Types of ELI students

Every year, more and more students come together from different countries to study English at ELI, UB. They have the same goal to achieve more proficiency of English as they could. According to ELI students' ages, we can classify them into different types.

The first of all, students' ages under 20 becomes the youngest group of ELI. They are only 19 or 20 years old, just graduated from high school in their countries. They are going to study at UB or other colleges in the U.S.A. Because they are too young to have enough experience to live by themselves. Most of them have never lived)away from their family, or their hometown for such a long time. They are studying English here, although some of them are still like children and spend more time playing than studying . At meanwhile, they are learning how to deal with different people, how to cook, and how to arrange their own lives without their parents' help. However, young students are doing well for their lives at ELI, and still constantly obtain more experiences on living independently.
Secondly, there is a middle age group. Their ages are between 21 and 26, which is the largest group at ELI. Most of them are matriculated students. Some of them are graduate students. They plan to study after the ELI program. This group of students are also very young, but they are better than the youngest group. They have some experience on how to live independently. But they are still like children, just living away form their family. The students in this group spend more time studying than playing with others. They would rather travel or visit some beautiful places instead of playing computer games.

Finally, there is a special group whose ages are older and most of them are married and have children. They have worked many years in their countries before they came here to study at ELI. It's really hard for them to be students again. They want to learn more about English and their major. These students are more mature and know more about liveing independently. They desire to learn more and spend most time studying. They help younger students and take care of them as they can.

Even though the ages are broad at ELI, they have the same purpose to study English. No matter how old they are, they will enhance their English skill together at ELI. Let's give all the types of ELI students some courage. Good luck!