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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As one who has hosted foreign exchange students in our home, we have seen how it can be a life altering experience. If it can be integrated into the college essay, she will stand out. If she is motivated to jump through the hoops to go through an exchange program, she is motivated to make the most of whatever college she ultimately gets accepted into. Despite what many DCUMers think, the path to success does not only go through the Ivies. Besides, most of our kids will
be going onto graduate school and so one's life is not pre-determined based on undergraduate.

[b] Final note: Life is about risks. When your kids indicate they are ready for risks, you have to indicate that you have full confidence in them making the best decision. Yes, definitely go through the pros and cons but, more often than not, I have seen first-hand how the parents seem to have a harder time with change than the kids when children go abroad. 
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this is so well said.  i'm a previous poster who had kid spend senior year abroad on state dept program and it was BRUTAL on me, not made any easier by the well meaning friends who said versions of "why don't you just tell her 'no.'"  Of course we could have said no.  But when we thought about the work she did to get herself this opportunity and what it would mean to her life story for us to just shut it down vs let her go and learn and struggle and grow, we felt like our job as parents was to support this.

OP here. Thank you for these comments. DD has decided to go and I can already tell it’s going to be an extremely difficult year for me. I can’t imagine not having her at home. Not seeing her for almost a year. But I’m going to do my best to be happy for her and let her know I believe in her. She worked so hard to get to this point, I can’t imagine telling her she’s not allowed to go.

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