What makes a CIEE student?
CIEE has specific qualifications that international students must meet before they are accepted into our program.
These standards are as follows:
- Must be between the ages of 15 and 18.5 at the start of the program
- Actively enrolled in high school in their home country
- Cannot have failed a year of school or English in the past three years
- Have studied at least 3 years of English and possess basic practical skills in written and spoken English
- Demonstrate the proper motivation and maturity to participate in the USA High School Program
“This is my third year as a CIEE Local Coordinator and I have the best group of students right now! Since becoming a Local Coordinator I have learned so many new details about other countries and cultures while meeting and developing relationships with high school students. Each student has made an impact on so many lives in such a short time during their experience. At the same time, so many Americans have been touched by meeting a foreign exchange student in their community. Being a Local Coordinator has opened a whole world to me and I enjoy every minute of it all.” Joy Goreman, North Carolina
Joy and Alina, one of her exchange students from Russia