simben

Hello , I just finish my high school year in France, and I want to know if is it not to late to apply in a high school for 12th grade for Fall 2012 everywhere around the USA ?
Maybe an high school or a bording high school but I want to know if It is always good to apply ?
Thanks

nytraveler

Not sure how old you are - but to go to a public high school you need to be living in the district with the school. that means joining a program that would find you a family to live with. If you don;t live in the district you can't go to the school (education is all local in the US). If you expect this to be an educational experience rather than a cultural one you will need to find a very high quality district (they vary tremendously from one to another). As for a private school you could do that if it's a residential school - but it will be VERY costly. (Good day schools cost about $20,000 per year.) Also US high schools take only students who have not graduated or have not reached 19 years of age (we usually graduate at 17 or 18 - depending on month of birth, at 16 if in an accelerated class.)

If you have graduated from high school in France - then you should be applying to colleges in the US - NOT high schools. And yes, it;s too late to do so for Sept. In fact the applications for Jan or Feb are closing now. And you would have to secure the appropriate application forms, find a way to take SATs (college entry tests), gather recommendations, write essays, fill out form and pay application fees. Colleges are even more expensive - except for some state universities - which charge more to out of state students - although many colleges do look to provide financial incentive to exUS applicants that are well-qualified.

If you can be more specific about your situation and what you are looking for, I could provide better information.

simben

No I don't want to apply in univertsity I prefer to do one year of high school in the Usa and get an high school diploma .I'm actually 17 I already take the sat but the mark was not very good and I need to find an high school for fall 2012. Can you tell me some school name where we can still applying ?
Thanks

HowardR

YOu just don't apply to a high school like you would to a college. As nytraveler spelled out very well, there are certain procedures to follow. You just can't go to a high school for a year, as you apparently seem to think is a simple procedure. O\I'm hardly an expert on the subject, but I would think that the best route to take would be to start off by finding some sort of an exchange program out of France.

lvk

More importantly, there are immigration/student visa issues that need to be sorted out first. You would be best served contacting an organization which specializes in placing foreign students in US Schools, as they will generally take care of the paperwork. A niece of a friend of ours tried to do this on her own, as she had a host family she could live with. Her student visa request was denied, then she could not even get a tourist visa to visit the US.

Jaya

As already stated, you cannot freely apply to the 12th grade so there isn't a list of schools to give you. Even private high schools often do not accept transfers at the 12 grade level. Basically, you cannot come over here to do the 12th grade so you can have a US high school diploma.

If your SAT score was low, you need to improve how you go about studying for the SAT. There are courses available just for that. Based on your writing skills and grammar errors in your postings, your English may not be strong enough to do well on the English part of the SAT exam.

When you get the SAT results back, they always provide a breakdown of how you did on each section so that you can focus on your weak areas. Trying to get into a US high school for the 12th grade is not the right solution. Plus, you're assuming you can just fit right into the US curriculum which is probably not the case. Your class credits from France may not give you enough credits in certain areas to graduate in one year from here (even if you COULD get into a high school).

Study to do well on the SATs and re-take them, that's where you should be putting your energy!

nytraveler

After seeing your real problem I htink I understand. It sounds like you really need to improve your English to do better on the SAT - and living/going to school in the US for a year is a good way to do that.

But I'm afraid you are probably too late for the regular exchange student programs - they usually make arrangements many months in advance. Andorganize to go to a public (free) high school on your own really isn't possible. And the issue of having the requirements to graduate is real. Here you would have been expected to have far more about US history and government than dyou do in France - so it might well take you more than a year to graduate.

I would consider taking courses where you are both on HOW to take the SAT - technique means a lot - as does practice taking sample test. Also, you should take a deep immersion class in English to help you bring improve it enough to do well on those sections of the exam.

Also - not sure what your grades were - but there aer MANY colleges in the US - some of which are less demanding. Or you could consider coming her to a community college for a year after you graduate to improve your English before applying to a university.

crosscheck

simben,

Many US high schools, especially private and boarding schools, do accept international students for one year, but it is best to apply to a program that will place you in a school, rather than individual schools.

There are dozens of organizations that place international h.s. students. I'm not sure which are the best, but here are two:

http://www.ayusa.org/exchange-students/application

https://www.cci-exchange.com/privateschool.aspx

Good luck! If the above sites cannot help, you should post your question on the international students' forum of College Confidential.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...onal-students/

Good luck!

DebitNM

Why would the OP need SAT scores unless they hoped to get into a US college?

Not sure if the OP really wants to have a high school year experience only or is looking for something bigger in the long run.

I don't know anything about these, but OP should check them out as they seem to offer what they are looking for--


http://www.ayusa.org/exchange-students/overview

http://www.afs.org/afs-and-exchange-...-afs-programs/

http://www.asse.com/

Jaya

The SATs are a US exam for US schools, but there are US colleges that don't require SATs. Simben should seek out community colleges/technical colleges or colleges that are considered "less selective" and a high SAT score is not required.

nelsonian

My DD did this through a program called STS. But the applications started the year before she started school in August. I think you are going to be short of time.

Harsha19111999

Hello Simben,
I am now studying 10th grade in India. After the completion of my 10th grade, I will move to US the next year because my mom and dad live there. I too have a same problem like you but I have to join in the 11th grade. So, what did you do in order to get admission in US High school? Is there any chances of getting into US high schools?

longhorn55

Harsha, this thread is two years old, so it is doubtful that Simben is still reading it.

If your mother and father live in the United States and you are coming to live with them, you can go to high school in the school district where they live. Your parents should be able to find out all about enrolling you in high school in the city where they live.

Harsha19111999

Thankyou longhorn55. I saw on the internet that one should take:

4 years of English
4 years of science
2/3 years of foreign language
4 years of Mathematics to graduate from highschool

So, if I want to join, I can't take the complete 4 years right?

nytraveler

Wha tyou need to graduate from high school differs from state to state and sometimes from district to district. If you are coming to joint your parents here you have two choices: 1) attend the free local school - you just go and register or 2) going to a private school and pay for it - usually very expensive.

To transfer to a public school they will want to see your school transcript, including courses you have taken and grades, and then meet you to determine your English abilities.

In NY high school students taking an academic (university) course take 4 years of English, 4 years of social studies (history - including at least one year of American history), 3/4 years each of math and science, 4 years of a foreign language (usually Spanish or French) and possibly other elective courses. But the requirements differ by state and the courses offered can differ a lot by district.

In this case your parents should contact the school and get you all the info you need. They just need to prove where they live - via rent checks or mortgage payments.

Harsha19111999

Thankyou NYTraveler

4Life_Senthil

Hello, I am H1B visa holder and working in US.

My Question is :

My Son is in H4 dependent Visa and he is doing 8th grade now in US. My H1B Visa is ending 9 months before his 12th grade ends. Please suggest, How he can continue and complete his 12th Grade.

janisj

I'm pretty sure he will have to leave when you do.

But a travel board is not the place to ask . . .

november_moon

No idea. I'd contact someone expert in immigration.

Christina

There are certainly boarding schools that allow foreign students into them, he could probably apply to one of those. Some are religious-affiliated, if that bothers you (like Catholic). It will not be cheap. If you mean a public high school, no, I don't think he'll be able to do that. I suppose foreign students have to have some kind of student visa, also.

Some examples, the Newman School in Boston enrolls foreign students

https://www.newmanboston.org/International-Applicant

Pope John XXII Catholic HS around Boston also has international students, in a dorm residence:
http://popejohnhs.org/internationalstudents/

There are many such high schools in the US.