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Has anyone had any experience with Two Worlds United, a foreign exchange placement service for high school students? I am beyond the frustration level trying to get them to acknowledge me since they failed to place my daughter last September and will not refund me any of the thousands of dollars fees that were all paid in advance. I mean they will not answer e-mail or phone messages (they do not have live people on the phone, just leave your name and number and we will call you back). When we were applying and paying they were always available.
I am so glad I read this discussion. I was looking into using TWU as my study abroad program. Now I won't. Does anyone know of any legitimate study abroad programs to Europe?
I am so glad I read this discussion. I was looking into using TWU as my study abroad program. Now I won't. Does anyone know of any legitimate study abroad programs to Europe?
My sister and I went through Youth For Understanding. I know of a few who used American Field Service.
Are you looking at high school or college level? Your school counselor should have some resources as well, or if you have any exchange students at your school you could ask them. Many colleges/universities will offer study abroad programs that provide credits towards your degree.
My name is Payge and I am an exchange going to Argentina in August. I'm sorry that you all (or most, I didn't read through all 17 pages) got scammed by TWU. If you're still interested in an exchange program after all the trouble TWU put you through I would recomend Rotary International Youth Exchange. They are very legitamit (Rotary International is a worldwide organization) and the least expensive I know of. With Rotary you are guaranteed a counselor back at home and in your host country, a youth exchange officer (in both countries), three host families, and many, many Rotarians. I have not even left yet and I already am extremely well taken care of, have attended two orientations, and feel extremely safe with this program.
Please do not cast out exchanges in general because of your bad experiences with TWU, there are other, vastly more qualified programs that will not wrong you like TWU has.
cultures-shocked.org is a good site for all exchange programs (not just Rotary) in general.
Hi I'm trying to find a good youth exchange program to england but i cant find any except two world united. PLEASE HELP! I also want one so that me and my friend are placed together and TWU has a buddy program. Is this a scam?
I went to Sweden with TWU in 2008-2009, and had an absolutely terrible experience. I was sexually molested, starved by my host family, severely neglected, verbally abused by my contact person and kicked out of school with NO warning after I got the flu and missed several weeks due to how ill I was. I called TWU's emergency help line repeatedly and was hung up on. I sent e-mails and begged for a new family and contact person and was ignored. Due to the starvation I now have hypothyroidism (causing me to gain a significant amount of weight, have low energy, and need prescription medicine), I have lingering night terrors almost a year later, and I've given up on the language that I was incredibly passionate about and studied for nine year prior to my exchange. I lost $15,000, and my BBB complaints were never responded to.
If you need an exchange company, I would highly recommend Youth For Understanding (who I went to Japan with), Rotary, or ASSE (who my friend went with to Finland, and had a wonderful time). Please, what ever you do, don't go with TWU for any reason whatsoever.
drbecker, you are really funny, not in an insultive way, but the way you used sacascism to expain your point. I cried tears as I read this. Anyway I'm thinking of doing the program, but I'm worried, and I have a small feeling that this may be a scam, I mean I don't undersatnd why they need 98 dollars, just for the frist appication and then "960!" for the other. If they really needed that money then what are they doing for us. They said you're have to pay for almost everything, soo my question is, what are they paying for and that goes for you too Joshua. convince me, who hasn't even given in my appication and money that I should sign up for this adventure.
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