Thursday, December 17, 2009

First Step Completed!

I am super excited/anxious right now because in 3 months, I'll be flying back to my 2nd home in Beijing! Its been 1 1/2 years since I've been back and I have been saving up money since my return to the states so that I could eventually do another study abroad.
I promise that I'll do a better job blogging. In my last BLCU blog, which can be found here, I only posted 35 posts while I was in Beijing for 3 months which is pitiful.
Hopefully I can chronicle more the more technical aspects of applying to BLCU so that prospective students can be more confident about studying there.

So today I sent in my application to BLCU. Inside included:
  • Application
  • Picture of myself (.6 cents to develop)
  • Application fee receipt($75 USD with $20 bank fee)
  • Copy of my passport and one of my parents
Cost to send the envelope was $3.12. Total to apply cost about $99 USD.
Hopefully everything will get there safe and sound. Last time, I sent in my application at about the same time and got the school information back 3-4 weeks later.

This time I'm doing the same program but 20 hours a week instead. I'd like to see if I can tutor English and/or take classes to pass the HSK so I can work in China in the future, which is like the TOEFL in English
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    Hey I skimmed your other blog and it looks like you had a great time. I only read a few posts bc thats a lot to read in one sitting! =) Anyway, I've got a couple questions. Did you feel like you learned a lot while you were there? Also, what organization did you use to apply to BLCU? I'm planning on going there for a year starting in the fall and I've been looking at blcu.org but it seems there are many places to apply..

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  2. UnknownJanuary 26, 2010 at 1:12 PM

    Hey, I found your blog by searching BLCU in google. I will be at BLCU to do the one year course starting in March. Have already met a few people through the internet that will be there too. How long are you going for?

    Feel free to add me on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=731859508

    Would be nice to get to know people that are going to be there at the same time.

    Take care! :)

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  3. AndrewFebruary 9, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    @Caitlyn
    I thought I learned a ton during the 12 weeks I was there. I honestly didn't feel like I was there long enough so a year will be great. It took me about 3 weeks to get used to Beijing.
    I applied directly to BLCU, I used the form on the website and mailed it to them directly.

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  4. SebaFebruary 27, 2010 at 2:45 AM

    You don't need a HSK to find a job here. I got a job and nobody ever asked for anything like that. The only thing that matters is that you can speak. I had my job interview in Chinese :) And got it!

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