When will you get your exchange year placement? Short answer: ANYTIME between now and August 31. Some exchange students get placed immediately. Others wait weeks or months. And that’s normal — there is no timeline. Nothing is wrong with you if it takes longer. Sometimes a host family has already chosen you, but the placement can’t be released yet because it’s waiting for approvals from your agency, scholarship, the school district, or local regulations. That behind-the-scenes process can take a