Monday, April 14, 2014
exchange student question?
exchange student question?
i want to go to brazil do you get to choose what country? how much is it? do you have to know portuguese? brazil or venezuela? what r the requirements? what is an exchange student exactly? does your school have to have that program or no? thanks
Studying Abroad - 3 Answers
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1 :
Basiccaly what you do is go out to anotehr family for usally around a month, then after that someone will go out to yuor family for the same time. I think you need to be 16+ to do it, most exchanges are anyways. The most common exchange is going to American from the UK, there is an Ulster project based in Northern IReland which lets you choose the state in America you want to go to. IM not sure you can go to Brazil for it though, but good luck.
2 :
first of all, you need to find an exchange program. Your high school might have one, but usually they're only to countries like France and Italy. If your school doesnt have one, search around on the internet and consider ALL options, there are a lot of different sights that you can use. Some sights say that you require at least a year of the language, some dont, it really depends on your homestay and if you're going to study abraod. Prices depend on weather you're staying for a whole year or a summer or a semester, but can range from 2500 - 10 000 CAD, depending on where you are going. Sometimes if you go to one homestay in Brazil and stay with a family, a child your age from that family comes and stays with you for as long as yo ustayed there, but not always. Different programs work in different ways. Age wise, usually the minimum age is 15 and the maxium age is 25, but i depends on what exchange program you're using. Hope this helped
3 :
kay, you definitely need to do some more research there are many study abroad programs available, and not all of them are involved with your school. i am going on an exchange to costa rica very soon, and it is with a completely sepreate program. The country you go to depends what program you choose because each program has a different choice of countries. If you go to brazil you should know how to speak at least a LITTLE portugese to get you started and if you choose venezuela, then you should know some spanish. Of course, one of the main points of going on a foreign exchange is to learn another language, so it would defeat the purpose to be completely fluent in spanish or portugese before you even leave your home country. The prices vary with programs, but genereally they are quite expensive, and something that you will need to save money for. The requirements, are that you have and maintain good grades in school, and that you want to go truly to expereince another culture, not just to be away from your parents to party all year ;) The application process is long and complicated, with health checks, criminal background checks and visas etc etc Also, most of the time, since you will be going to school in another language, the credits will not pass over into your school back home therefore, you either work like crazy and try to get two grade levels done in one year or you can repeat a year when you return home there are many sacrifices you will have to make, but it is something so valubale yo cannot even put a price on it it is an experience you will never forget and something that will benefit you greatly in your future GOOD LUCK =)
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