People to people student ambassador program?

Okay so I got this thing in the mail that said it was from the people to people student ambassor program and asking me to go to australia by myself and stay w/ a different family from there 4 20 days!! Is this real or just something 2 get you in2 one of...

those human trafficing things???
Heres what it says:

Dear parents of ciara story:
Ciara is invited 2 travel and study in australia in the summer of 2009. Join middle school students from the terre haute area who were eligible 4 people 2 people an educational exploration program founded by president dwight d. Eisenhower. All students must b annually invited, so we are pleased 2 offer ciara this 1-time-only opportunity 2 travel on a 2009 program.
Ciara can experience 20 days or rewarding activites and meet the people of australia. Your local delegation will represent the united states overseas, experience new cultures, and make lifelong friends. Ciara will gain advance as a young leader through special access and focused excursions and will gain:
Confindence and leaderahip- take on a ropes course or soar across a ravine during team building with experienced outdoor guides. Snorkel @ the amazing great barrier reef and learn 2 surf @ one of australias pristine beaches.
Cultural understanding- play the didgeridoo or throw a boomerang as you enter the ancient world of australias aboriginals people. Learn whats so sports about cricket.
Worlds awarness- gain an insiders perspective or australias government during an offical breifing and hand-feed dolphins with marine biologists on a tropical island!
Friends and memories- stay w/ warm welcoming local family, cuddle a koala, and watch kangaroos, then bond with other delegates while cruising pearl harbour!!

So is a real or what?? Do you think I should go? I mean I have road on an airplane before but not 4 15 hours!!

im going and its not a scam. you have to fundraise like hell its like 7000 dollars.
any fundraising ideas?

I'm going on that trip in about 2 weeks. I went through the whole program training and orentation learning meetings, so not a scam.
it was pretty expensive, but worth it (I hope.) its safe, and if you ever get another letter, go for it.

this isnt a rip off.
imagine going with your family;
-it would cost waaay more.
-you would only get to stay in one part ot Australia.
-you wouldnt get to do half the stuff because it would cost too much.
-and the plane ride must not be cheap.

I did something like this when I went to Washington DC through world stride. at frist I thought it was a rip off but then I got there and it was fantastiiiccc!

P.S - I got one today. and I wanna go.

It may not be a 'scam', but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea, or a good value. The 'not for profit' is basically a front for the 'for profit' organization that organizes all the travel, and the supposed selectivity of the program is highly suspect. Now I'm an ardent capitalist myself, but I do find the premise a bit misleading.

I've been a foreign exchange student (twice, for two academic years), I've done a fair amount of international travel(both for fun and for volunteer work), and I am also familiar with overseas trips of similar duration (1 week to 2 months) that are organized for my kids' school, our sister cities, and for my church. For the same costs (regardless of how you fund it), you can probably come up with a similar if not better package then the ones proposed by P2P, either organized through a travel agent, or arranged on your own. There are also plenty of other well known organizations (AFS, Rotary, etc.) that offer selective exchange programs, with home stays, for free, (or just the cost of a plane ticket and passport). And many local charities and churches provide overseas volunteer opportunities. These aren't free either (if people are too poor to build their own schools or health clinics, then they clearly can't pay for you to come build them), but a responsible charity will always be upfront with the costs. If you are really ambitious, you might want to consider being an au pair overseas. The pay is pretty mediocre, but it's a great way to meet people!

Lastly, and I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but I'm also a volunteer admissions officer at my alma mater and this really would not come off as that impressive on an application. If you really want to distinguish yourself, plan and organize something similar on your own, or do something with a much heavier focus on volunteer work. Digging latrines in the jungle for two weeks while sleeping on a straw mat reads much better than two weeks of site seeing and snorkeling.

It's not a scam. It is a great investment. I traveled with them 4 times all over the world. It seems pricey at first, but then you realize that it covers everything. Hotels, transfers, flights, food, entrances, tour guides, and as an ambassador you get to meet special government officials and see things that normal tourists wouldn't get to normally see. Sometimes you do feel like you are being herded like cattle though, but if you are young and want to travel and make new friends it's great. Plus, I fundraised to help with the cost.

OMG I've got the samme paper. mine say s teh smae thing like veiew syndney from the haror bridge and ect. I don't know I mean onthe side it has like a bunch of presidents names so its got to be good right? I was just looking it up right now cause I wanted to see if you had to pay for it but I think its free so I might go.

Go.

People To People is very legit.
I have friends that are going and have gone.
I was going to go last year, but could not come up with the money.
I am going this next summer though.

Go to the website, talk to your school guidance counselor.

And as for fundraising ideas...
1. Sell Partylite candles.
2. Friendly's restaurants do fundraisers.
3. BABYSIT.

I got this letter this summer after coming home from a trip to London (totally unrelated to People to People), but I feel like I was nominated through the group that took me to London, EF Tours, or maybe P2P asks for their list figuring that these are people interested in other places and can afford it (their possible thoughts). The letter I have is for the 6 country trip: Ireland, England, Wales, Belgium, Netherlands, France. I have reserved a spot at the meeting coming up this month for me. I am aware of the cost and the fact that it scares the crap out of me haha. I think this is something people should try to do and not let price stand in the way. People are willing to pay thousands for college and drop out aren't they? The best things aren't free...they require effort. I am currently a junior in high school and will hopefully have the chance to join this amazing program. If you want it and you feel like you have one shot, don't back down. If a student was number one in their class but couldn't afford college, would they just not go? Uh, no...they would give anything to go. Because some things are worth more in experience than in price.
And that's all I have to say (: Good luck everyone else. Don't be so skeptical of opportunities.

I dont think its fake because I got one 2 and the website seems nice enough and I heard really good reviews and that the only thing was that it was expensive ($4,ooo-$1o,ooo)

I got a letter to I am going to try to go next summer on a european discovery any ideas on how to raise money

Dont go. GOOGLE p2p scams and OMG some kid DIED!!! IT IS A SCAM!

this is not a scam and it is a really good opportunity if you get it, I have gotten the offer twice but I've never gone because it is somewhat expensive, I think it's like $6000 or something like that, if I would have that money I would have probably gone