Hello, I found few websites online but nothing that seems professional enough. I'll keep looking but in mean time if anyone knows any website of organization that does exchange student program please post
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Have you contacted AFS or EF? These are among the most popular and prestigious study abroad organizations in the world. I've had some experience working with AFS and they are very professional and really care about their students. Check out this link for a list of reputable agencies that offer study abroad programs around the world: http://www.macquil.com/abroad.php Good luck!
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My son went to Japan with AFS and had a very good experience. www.usa.afs.org We went with AFS because he only wanted to go to Japan and we could pick a country through this program. A large number of students also go through their local Rotary Exchange program. You aren't always guaranteed your first choice country, but it is much cheaper to go this route. http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/YouthPrograms/RotaryYouthExchange/Pages/ridefault.aspx Both programs are student and parent friendly and supplied great support and information.
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Hi there, I'm hosting a student through a smaller agency called ERDTShare. It is a non-profit. I don't know exactly how you would go about comparing one US agency to another -- but I wouldn't do it based on their websites. Per my own testimonial, I can tell you that ERDTShare really cares about the student and works hard to ensure a good match as well as student and host-family success. They have been extremely professional to work with. I know of one particular large, pretigious exchange agency who recently sent home a student in our local high school because of irreconcilable differences with her host family. If she had been placed with a different agency, she probably would have simply been relocated to a new family. All that being said, be sure that you understand and you're fully comfortable with how your prospective agency handles situations where there may be a mismatch between student and family. And don't discount the smaller agencies even if their websites aren't as cool.... because they likely have other assets that are more important. I would suggest that you make some phone calls to assess the agencies rather than basing your analysis solely on the websites. Here's a link to the agency we've used. We've really enjoyed the experience working with them. The coordinators are very professional, caring, fun and accomodating, and the students are top notch. http://www.erdtshare.org/ Best of luck to you!
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