My name is Peizhen Sun from Zheng Zhou which is a big city and in the middle of China. I am studying Engineering at Maryville College. This is my second year at Maryville College and I love it here very much.
Before I came to America, I was struggling with choosing colleges. I wanted a college that had a high educational quality, but I was not confident with my English level, so I wanted the size of classes to be small. I felt that it would be easy for me to understand in class. So just randomly I choose Maryville College. I was not that mature to think about choosing colleges, because I should have researched the international education in the college, but I didn’t. However, after I came here I realized how lucky I was. International education at Maryville College is very good. This is what I like the most about Maryville College. There are many international students from all over the world. The International House always has a lot of activities for us. So we get a lot of chances to hang out. International students are all nice to each other. We are really like a big family. We talk a lot about different cultures. All of the cultures are very interesting, pretty, of course sometimes weird. In this way, it really helps me to build my own global perspectives and to have cultural understanding. I am very glad that I came here not only to learn native American culture but also to get to know all kinds of people from all over the world. I have been here for one year and a half. I really love to be here.
I took the ESL program last year summer for a month. Comparing to college study, ESL is a little bit easier. Honestly I miss the ESL program sometimes now. The ESL program not only helps International students to get used to real American study, but also helps international students to get used to real American life. For me, I am a student from Asia. In Asia, students don’t talk in class, don’t ask questions to teachers, and never do presentations. Asian students definitely have a need to learn how to present before entering college. I can’t image if I didn’t learn presentations in the ESL program, what my college life would be. Teachers teach us to be very attentive and I practice a lot. Most of the presentations are about different cultures, so they are also a lot of fun. The ESL program has some interesting holiday classes. They teach us how to make pie, how to carve pumpkins, and all other holiday things. I find this is very interesting and useful. It really helps international students to learn real American life. The ESL program is just a small part of the international education at Maryville College. There is also an exchange students program, study abroad program and so on. This satisfies some American students who are interested in other countries, and they like to talk with international students to know different cultures. Maryville College wants her students to have international experience, and she takes care of international students very well.
“Stretch your mind!” This is the slogan of Maryville College. I love it very much. All kinds of people, all kinds of culture, all kinds of classes, and all kinds of assignments work together on me, and they really work very well. My mind is stretched a lot while I am studying in Maryville College.
Please contact Brian at brian.todd@maryvillecollege.edu if you are interested in learning more about becoming an international student at Maryville College or in the Maryville College ESL program.
Please contact Brian at brian.todd@maryvillecollege.edu if you are interested in learning more about becoming an international student at Maryville College or in the Maryville College ESL program.