MARIKO KONDO

My name is Mariko, and I’m from Japan. I’ve been in New York City for a little while, I love it here. It’s one of the most interesting cities I’ve visited in the world.

New York is a one-of-a-kind city because you get a chance to meet other people from all over the world, living in one big city. There’s a real international vibe you get from New York City, which I like a great deal.

I came to New York because I knew that once I improved my English writing skills, I could find a lot of opportunity here. As the song goes, ‘If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere…’. This is true, I think.

At first, I liked the convenient location. After I started my classes, I realized that each class doesn’t have 20 students or more sitting in a room with one teacher, like so many schools here. Here, the classes are smaller, so I am able to learn a lot more in a shorter amount of time.

Yes, the courses here have helped me a lot. I’m studying for the TOEFL, and I’m going to academic writing classes. I’m learning a lot more about academic language and sentence structure that I’ve ever learned at the other schools I’ve visited.

You’ll love the smaller study groups and individualized attention you get here. You learn more about the language here.

I’m looking for a college to attend. I’m going to get help with applying for college and continue to study further.