Reviews of OHC English, New York, USA

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Average Rating

4.5

Overall rating
OHC English, New York, USA

Based on 34 reviews of former students of OHC English

School

Location of the school

4.8

Facilities

4.2

Social activities

3.6

Organisation

4.4

Course

Quality of teaching

4.4

Value for money

3.6

Accommodation

Homestay

4.3

Shared Flat (apartment)

2.6

Overall school rating by student age group

Students < 18 years (7 ratings)

4.7

Students 18-30 years (11 ratings)

4.4

Students 31-49 years (15 ratings)

4.4

Students 50+ years (1 rating)

5.0

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Individual Reviews

OHC English

21. Jul. 2025

Sanghyun (37 years) South Korea Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 7 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Friendly teachers, good location, appropriate class times, and lots of activities."

Negative aspects

"None"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"None"

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"None."

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"None"

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12. Jun. 2023

Francisco Javier (42 years) Argentina Course: General English with Cambridge Exam Preparation C1 - F1 Visa - 1 week

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The native teacher was excellent."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Check not to choose the visa F1 if you are staying for less than a month."

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Other comments

"Everything was great, very well organized."

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"The course was useful, the teacher was excellent."

Accommodation

"I stayed with Elizabeth, very nice and caring and loving."

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Homestay (Outside Central Manhattan)

9. Dec. 2018

Pál György (15 years) Hungary Course: General English Core - Tourist Visa - 10 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The friendly teachers."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Century 21."

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29. Oct. 2018

Šárka (23 years) Czech Republic Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 6 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The location."

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5. Sep. 2018

Cristina (22 years)

Course: General English Core - Tourist Visa - 3 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The involvement of the teachers"

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Other comments

"At the end of August the school empties out"

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31. Jul. 2018

Eve (19 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 4 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"I liked the course structure, the presentation of knowledge. It varied and was interesting."

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"Great walks in Central Park!"

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27. Dec. 2017

Silvia (18 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 8 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The good relationship between students and teachers, national diversity among the students, talks on individual support"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Extracurricular activities with classmates"

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Homestay (Central Manhattan)

7. Sep. 2017

Masahiro (20 years) Japan Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Our teacher was very kind to us."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Choose a class that's in your level."

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Homestay (Central Manhattan)

17. Oct. 2016

Evgeniy (34 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 16 weeks

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Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"If you want to study, choose a better school. It is necessary to have grammar and speaking classes."

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"Not enough speaking and grammar. You need to focus on these two important things!"

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27. Sep. 2016

Juan (28 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The classrooms."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"The courses should be more personalized."

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YMCA Residence (West Side)

22. Aug. 2016

Silvia (37 years)

Course: Executive English - F1 Visa - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Private teacher extremely knowledgeable and competent"

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Executive Homestay Manhattan (below 110th St.)

22. Aug. 2016

Jose (40 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 6 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Al, the teacher and all the staff that help you in everything."

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"I met some French students, who were too young for a class with adults. They should have classes for younger students only."

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YMCA Residence (West Side)

23. Dec. 2015

Rosangela (43 years) Brazil Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 12 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The relationship between students and between students and teachers."

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Homestay Executive

17. Aug. 2015

Doraline (17 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The fact that there are 2 professeurs"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Go to the 9/11 memorial on Tuesday because the ticket is free"

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Homestay (Outside Central Manhattan)

22. Sep. 2014

Rodolfo (35 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Everybody's assistance was very good."

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"Congratulations, especially to the teacher Natalie, she was amazing ... great teacher and a very good person ... people like her give the school a lot of prestige. Thanks for everything"

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Homestay Executive

7. Oct. 2013

Ken (34 years)

Course: Executive Silver Package (20 Group + 5 One-to-One) - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"It's better to ask the school to transfer to another level, if you feel you can't improve English in the class."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"If you have some requests or opinions, please communicate with school staff. They try to find some solutions to make you happy. Sometimes they change a class or a teacher."

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Other comments

"Everything should be fine, if you are allocated to an appropriate class."

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Homestay (Outside Central Manhattan)

2. Sep. 2013

Takeshi (38 years) France Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Achievement test every Friday morning Good program for social activities"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Don't choose West Side YMCA as accommodation !"

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"The staff and teachers are very friendly Good school for a short period"

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YMCA Residence (West Side)

22. Oct. 2012

Mª Magdalena (26 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The teachers."

