# ICLP @ NTU vs. other Mandarin centers (in particular Hualien Tzu Chi CLC) - a few questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Learning Chinese\ **Tags:** hualien, language\_schools\ **Created:** [July 21, 2018, 7:43am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/iclp-ntu-vs-other-mandarin-centers-in-particular-hualien-tzu-chi-clc-a-few-questions/171101 "2018-07-21T07:43:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Steve4nLanguage](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/steve4nlanguage/32/180867_2.png) [@Steve4nLanguage](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Steve4nLanguage)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/iclp-ntu-vs-other-mandarin-centers-in-particular-hualien-tzu-chi-clc-a-few-questions/171101/3 "2018-07-21T10:22:01Z")
I studied at Tzu Chi’s CLC five years ago. Here’s a bit of my experience, for what it’s worth: > [@Studying in Yilan or Hualien](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/studying-in-yilan-or-hualien/86158/5): > > Hi Tim, I attended Tzu Chi’s CLC from 9/2013 to 3/2014. I don’t think you need to worry about being pushed. The class I was assigned to, based on the placement test ,was too advanced for me, so on the 3rd day of class I switched to the next level down. You have one week to check out which level is right for you. Our class was in the middle of Practical Audio Visual Chinese (PAVC) book 2. In addition to having a vocabulary/grammar quiz almost every day, our daily homework consisted of writing … --- _[View the full topic](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/iclp-ntu-vs-other-mandarin-centers-in-particular-hualien-tzu-chi-clc-a-few-questions/171101)._