That will give you the list of the exchange organizations certified to operate in the U.S. Please note, that list does not recommend one program over the other!

You can cross check them at the Committee for the Safety of Foreign Exchange Students site (http://www.csfes.org/).

Don’t be scared by what you read up there, those are very extreme cases — but the site offers great advice and you can see which programs are reported often — a good clue to stay away.

Most exchange organizations offer a summer program, and Germany is one of the biggest exchange countries (after all, that’s where it started!)

Viel glück!