Dates/Timeline for Tsinghua U.

[applepie42]

Hopefully this will help those attending Tsinghua's Chinese Language Program in the Autumn or Spring!

Registration for the Autumn Term is from Sep 11-13.

The Autumn term is from Sep 18 to Jan 20,2008.

The Spring term is from Feb 25 to June 29.

There is a 1 month "winter vacation" from Jan 20 to Feb 25.

[sandeehoo]

Registration for the Autumn Term is from Sep 11-13

Applepie, what do you mean by that?

Are you saying that the registration period for Autumn 2007 is only open between Sep 11-13? But if we are applying from overseas there is no way of making sure that our application is received by the tsinghua faculties between those periods?!?!?

Anyway, I'm planning to study in tsinghua from beginning of 2008 for one year. I haven't sent off my application yet. Can I send off my application whenever I like or do I have to wait for the "registration period" to open (if there is such thing).

I read somewhere that the cut off date for classes beginning next year is around December. Do mandarin class enrolments fill up quickly? How many months should I apply in advance to get a place in tsinghua to begin my studies next year? I'm applying from Australia and just want to study normal mandarin classes.

[adrianlondon]

Are you saying that the registration period for Autumn 2007 is only open between Sep 11-13?

I think what that's trying to say is that you must be on campus, having already applied successfully for the course, by those dates as that's when you're tested and assigned a class. The process is also called registration - don't confuse this with application (also known as registration!).

[applepie42]

sandeehoo,

My apologies for the confusion. adrianlondon is correct, those are the dates for the accepted students to register on campus. The application deadlines as listed on their website is quoted below.

Applicants who plan to start studying at the Spring Semester must submit their application before December 15th and those who plan to start studying at the Autumn Semester must submit their application before June 15th.

You can send in your application whenever you get everything ready, as long as it is before the deadline. I sent my application in March for the June deadline, but they didn't make the decision until end of May. Your chances of getting accepted are pretty high; when I called, they said that they accept everyone who applies and that no one was rejected.

Hopefully that helps!

-applepie