Study Abroad High School: Experience For Pre-Med And Pre-Law Students
by Corey Warren
The global pandemic has been a tragic and paradigm-shifting event. Few institutions have been more disrupted than higher education. If your high school student wants to pursue a degree in law or medicine, now might be the time to get experience they can use when applying for advanced, post-graduate degrees.
Here are some of the ways that high school study abroad programs can help your child get experiences they can utilize throughout their academic and professional careers.
Humanitarian Aid
Few things are more rewarding and empowering than helping others. These experiences can also come in handy when you're applying for a competitive degree and employment opportunities.
- Volunteering opportunities: International humanitarian organizations come in virtually every combination of acronym you can imagine. When your student is considering high school study abroad programs with humanitarian volunteering opportunities, it's critical to vet the organizations they work with. For instance, if your student hopes to pursue a medical degree, accumulating volunteering hours with a humanitarian organization like Doctors Without Borders, UNESCO, or The Gates Foundation can be a great addition to a graduate school or employment resume.
- Public Sector: Working with government organizations and agencies can be both instructive and impactful for high school students. For instance, if your high school student is considering a career in the legal field, some of the best high school study abroad programs offer internship opportunities with US consulate offices overseas and/or international government agencies like the United Nations and European Union. Learning how the government operates and networking in the public sector can open doors far into the future.
Grants and Contests
The COVID pandemic has made working together seem both harder and more necessary than ever before. To that end, many of the best high school study abroad programs bring students from around the world together to collaborate for grants and compete in prestigious contests.
- Grants: Awards for grants can be transformative. For instance, a high school study abroad program might join forces with a research team to build data for a grant to help an underserved community.
- Contest: From building robots to coding software, some of the best high school study abroad programs facilitate competing in prestigious domestic and international contests for high school students. Winning these types of awards and/or gaining the experience of working with others to complete a significant task can look great on future resumes.
For more information about enrolling your child in a high school study abroad program, contact an international high school, like A+ World Academy.
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