ok i really want to be a Exchange student to japan. I've already looked into alot of Exchange programs and decided i would try AFS. Im going to fill and send in the application this week. im 15(turning 16 in august) im homeschooled. i think im pretty mature(or atleast thats what peaple tell me). i like being out and trying new things. but im not very talkative. but i try my best to talk to peaple. i have been trying to learn japanese(i know basic words) and i want to learn the culture. so i have a few questions i would like to ask. 1. how hard is it to be accepted? 2. does being homeschooled effect being accepted or anything? 3. since im homeschooled i did school alot and im going to be finished with high school in december. can i still be a high school exchange student if im "technically" done with high school? how is this going to work? 4. i heard that thay interveiw you (after they accept the application). what kind of questions do thay ask? ok now lets say i do get accepted and going to japan 5. since im not very talkative. do you think i can still make friends? 6.how hard is it to do school since i don't know japanese very well? like listening to the teacher. homework stuff like that? oh and how hard is it to communicate with your host family? well thats all i can think of. sorry for all the questions! if you have any other information i should know please tell me. any help is appreciated. thanks! ^_^ oh and i want to go in 2010 for a year
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1) AFS isn't very hard to get into compared to Rotary. AFS accepts more people because you have to pay a lot of money. Rotary is much less. 2) That affects nothing, just make sure you seem sociable. 3) Yes, they just put you as a senior in high school again. So, you technically don't have to try very hard in school. 4) These are pretty much the questions they ask: A) Why do you want to do foreign exchange? B) What do you feel are your best qualities? Worst? C) How will you prepare yourself (when it comes to language) for your upcoming experience? D) Won't you miss your friends? E) What would you say are the top 3 global problems right now? -For example I answered.... The top 3 global problems right now are heavily debated on but I would have to say the economy as number one, global warming as number two and poverty as number three. All three of these are problems that affect many of us all over the world each day. F) Give us some facts about your home state/country... G) If your host mom was turning 50 and she wanted to celebrate with you but your friends really wanted to bring you on a trip to the beach what would you do? -Obviously, answer by saying your host mom is your priority, which she should be. H) Do you believe you can make friends easily? I) Why should we choose you? J) What would your parents/friends say your best/worst qualities are? 5) It's up to you to make friends. If you want to send yourself off to another country you HAVE to be talkative, social, nice and etc! I am sure you have all of this in you, you just have to let it out! 6) Learn japanese! You'll learn it even more while there but it doesn't hurt to start now. Also, one again you don't really even need to pass school down there, but still I'd try.
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I suggest you have a look at World Link Education at www.wle-japan.com They offer good programs for high school students as well.
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