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College and studying abroad?
I will be a junior in high school this year (public school), and apparently this is a big year for applying to and visiting colleges. My problem is I have no idea what I want to do. And I have been told I should think about what I want to do before deciding on colleges.
I have had a 4.0 both freshman and sophomore years, and I am taking 2 honors classes in hopes of raising that higher than a 4. I will be taking German IV honors this year... I went on an exchange trip to Germany and hosted a German student this year, and loved it. I definitely want to go back to Germany and am seriously considering studying abroad and maybe even living there when I'm older. I plan to be near fluent by the time I graduate high school.
I really don't know much about college or studying abroad in general, because whenever the topic comes up I get scared even thinking of that 'chapter of my life' and can't talk about it.
Do you think I would be able to study abroad in Germany before going to college? I would love to go there for a year. I'm just really confused about this whole college thing... but I know studying abroad in Germany would definitely make me happy.
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I'm not sure if you were aware that you could do this, but many people study abroad while in college. Usually they go their junior or sometimes senior year of college. You will go to a university there and your credits and grades will transfer; it's just the scenery that will change.
Just make sure that the college you choose has Germany on their list of study abroad locations. Some schools don't even have the option of studying overseas. It's usually the bigger schools that have that option.
By the way, don't freak out if you don't know what to do. 2/3 of my freshman class went in without a declared major. Anyways, you don't even have to declare a major until your junior year. Plus, there are a lot of all-university requirements, which are classes that everyone has to take, regardless of major. You get those prerequisites out of the way first, and you don't really get to take the classes relating to your major of study until your junior year.
Either way, the average student swaps majors about five times before sticking to one. So don't even worry about it. Shop around and see what it is you actually like doing.
Since you really like Germany and consider living there, are you good at teaching? You could teach English at a German school, or even work at an international school there (which makes a lot of money). English teachers are in high demand, not just in Germany, but in pretty much all countries.
Good luck!
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