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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a huge fan of study abroad at a variety of ages ( I spent my junior year of HS abroad and my dd spent her senior year of HS - so I have no concerns about an 18 yo being too young.) That said, these 
"we'll take you if you go abroad first" college offers seem to be about maximizing college volume at the expense of the student experience, and given what you may be paying that sounds not ideal.  If its the school your kid is dying to go to and that's what will get them there - well it will probably be fine.  But it's a weird time to go off in the world and then come back and THEN start your college experience.  So I'd only feel good about it if the school were really otherwise the only good fit for kid.[/quote]

Study abroad for high school students normally have a much shorter leash (i.e. more supervision) that in college.

[b]Like for high school, doesn't the student usually live with a family? [/b]

I know someone overseas now (in college) who lives an hour away from his classes, in off campus housing. Very different than going with the French club in high school.[/quote]

No, not unless you seek out a program that lives with a family. Most programs are living in dorms or in group houses/apartments. My program in London through Boston University had 4 students living in a BU owned 2-BR flat in Kensington (one floor of a row house).  We only saw adults when we went to class or when we went to our jobs (it was an internship program).  There was essentially no adult oversight or guidance.  Furthermore, our flat was the only one in that row house - in fact - I don't remember there being others even on our street.  I was a 21 yr old free in London (and it was great). I had more influence from co-workers at my job who invited me to events than I had from BU.  We took weekend trips and a trip during Fall break - all organized by groups of students. Not by BU.[/quote]

The poster was informing the previous poster that many/most HIGH SCHOOL classes live with families, and contrasting that with the fact that college study abroad programs usually do not. [/quote]

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