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I want to become a exchange student, how do I do it?
I am Canadian and I want to become a exchange student. I want to go to either 1) United States (preferably L.A., New York, Boston) 2)Europe (England, perhaps France) 3) Australia. I want to go for maybe a whole school year. My parents suggest I go to the school guidance counselor to ask what places they recommend and how it works as soon as school starts which I will. Though what is the process of becoming a exchange student, the criteria needed? are the hosting families thoroughly checked out? also is it likely I get to choose where I want to go? I do a lot of research and I don't know if their is many who will send me from canada to the United States. The US is my first option, which companies send me to US? thanks
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Talking to your guidance counsellor is the right place to start.
There are many different programs, run by many different groups, with different policies and procedures. The criteria will be different from organization to organization, and even country to country. Some will actually require a 'trade' where you family allows a student to come into their home as well, others will be more of a pay-to-play situation, where there is cost to you to go.
I doubt there are too many Canada/US exchange programs. Exchanges are costly. Without a scholarship, you should expect it to cost at least $8,000 to attend a school in another country, and some places will be much more. Since it's so simple for Canadians and Americans to travel across our shared boarder and we have so much access to one another's culture, I doubt there is much drive to create scholarships or subsidized programs for Canadian/American exchanges. Your guidance counsellor is certainly your first stop.
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