Personal interviews with both students and their parents and group orientations are mandatory. Contact your school counselor for assistance in submitting your application. Interview Selection Rotary Youth Exchange is for you if you are a high school student with an out-going, pleasant personality who has demonstrated above average academic achievement. Students must also be adaptable and flexible when adjusting to new and unanticipated situations that commonly arise when living in a different culture. Applications are due and interviews are held at the local club level in the fall.
Final selection occurs in the early winter.
Mail-outs and concentrated orientation prepare the student and parents for both outbound and inbound experiences. Participants depart in mid-summer and return at the end of their overseas year. Attend the re-entry orientation for students and parents. Include my exchange information on resumes and university applications. Share my exchange experiences with family, friends, Rotary, school, church and my community.