Summer Study Abroad - Language @ China

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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I'm currently looking into study abroad programs, primarily in China. I want to intensively study Chinese at Beijing or another major city, but I have a preference for Beijing if possible. I have already looked into the programs offered by University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, where am I currently taking classes and could only find two that fit into the summer term and I am ineligible to apply for them. </p>

<p>Therefore, i'm looking into third party study abroad programs that hopefully can offer credit hours (in other words, study at a reputable university in China like Beida or Tsinghua) that can transfer over to Michigan. If you guys could inform me about some programs that are offered in China, I can check with the proper people here at my university to see if credits are transferable. </p>

<p>I am eternally in CC's debt!</p>

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<p>My sister studied in Beijing through CET. I wouldn't say it was prestigious, but she seemed to enjoy the experience, so I'd say they're worth a look.</p>

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<p>This one looks pretty good: from New York Times:</p>

<p>Study</a> Abroad in Beijing, China - Summer 2008</p>

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<p>My school just had a study abroad fair I attended and found out that they just recently opened up the CET program through the university for in-residence credits. Deadline to apply is this coming Tuesday, does anyone know of the difficulty of getting into the CET program?</p>

<p>wd90?</p>

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<p>I've been doing mounds and mounds of research I figured if anyone else was also looking here are some programs I found (I have the websites if you need them but you should be able to google them and find them on your own)</p>

<p>In order of what I think is best-->worst, based off site and taking into account the difficulty of the application:</p>

<ul>
<li>CIEE, CET, IES, KEI</li>
<li>WLE</li>
<li>BU, SUNY</li>
<li>Hamilton, Duke</li>
<li>CSA</li>
<li>Princeton (deadline is like...soon soon)</li>
</ul>

<p>Anyone have any information about difficulty of getting into these programs or have experience in any of these? Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>I haven't heard much about the more prestegious programs; I'm guessing Princeton and Duke are pretty difficult to get into. I know that CET, IES, and CIEE aren't difficult to get into. Hamilton has a phone interview to test Chinese skills, so depending on your situation that could make it tough. But overall, I think Hamilton's program isn't too hard to get into either. I looked at most of the programs you listed and chose to do IES language intensive.</p>