How can I be a foreign exchange student to Sweden?
I am 12 and going into 8th grade (I will turn 13 in September.) I have been learning Swedish and now that I can write, read, pronounce pretty well and can think in Swedish to a point, I am hoping to go as a foreign exchange student in 9th grade or the next year. However, my family is financially challenged and I don't think that I could afford like $10 000.. aren't there scholarships or a less expensive way for me to fulfill my dream? I get A's on average... Also, sorry if there's a really obvious answer that I overlooked; sometimes I ask stupid questions :)
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Talk to your guidance counselor first . See if there are any programs you can do . For the money , try and fid a job and start saving . You may not do it in your ninth grade year but sometime before you graduate .
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Hej Camille, this is not at all a stupid question. I think it is fantastic that you are so eager to broaden your cultural horizons, and am especially pleased to see you are interested in Sweden. I studied in Sweden in college. It is a wonderful country filled with wonderful people, and Stockholm is my absolute favorite city in Europe. I would suggest you contact the Swedish information service, www.visitsweden.com, to begin. Also contact the Council for International Education Exchange, www.ciee.org. Both organizations can be helpful in identifying study-abroad programs and possible scholarships. Also ask your guidance counselor at school. I share your excitement: I had hoped to study abroad in 10th grade, but my family was also financially challenged. I had to wait until my last summer at college before I could go to Sweden. On the bright side, though I hated the long wait, I was much better prepared academically, socially and financially to be away from home for so long. I was also more mature, which I learned would be very helpful in several situations. Good luck to you! Hej då!
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