How do i become an exchange student in usa?

Question

i live in uk and want to go school in america but what are the rules for an exchange student and what do i need? thank you take care

oh an i'm 16

Answer 1

For foreign exchange, I recommend this site:

http://www.ayusa.org/study_us/study_us_m...

usually when you want to study abroad, you have to do so with an established organization. The one above is legit(always watch for scams and choose your program carefully). I recommend it because, although it is expensive(as all foreign exchange is), they have representatives that will call you and give you information within hours of filling out the form. They have representatives in every country to help their students and carefully screen the family you'll be staying with. Also, you could probably request a specific area in the U.S. .

If you decide not to study in america, the same organization has a variety of countries to visit. Here's the main website.

http://www.intraxstudyabroad.com/

Just a few tips for foreign exchange:

watch for websites that have dates from a few years ago. They should be updating their site at least once a year. Also, watch for anything that looks unprofessional. For scamming reasons, obviously.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Well, Amanda gave some good advice -- but unfortunately web sites just LOOKING professional doesn't not mean the organization is not a scam.

If you want to come to school in the U.S., start by looking at the CSIET listing of approved exchange organizations (you'll notice INTRAX isn't there). You can find it at www.csiet.org. That means there is some oversight of the organization. Check and see which of those also operate in the U.K. You might also check with your school to see if there are organizations that operate there they could recommend.

Generally, AFS, Aspect, Rotary and YFU are reliable everywhere they operate -- not sure all operate in the UK however.

One think I'd like to point out however, is that a primary benefit to becoming an exchange student is langauge immersion. You might wish to consider a country where you would learn (or improve upon) another language instead of coming here where we (or most of us) speak English too!

For general information on being an exchange student, check out http://www.exchangestudentworld.com/ -- an on line community.

Oh yes ... wherever you go, if you want to go NEXT year you must HURRY! Exchange students are already being placed and many programs may not be taking students now!

Good luck!