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[quote=Anonymous]I spent my junior year in France with AFS a long time ago - good agency, no option to choose city. I think the organizations that are well known in the study abroad world (YFU, etc) are similar in that regard. People sometimes organize their own private exchanges with family friends/relatives if they have a specific location in mind.
My daughter spent her senior year of HS abroad with a State Dept program so I have her experience as well regarding comment below.
Definitely talk to your high school counselor now about implications for curriculum, graduation etc.  This varies quite a bit from district to district on how it is handled from point of view of GPA, graduation requirements etc.  They can best advise you on whether she would be able to graduate with her class (if this is important to her) and how to accomplish that.
I"m a big fan of study abroad, but it is often very challenging for teenagers and can be lonely. Host family dynamics can be wonderful or difficult, and if your kid is far away you will need to put a lot of trust in the agency to help if there are problems. It also means missing out on what might be important high school experiences and in that sense some people are happier if they do it as a gap year.  I wouldn't change my experience for the world and neither would my daughter, but they both also included many challenges.
Good luck![/quote]

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