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Viktoria K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food is very cheap in Korea... If you stick to Korean food. Western food can get quite pricey sometimes.
Transportation and Traveling is also quite cheap; if you travel in groups, you can stay at pensions or motels for 10.000 Won a night!
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
There's a "Grand Mart" at Shinchon Subway Station that is much cheaper than the "Rainbow Supermarket" at the East Gate.
Don't go to Department Stores to shop for clothes, they are extremely expensive and they sometimes charge twice or even three times the price for Western labels. Go to Dongdaemun Night Market instead. - Great bargains!
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Academic
Course recommendations
Register for all the courses you'd like to take; you can drop some of them during the first week. Although a lot of the Yonsei professors are Ivy League Ph.D.s, others don't speak English too well or tend to love to hear themselves talk all the time.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Clarifying the grading criteria.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
no not really.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Yonsei University is one of the Top3 universities in Korea (kind of corresponding to the US Ivy League Universities when it comes to their reputation in Korea). Should you therefore ever consider to work in Korea, this line in your resume certainly helps.
And it surely earned this reputation. Great administration that is always great help, highly-reputated professors, smart students and a lot of fun.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Don't miss going to Gyeongju, the old Emperor's city in the south of Korea. It's beautiful!
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I definitely came to Korea in order to improve my Korean language skills and therefore also took the daily Korean language class (4-6 pm). Although it was very demanding (we had exams almost every 2 weeks and even had to write a Korean diary) it surely helped to improve my Korean a lot.
Now I don't have any problems communicating in Korean.
For absolute Korean beginners it might be very hard to learn the language. A lot of my friends dropped the course shortly before or after the midterms. However, if you attend the class until the very end you'll clearly see that you'll get by everyday life and the Korean people around appreciate your efforts in speaking Korean a lot.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
The international and lively atmosphere in the student dormitory (called "I-House") was fantastic. There was always some action going on and you had all the facilities needed to have a good time.
In addition to that, it is very close to the New Millennium Hall where most of the classes are being held.
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Personal comments
Although everybody had to get used to the quite small rooms and the fact that you even have to share them with a person you didn't know before, the I-House is a very good choice for 1st semester people.
Of course you don't get too much privacy, but after all it's only for a semester and you shouldn't be staying in your room too much anyway ;-)
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are 3 areas I very much recommend:
1) Shinchon (the university area): lots of bars, pubs, karaoke bars and restaurants. All of them are very cheap and you can have great nights out with a big group of people.
2) Hongdae (the area around the Hongik Art University) - great clubs, both HipHop and House music, very recommendable: M2! Great clubbings!
3) Apgujeong (The Beverly Hills of Seoul) - great trendy clubs, beautiful people, good music. Unfortunately a little bit pricey when you're not on the guestlist of these clubbings.
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