| Hi, I was just browsing the web cause I'm looking for info for a school research project. I'm writing a paper on Chinese education and I stumbled on this site and I'm very glad that I did! I was a PRC Study student and I must say I had a fabulous experience with them. I'm from Miami, USA and I stumbled upon PRC Study through the internet. At first I wasn't sure whether I should join a program with them. Well, cause I had never met or talked to them before. Then my dad suggested that I give them a call to see if they were a real company and what not. I must say I was really impressed with their level of service. Not only do the staff speaking English well, they also have staff who speak other languages -- which is cool cause I ended learning a few words in spanish, korean, and french ... among other but which I sadly couldn't grasp! After talking with them, we then corresponded through regular emails. They always responded in detail and in lightening speed! I gotta say they made me feel really safe and secure and they were very well informed about anything and everything I wanted to know about China. I went through PRC Study to go to Tsinghua University to study for 1 semester. It was truly one of the best experiences I have ever had. As soon as I arrived in China, Victor, the student coordinator and all the program consultants looked after me well. I felt instantanously at home. The classes at Tsinghua were also really good, but the classes were a bit large ... we had like 15 students. Talking to students who studied at the PRC Academy, I think I would have preferred the smaller classes more. And the great thing which helped me improve my Chinese was all the social activities organized by PRC Study where they were always Chinese students there where I could speak Chinese with. You all really also have to join the prc language exchange program. It's such a hoot. They really teach you alot of Chinese there that you just don't learn in class. And the after class tutoring lessons were fantastic. The teachers are really professional and super knowledgable and really helped me correct my mistakes. Last but not least were all the partying that we did. I honestly had a blast! Anyway, I didn't choose homestay, but I have heard from other students that they too had a wonderful experience like the person above. I choose to stay at the student flats. It was ok, the place was really quite nice, but I felt it was just a little far from Tsinghua University. Actually it was only about 2.5 blocks away, but the blocks are super long in China! It felt like a mile or two away. To close, I'd suggest PRC Study ... their website is www.prcstudy.com. Now ... if anyone has any info you can share with me about the education system in China, please drop me an email. I'm writing about differences between US and China's university education system. |
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