From ELI to UA
- August 9th, 2021
- in English Language Institute International Main
Paola Sanabria Penuela was on one of the last planes out of Colombia before the borders closed due to the pandemic in March 2020.
Paola, originally from Venezuela, spent the summer in Huntsville with her mother and stepfather before starting ELI classes in August.
Ten months later, Paola completed the entire ELI program with good grades and earned an ELI Certificate of Proficiency, which can replace the standardized English test score required for international admission to The University of Alabama.
Paola will begin her undergraduate degree at UA this fall and hopes to become a physiotherapist. For her, “UA is a great place to study because people are friendly, and the campus is amazing!”
Like Paola, every year a number of ELI students successfully complete their Intensive English studies and are accepted into UA.