While it is true that all travel broadens perspective and exposes the traveler to new experiences, YFU’s study abroad programs transform who you are and permanently change the way you see.
2. 1. Studying abroad teaches you
necessary life skills
While you will be living with a family, you may have to do more
chores than you had to do back home.
While you're there, help around with the cooking and learn
some new recipes you can take back with you to your home
and college.
3. Studying abroad teaches you a foreign
language
This is an obvious benefit of being abroad
In a world where speaking another language is a highly
sought-after ability, you can market that trait in your
application for a job and for university.
Join High School Program and see the world while you're
young and learn more about yourself.
4. Studying abroad gives you a sense of
what you want after high school
Sometimes when you come back from your exchange, you
realize that you still crave the adventure and culture more
than what you got.
You intend on going to college someday, but maybe you need
a break from all that to see the world, enjoy life, and - forgive
me for the cliché - find yourself.
This statement here is applicable to both high school and
university.
5. Studying abroad gives you a sense of
what you want after college
You're still young with your entire life ahead of you, but quite often
after coming back from an Study Abroad High School Program,
you may find that you want to continue travelling and living abroad
for the rest of your life.
You're only exploring at this point, but taking a step out of your
environment and discovering yourself will provide you with a sense
of what you want to do or study.
6. Studying abroad teaches you more
about yourself
When you're isolated from your friends and family back home with the
opportunity to do something with your life you've never done before,
you'll find that you will make choices that you normally never would
when you're back at home.
Don't study abroad to use your experience as a paddler for your
application to appear more cultured.
You'll gain something from exchange no matter where you go, but
you need to go in with the right mindset to do so.
