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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did an exchange as a teen in HS and a year abroad at college. Best and most educational experiences of my life. Paved my way to foreign language fluency, a career in international business, and now a position at the State Dept. Definitely do it!!![/quote]

Similar for me.  Life changing.  HS junior year abroad (learned first foreign language), college semester abroad (learned second foreign language), and now I’m making big bucks in BigLaw, using those languages and cultural skills nearly every day.

What did I miss HS junior year?  A prom?  A few parties?  Some math and science that I’ve never missed?  [/quote]

Thirding all of this. I only needed one year of English credit to graduate after junior year, so I took it over the summer and spent what would have been senior year in Germany. On the day of my senior prom, my friends and I built a bonfire in a park along the Rhine and passed around cigarettes, Sprite and a bottle of Aldi vodka — probably more fun than I would have had at home.

My stints abroad led to advanced skills in two languages and some of my most cherished memories. [/quote]

Fourthing this. I am the PP who did 2 years in high school abroad. I actually did 3 semesters and a summer abroad in 4 different countries as well and am fluent in 3 languages. It's been a resume booster and I don't have any regrets about missing out on some of the more typical high school experiences. Going to college here in the DC was basically zero transition after having had to adapt to myriad situations that were a lot more stressful and foreign. It also made me really uninterested in college parties. I'd been able to pony up to a bar and order myself a drink or sit and have a glass of wine in Paris, why would I want to be involved in some secretive mess of a party drinking jungle juice out of a solo cup?[/quote]

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