Career questions tagged exchangeprograms
Is it worth it to try to be a foreign exchange student in HS?
Recently, the idea of being an exchange student really intrigued me. I wouldn't mind for how long, (1 school year, a semester, a quarter) but I personally prefer a semester. I really want to go and study in Japan because I love the culture, I've been there many times before, (my family lives there) and I'm somewhat fluent in Japanese. I would only look into going to Japan and I'm not really open-minded to go anywhere else, but before looking into it too much I was wondering if it would be a waste of one of my HS years in America. I would plan to do it in my 10th-grade year, (fall 2025) because I don't want to miss 11th & 12th since my school offers dual enrolment for college that year. I also don't really know how it works, because things such as AP/Honors classes, Student Council, and NHS are all on my plan for next year, and would missing a year of school mess that all up? Or does it all depend on your school's rules for credits and things like that?