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Homestay Executive

1. Oct. 2012

Paola (43 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The location, the brightness and the attractiveness of the classrooms, the organization and structuring of lectures, the fact that two out of four of the teachers I had were really talented, etc. etc."

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"It's a very well organized school"

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Homestay (Central Manhattan)

27. Aug. 2012

Adele (45 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 1 week

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE TEACHERS. THE EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"SUGGEST TO ANYONE WHO WOULD FOLLOW ONE OF YOUR COURSES, TO TAKE THEM VERY SERIOUSLY, BECAUSE ONLY IN THIS WAY YOU MAY ACHIEVE THE EXPECTED RESULTS"

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"I WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT THE EXPERIENCE"

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3. Aug. 2012

Yumi (34 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"There're many PCs that we can use freely. It's very convenient."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"I recommend you to avoid the high season. e.g. Teachers are not fixed. Teachers can't take care of the students well."

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Other comments

"Great location. As there're few Asians at school, you can take advantage of the good studying environment. I believe that you can improve your English level and the communication ability."

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18. Dec. 2023

Francisco Javier (49 years)

Course: General English Core - Tourist Visa - 4 weeks

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Value for money

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Quality of teaching / language progress

"Very restrictive visa to apply for. Teacher quality = Good."

Accommodation

"The lady who put me up was rather "clumsy" when I arrived. She said that my things were dirty and that I shouldn't put them on the bed (my clothes were clean, washed the day before), when in fact it was the floor of the room that was questionable. The bedroom wardrobe was full and I couldn't put my clothes in there. I had a rack to hang my clothes on, but it wasn't big enough to hang all my clothes on. There was no table in the room to study or work with my PC, and no internet either. Another point: I wasn't told that there was a dog in the flat. I think it was an amstaff or a similar breed. For the first few days, he would growl at me and bark when I went into the flat or to the bathroom. The landlady simply suggested that I shouldn't look him in the eye and that I should 'submit'. It's out of the question for a dog to dominate me, especially as I know how to handle dogs. I made slow but dominating gestures towards the dog. As I wasn't scared, the dog started to want to play with me after a few days. The dog drank the water that ran from the shower, so we had to leave a trickle of water running (as requested by the landlady)... sharing the shower with the landlady wasn't easy, sometimes our schedules clashed and I'd leave without taking a shower... other worries, we couldn't close the bathroom from the inside, but on top of that taking my shower with the dog's drool bothered me... I preferred not to make friends with the landlady because of all these things, especially as I'm a rather solitary person. Towards the end, she tried to make a connection by talking to me and she sort of apologised for not being available (I didn't mind her not being available, given the initial contact). I think she was clumsy and I was stubborn. I'm not a young person, which is why I managed to enjoy the stay in spite of everything. I don't think it's suitable for students."

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29. Aug. 2018

Rachele (23 years) Italy Course: TOEFL Exam Preparation - F1 Visa - 4 weeks

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"A.c. Definitely too strong. I got the flu for that."

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YMCA Residence (West Side)

17. Apr. 2023

Minkyung South Korea Course: General English with TOEFL Exam Preparation B2 - Tourist Visa - 6 weeks

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27. Mar. 2023

Liz Germany Course: General English Core - Tourist Visa - 3 weeks

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16. Jan. 2023

Taera South Korea Course: General English Core - Tourist Visa - 2 weeks

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8. Aug. 2022

Leonard (17 years)

Course: General English Core - Tourist Visa - 2 weeks

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21. Oct. 2019

Tone (46 years) Norway Course: General English Core - Tourist Visa - 2 weeks

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17. Sep. 2019

Yulia (32 years) Russia Course: General English Core - Tourist Visa - 1 week

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6. Sep. 2016

Mariia (20 years)

Course: TOEFL Exam Preparation - F1 Visa - 2 weeks

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Executive Homestay Manhattan (below 110th St.)

21. Jul. 2014

Ivan (16 years)

Course: TOEFL Exam Preparation - F1 Visa - 6 weeks

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YMCA Residence (West Side)

16. Jul. 2013

Klara (18 years) Sweden Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 1 week

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Homestay Executive

18. Feb. 2013

Rémi (28 years)

Course: General English Plus - F1 Visa - 4 weeks

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Homestay Executive

28. Aug. 2012

Marco (16 years)

Course: Residential Junior Summer Camp (12-18) - 2 weeks

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