So, who's signed up to the China Internship in February 2013?

Feel free to use this discussion group to ask you questions about the internship, introduce yourself and just generally get excited about going to China :-)

I guess I'll kick this off! Hello everyone, My name is Louise, I'm 21 and I'm from Ireland :)

I signed up for the internship last Monday-couldn't wait for the application to open as i've wanted to do it for a few months now. Since then I've been working on my TEFL course which so far I am really enjoying!

I really hope I get accepted-positive thoughts! Anywho, I dont have much more to say right now, just that I'm looking forward to getting to know you all! :D

Hey guys!

I'm Jemimah and i really want to do the Feb internship as i couldn't do the Aug 2012 one, have you all already applied?? I'm a bit aprehensive because of the price...might just have to rob a bank or something to raise that amount of money. :P

Is there a facebook page for the Feb 2013 interns yet??

Meeee :D haha

I will be ringing up either Monday or Tuesday, at the latest Wednesday to sign up! I spoke to someone from i to i on the phone the other day and she was very nice and helpful :)

Jemimah - I do not think there is a facebook page yet (that I know of anyway) I was thinking of making one but I wasn't sure if it would be too early haha :)

Emily do it, do it. Its never too early to make new friends and share ideas...hehe 

How long does it take on average to complete the online course?? 

haha ok I will :) Jemimah - I managed to find you on facebook as I had become friends with a few of the August Interns on there, as I was also thinking of going in August too, but left it a little late. I hope you don't mind me adding you on there but it says I need to add other members when I try and make the Group on facebook :)

I made a group on facebook, here is the link :) http://www.facebook.com/groups/463084337036574/#!/groups/463084337036574/

Hi Everyone!

My names beth n im 20 nearly 21 and looking to apply to do the china intern in feb following 3 weeks of travelling in china!!

belive me the country is A-MAZ-ING!

anyways will be nice to get to know you all as im still slightly undecided purely becasue im graduating this summer n its all a bit hectic going into the real world lol

hope ur all well x

heyyy Ash here, 21 (Y) 

Im hopfully going if I can get my act together, wanted to go august but was a bit of short notice once I found out about all this.

I went touring round China for a month when I was 17 and LOVED it, so I must go back! 

Hello everyone!! :) I'm wanting to apply for the internship, missed out on the August one. Has anybody worked out how much it will cost altogether with visa and flights?  :) 

Hey Carmen till Friday the intenship cost is £995 which includes the cost of the 140h course.

You will also need to budget £100 for your entry visa, £450 upwards for flights to Beijing, £220 for a visa extension on arrival and then some travel insurance which could cost up to £200 or more, i'm actually currently reasearching reputable insurance companies. So this could cost up to £2000. I'm not sure which currency your working with so i just did pounds as i'm using it :)

Also other things to consider are things such as clothes and vaccinations that you will need.

I hope this has helped.x 

Thanks Jemimah! :) Very helpful indeed, yes pounds is what I meant! I rang up as I'm already doing the 120hour course so they will be discounting that off too happy times! :) Just need to save and hope not all of the places go too quickly! xx

Hey everyone :)

So I said Id introduce myself as I just signed up for the internship today! Im Laura, just turned 20 and finished college this year. I decided to take a year out before applying to do teaching and really wanted to do something useful aswell as get some teaching experience. So ive been looking into TEFL for a while now and after lots (probably too much) thinking, I finally went ahead and booked it! So excited about the whole thing, going to get stuck into the online course straight away! 

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

Laura :)

Hey guys! 

My name is Huw and I just signed up today! I have just graduated from uni and talking a year out before training to be a teacher (primary). Rather nervous but that's all good! Bring on China in 2013!! 

Huw :D 

Hey all.

I'm seriously looking into doing this internship and would like it if anyone that's been on one of these courses, has been to China before or is going to this one, would add me on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Tormented.Skies so I can find out more/get to know people in the same boat =]

Add asap if you can and if you want just drop a message so I know =]

Hope to hear from you

 - Brad

Hi Brad,

I know that Denise who is a previous China intern, answers loads of questions from others so you might find the answers you are looking for here already, but i guess you could ask her as i know she does many Q&A's sessions. http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/i-to-i/posts/6501-denise-knows-best-get-your-questions-about-the-teach-in-china-internship-answered

Also a girl on the Jan internship has a blog here which i follow www.xnotjustadreamx.tumblr.com i know it sounds a bit stalkerish but its really insightful and she talks about some of the problems and issues shes come across on the internship.

Alternatively you could join the Jan 2012 facebook page and post your questions there as i have seen others do so already.http://www.facebook.com/groups/chinainterns2012/

Hope this has helped! :D

Jemimah

Thanks for the links!, I'm waiting for them to call me back so I can find out more, as I don't know if I'm meant to order a course or something, annoyingly it's Sunday =/.. I need to sort it out quickly as I'm in a full time job and will have to arrange cutting down hours/leave etc

Ahh I on't get it.. here it said it was £995 http://www.onlinetefl.com/teaching-internships/china/bookinginfo

but when you click book (I was checking price) it says it's £1304.95 https://store.onlinetefl.com/internships/ttc-china-internship-august-2012-with-140-hour-combined-online-and-classroom-course-package.html

Guess i'll find out more tomorrow

Hi everyone!

Would love to do this internship. Has anyone already got their TEFL certificate and paid for the internship separately? If so, what is the cost? 

Hey, Hanskiii i havent done a tefl seperatly but i did ring them to find out about that and they said there is a reduced cost.

it went down to about £600 but that was when the internship was £995 but aparently its gone up.

any 1 know what the price of it now is?

Hey guys,

The price of the China internship is currently £995, there is a promotion running until July 31st.

Hanskii - As Ash says there is a reduced cost of the internship. The reduction will depend on how many hours of TEFL training you've completed.

I sent in my application to TTC today. Exciting stuff! I guess all I can do now is wait. How is everybody else getting on? :D

Hi everyone,

My names Rachel and I'm 22, just finished college so taking a year out to do TEFL and this internship looks ideal. I haven't applied yet but seriously thinking about it :) 

Hi guys,

I am still seriously considering doing this internship however have a few questions someone may be able to answer.

With the overall cost at £995 unitil the 31st July do you have to pay it all in one go or is that in parts as ive just left university so like many im a bit skint atm but dont want to miss out while i save?

thanks for any help in advance :)

looking forward to getting to know you all

Beth

Hi Louise, what was the application like and how long did it take you to complete?

I took a look at it and it seems quite daunting. :/ I think i might have to set aside a couple of days to do it.

Is it possible to save your application and go complete it later or do you have to do it all in one go?

Thanks, Jemimah.x