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Students' testimonials

What is it actually like to spend a high school year abroad? No one knows or can explain it better than the people who have gone on a high school exchange themselves. That’s why we let several of our students tell us about their year abroad, as you can read about below.

Also, don’t miss our social media channels! Follow @stsworldwide on TikTok and Instagram to get a true feel for what a high school year abroad is really like. We have our students take over our channels every week and it is full of our students’ real-life stories. Follow to see how an exchange year can change your life!

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We’d love to hear about your experiences! If you’re interested in sharing your story, send us an e-mail at social.media@sts-education.com. You might be featured on our channels next time!

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  • Gosia studied on high school in the USA

    31/07/2024

    Gosia from Poland went on an exchange to the USA. I was doing my exchange program in American Fork, Utah. I was living there for 10 months, and I c...
  • Two sisters studied abroad in the USA

    21/05/2024

    Sisters Malin and Sophia from Sweden spent their exchange in different cities in Massachusetts, USA, one hour apart. Malin (17) and Sophia (18) hav...
  • Laryssa went on high school in the USA

    21/05/2024

    Laryssa from Austria spent her exchange year in Nebraska, USA. In the summer of 2022, I started my exchange which lasted for 10 months, meaning tha...
  • Petra was on an exchange year in the USA

    13/05/2024

    Petra, 41, from The Netherlands is a former STS exchange student. Here she shares her exchange story: “When I was 17, I spent the school year of...
  • Selina was on high school exchange in the USA

    18/04/2024

    Hello, my name is Selina, and I am from Germany. I spent my exchange year in Anchorage, Alaska. Spending a year in the probably most unique state o...
  • Michelle chose to study in the USA

    15/03/2024

    My name is Michelle and I am from the Netherlands. I am spending my exchange year in America in a place called American Fork, Utah. Living with a...
  • Ada studied on high school in the USA

    15/03/2024

    Ada from Finland spends her exchange in Arizona, USA. Hi! Greetings from sunny Arizona I had been dreaming about doing an exchange year for years a...
  • Clémence studied abroad on high school in the USA

    05/03/2024

    Clémence from Switzerland spent her exchange in Nebraska, USA. Since I was little, my dream was to go to the USA. When I was ten, my brother did a...
  • Giulia spent a year abroad in the USA

    05/03/2024

    Giulia from Italy spent her exchange in the Lansing area, Michigan, USA. Why did you go on exchange? I’ve always been fascinated by other cultures,...
  • Theo studied abroad on high school in the USA

    01/03/2024

    "Just like a high school movie!" Have you ever dreamt about living a scene from an American high school movie, with cheering crowds and a shiny...
  • Liel went on exchange to the USA

    29/11/2023

    Liel from Switzerland was on exchange in USA. Where did you go on exchange and why? I went to the USA, more specifically to Long Island,...
  • Lina went on high school exchange to the USA

    22/09/2023

    Hey there! My name is Lina, I'm from Austria and I was on exchange in Gonzales, Louisiana, in the United States for 5 months, this first half of...
  • Bo went on high school in the USA

    08/09/2023

    Bo from the Netherlands went on exchange to Kansas in the USA. "Dear future exchange student, How wonderful that you are thinking about doing an...
  • Gustav studied abroad in the USA

    31/05/2023

    Swedish Gustav was on a high school exchange in the USA in 2010/2011. “My high school exchange in the USA in 2010/2011 made me realize the importan...
  • Simon studied abroad on high school in the USA

    12/04/2023

    Simon Hyberg from Sweden is on exchange in Louisiana, USA Why did you go on exchange? It wasn’t really planned, I saw a brochure in my school, and ...
  • Theo studied on high school in the USA

    12/04/2023

    Theo from Sweden on exchange in Illinois, USA. Why did you choose to go on exchange? I chose to go for a couple of reasons. One being that I love...
  • Lucie was on high school exchange in the USA

    30/03/2023

    Lucie Caste from France spent her exchange in Dallas/Fort Worth in Texas, USA. We asked her some questions about her experience. How was it to live...
  • Joelle studied abroad in the USA

    30/03/2023

    Joelle from Switzerland was on exchange in Texas, USA. Where did you go on exchange? I was placed in Stephenville, a small city in Texas. In the...
  • Lovisa studied on high school in the USA

    22/03/2023

    Lovisa from Sweden went on exchange to the USA in 2019/2020. We asked her about her experience. 1. Why did you choose to go to the USA? I went to t...
  • Lisa chose to study in the USA

    03/02/2023

    Lisa from Sweden went on exchange to the USA in 2015/2016. She stayed 10 months in a city called Mechanicsburg, outside of Harrisburg, in...
  • Maja was on high school exchange in the USA

    12/12/2022

    Swedish Maja was a high school exchange student in Kansas, USA in 2016/17. Her drive came from a passion for traveling, a curiosity about...
  • Clara studied abroad in the USA

    21/12/2020

    Becoming an exchange student and living and going to school in another country is an exciting and fulfilling experience. Clara Ylander from...