Impact on chances at brown, harvard, penn

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm thinking about applying to a foreign exchange program during my junior year of high school (SYA france). What concerns me is the fact that I would most likely have to give up getting an IB diploma. How would this affect me in the college admissions process in the long run?
PS I'm a Canadian citizen, but I've been living in the US for almost 6 years. Sadly, I'm an ORM and I don't have US permanent residency, both of which can work strongly against me in the college admissions process. </p>

<p>So please please and pretty please someone asses my situation and let me know your thoughts on how it would affect me at the top US schools when i do apply to college. :) thanks!</p>

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<p>IB shouldn’t hurt your chances in any way</p>

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<p>i’m truly hoping that last response was sarcastic</p>

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<p>Lol, “Harvord, Dartmith, or Pristun.”</p>

<p>MCRTiLDeth, you’ve given me some good laughs. :)</p>

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<p>you should ask college recruiters/admissions people</p>

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<p>Look at Princeton’s gap year agreement (deferred enrollment to travel abroad). Stay in your current IB program – not worth giving up I say. You will have all kinds of opportunities for traveling abroad while in college as well. Go for a summer AFS program if you really want to do it before college. Don’t risk losing the IB diploma, would be my advice.</p>