This company takes $15,000 from each student and then provides zero support. Local coordinators are ridiculous, but get paid anyway. Students (especially Asian students) are discriminated against. No calls to supervisor, or home office ameliorate the situation.
Never, ever, have a student from CETUSA. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid.
Ive always thoughtit would be an awesome experience to host a foreign exchange student so when the opportunity with CETUSA presented itself, of course I was excited ! But that excitement has been short-lived.
The so called "community coordinator" for this area is inexperienced, does not respond to issues/questions/problems in a timely manner....sometimes ignoring phone calls all together. If you're dealing with teenagers from countries all over the world you would think that they would find better suited individualsto represent them. SMH
The CC's so called boss is even WORSE. She is so flakely its pathetic!!!!! She says she's been doing this for sooo many years but I can't see how. She does NOT train community coordinators very well at all. She tells families how they MUST run their households, is not professional at all, when she issues arise between host parent/student, she does not do an effective job of resolving the problem to the point where both sides are made to feel comfortable. Should I keep going ?
When a host family completes the application, they clearly state their expectations and rules for a reason. But when an issue arises....such as a student is made because "luxuries" are taken away for refusing or failing to adhere to house rules,complains that the host family doesnt run to the store EVERY day, the student can't hang with friends because they didnt make prior arrangements with host family.... the HOST FAMILY is the one who is told to "lighten up".
If I had REALLY done my research on this organization, there would have been so many red flags pop up and I would have saved EVERYONE the heartache and headaches. For everything that they expect us to do, we SHOULD be compensated in some way.
Beware of this company, please do your research, and DONT GO THRU CETUSA if you plan on hosting a foreign exchange student.
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This company takes $15,000 from each student and then provides zero support. Local coordinators are ridiculous, but get paid anyway. Students (especially Asian students) are discriminated against. No calls to supervisor, or home office ameliorate the situation.
Never, ever, have a student from CETUSA. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid.
Cetusa is awesome company
Any company that has field staff risk a lot .
A company is as good as the people representing it .
So don't be so bashing on whole company ..
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Ive always thoughtit would be an awesome experience to host a foreign exchange student so when the opportunity with CETUSA presented itself, of course I was excited ! But that excitement has been short-lived.
The so called "community coordinator" for this area is inexperienced, does not respond to issues/questions/problems in a timely manner....sometimes ignoring phone calls all together. If you're dealing with teenagers from countries all over the world you would think that they would find better suited individualsto represent them. SMH
The CC's so called boss is even WORSE. She is so flakely its pathetic!!!!! She says she's been doing this for sooo many years but I can't see how. She does NOT train community coordinators very well at all. She tells families how they MUST run their households, is not professional at all, when she issues arise between host parent/student, she does not do an effective job of resolving the problem to the point where both sides are made to feel comfortable. Should I keep going ?
When a host family completes the application, they clearly state their expectations and rules for a reason. But when an issue arises....such as a student is made because "luxuries" are taken away for refusing or failing to adhere to house rules,complains that the host family doesnt run to the store EVERY day, the student can't hang with friends because they didnt make prior arrangements with host family.... the HOST FAMILY is the one who is told to "lighten up".
If I had REALLY done my research on this organization, there would have been so many red flags pop up and I would have saved EVERYONE the heartache and headaches. For everything that they expect us to do, we SHOULD be compensated in some way.
Beware of this company, please do your research, and DONT GO THRU CETUSA if you plan on hosting a foreign exchange student.