel this. Missing your family, friends, and the place where you lived and raised is probably a very normal thing to do. Little details like sitting on a Saturday morning alone in the dorms instead of having a chat with your mom or helping your little sister organizing her things makes you realize how valuable your family really is. It’s also totally normal to miss all the facilities you used to have back at home, like the house where you live, your car, and your room. It’s obvious then that you have started to appreciate everything you had back where you belong.One of the hardest challenges in surviving the exchange stay would be learning how to accept another type of society and culture into your daily life. Since you are living in a place with completely different language, environment, customs and traditions from yours, you have to be able to develop yourself in unknown conditions. This means adapting to this life, making new friends, learning other points of view and values. The best thing that I suggest to do would be to stick to your most important values and principles, according to them, change those that you believe could be improved. But remember to never lose your origin. That what make you original and unique.Living an international experience will surely be really hard especially at the beginning. All changes are difficult, but we have to know that they are necessary to go through them to build character. Most important of all, it helps us appreciate everything we have. Every one of us must realize that things don’t last forever and we have to make the best out of them.I, myself, consider my exchange stay as a pure life-changing experience, one that turned me to another person. I would share with you my story as an exchange student in the United States!
Foreign exchange student programs?
It's wonderful that you are thinking about studying abroad! I was an exchange student in high school and it was an amazing experience. There are tons of positives to going in high school. First of all, you will live with a host family. There are some college programs where you might live with a host family, but in most you will live in a dorm. Living with a host family will help you learn more about the culture, become fluent in the language, and make lifelong connections. I am still in touch with my host family many years after my exchange. If you become an exchange student in high school, you will be placed in a Japanese high school. This is an amazing experience that you won't get in college. In most college programs, you will take classes in English with other American students. If you go in high school, all of your classmates will be Japanese and your classes will be taught in Japanese. This will enable you to learn the language much more quickly. It will also help you make local friends! It is also much easier to learn a language in high school. The few years between your Junior year of high school and your Junior year of college will make a big difference in your language learning ability! It is still possible to learn a language in college, but it will be more difficult. Finally, if you go abroad in high school you will be able to put it on your college application. Colleges love to see students who are independent and mature enough to handle an international exchange. There are even some scholarships available for former exchange students! Knowing a foreign language will also be an asset when applying for college-- it will make you a much stronger applicant and you'll be able to test out of a lot of classes once you start college. Good luck convincing your mom!
Can I become an exchange student in college?
Absolutely! Many colleges both large and small have exchange programs with other schools around the world. Talk to your guidance counselor to get details about which countries your school has arrangements with.
Where should I go as a Foreign Exchange student? Give me countries and explain why?
Any of the Scandinavian countries. They're very open and understanding there and won't care if you're gay. Sweden is the #1 feminine country (while Japan is #1 masculine) and there is a large french speaking population in the university towns (especially in Uppsala, Sweden). If you're concerned about church, Sweden is the #1 country of athiests, but they have plenty of churches that you can still attend. So, I would pick one of the Scandinavian countries: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland or even Iceland.
Becoming an exchange student to Germany?
Haha you sound exactly like me when i was a freshman in high school. My grandmother is also from germany and doesn't look like she was going to be moving back there any time soon so she was always encouraging me to do a student exchange program but i heard you have to have A's on your whole report card so i really didn't try it. Now i'm a junior and in August i am going to Germany as a foreign exchange student for 10 months for my senior year with the Rotary International Club in my district. No matter what you have heard or what you will hear about the Rotaries program (maybe it was just me) but it was pretty easy to get into. My grades aren't A's i get B's and C's actually but the program so far is really fun because they have had Orientation already and a District Confrence and i have met a lot of people from other towns in PA that are leaving the country and i have also met some exchange students in America and we have all became great friends from just spending 2 weekends together in a span of 3 months. As for how i found out about Rotary? Honestly i was just bored one day during the summer and entered my name and phone number and email to find out more information on a rotary international page about exchange programs and one day about 2 months later i got a call i was never expecting.. it was a man asking if i wanted to be an exchange student lol. so i encourage you to find out more about Rotary and if you have any information you want or any questions please feel free to either add me on MSN or E-mail me at TennesseTitans09@hotmail.com. thanks. bye :)