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"OneEye, \nThanks for this great post. I'm considering a one year Mandrain study, and your post about MTC caught my eye. I'd love your perspective on a few things. A little about me: \n \nMid 30s business professional making a mid-career change.  \nGoal is to obtain proficiency in Mandarin in the most efficient, time effective manner possible, mostly for personal use, although business use (in the US) is a possibility.  \nCurrently I study Mandarin in a small class (just two of us) in my local Chinatown, one lesson per week for 1.5 hours with native speaker.  We use the Hanyu Jiaocheng textbook, which I don't care for, so my teacher is willing to switch to Integrated Chinese. I don't have an opportunity to speak Mandarin as much as I'd like; my reading comprehension is better than my listening comprehension (typical for a new language learner, I think).  \nI expect I would place into the first or second level at MTC.  \n \nI'd love your perspective and/or validation on the following as related to MTC: \n \nWhat is the age range of students at MTC? I expect most people to be younger than me; not really an issue for me, but it would be nice to know if there are others in my age bracket.  \nWhat is the average dedication level of students in the intensive program? I want to be in classes where everyone is taking the learning experience seriously (but also having some fun too).  \nHow interactive is the learning experience? A different way of putting this: I absolutely, positively want to avoid a \"lecture\" style classroom setting, where students simply listen and take notes, with little interaction with the teacher or their classmates. I don't think this is the case at MTC, especially at the lower levels, but I want to be sure.  \nFrom what I gather, students at MTC are on their own for housing. Given my low proficiency in Mandarin, this is the only aspect of the process that stresses me out. Did you arrange your accomodations before arriving? Any other tips on finding housing?  \nI thought I saw a one year program at MTC, but I might be mis-remembering. Do you simply re-register for each quarter?  \n \nThanks! \n\n"
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