[red_sand]

i was wondering about any gd art college in korea/japan too.

im currently in advertising design and the exuberant fees to finish my degree prog in my sch with a not-so recognized cert is putting me off. so im thinking tt japan/korea might be a better choice for me since im very interested in learning their languages too. i shld graduate frm my diploma program in 1.5yrs time so looking for prospective schs.
any advice? or will other choices like australia be a better option for design students like me.. im confused.. cost is a major factor for me too since im self financing.
tia~

[remircs]

I'm in the process of applying to CIEE's Seoul (Yonsei) program for the Spring '09 semester. It's not on their website yet, so I'm just trying to get permission from my school right now, but I was wondering if anybody has experience with CIEE or know info about them beyond what's online. Or does anyone recommend another program? There's no direct connection between my school and Korea, so it's all on me to find an appropriate program.

[`LANE]

Okay, so like do you guys believe in those.. studying abroad programs that are sent to you by mail as a letter, brochure, phamplet, etc.? the first time i got one was during my freshmen year in HS, was a trip to australia. then my teacher told me about 1 last yr(sophomore yr) to egypt. and now i came home from work today, and i get this one mail from AIFS offering study abroad programs in countries like china, russia, italy, spain, france, & england. whenever i get these things, i feel so sketipcal & such.. do u guys believe in them ? has anybody actually ever tried one, aftering getting it in the mail? etc. i just want to know because they look rather interesting but i don't wanna be scammed out of like 7k =\

[akira53]

Okay, so like do you guys believe in those.. studying abroad programs that are sent to you by mail as a letter, brochure, phamplet, etc.? the first time i got one was during my freshmen year in HS, was a trip to australia. then my teacher told me about 1 last yr(sophomore yr) to egypt. and now i came home from work today, and i get this one mail from AIFS offering study abroad programs in countries like china, russia, italy, spain, france, & england. whenever i get these things, i feel so sketipcal & such.. do u guys believe in them ? has anybody actually ever tried one, aftering getting it in the mail? etc. i just want to know because they look rather interesting but i don't wanna be scammed out of like 7k =\

I don't think it's a really good idea. I think study abroad is better in college, or if your high school has a program, do it through that. Credit transfering through some random program doesn't sound too trustworthy to me, so I'd go through your school directly.

[remircs]

^ ^ I've gotten mail kinda like that only twice. One was for a summer in DC, and that seemed legit; the other was something cool for the University of Cambridge, except I was a freshman in college and it was for high school seniors. Disappointing. :/ But anyway, there are a lot of AIFS groups on Facebook, so I think it's safe to assume it's alright. You should get their advice.

[`LANE]

akira53 ah i could definitely see it from ur pov. thanks! & 1 of the colleges my parents want me to go to, well i wanted to major in business & at the college its a required segment to go to japan.. so yea study abroad in college would be better

remircs heh the recent 1 i got today was offering for nanjing univ, richmond in rome, cambridge univ, st. petersburg state polytechnic univ., AI univ in lodon, univ of granada, univ of salamanca, & sorbonne.. which i thought were all pretty interesting, anyways, i won't be going on any of these anyways..

i was just wondering if they were legit or not, thats all. thanks for telling me

[rainbow234]

Hi all! haha it's nice that we can share our concerns and advices to one another in this thread! haha

i'm from Singapore and i have the intention of majoring in Food and Nutrition in one of the korean universities like the Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Kyung Hee University and Hanyang University.

haha i know i'm asking some stupid questions :x but can i ask if those universities are hard to get in for an international student? And also, if it's easy for international student to obtain scholarship from the school?

currently, i only have a basic command of the korean language.

Since I've missed the deadline to apply for the enrolment for the academic year 2008, meaning that i have to apply it the next year, hence i was thinking that i am to brush up my korean language within that gap year by enrolling into one of the universities' language school.

however, my other concern is that despite the fact that i might have completed all the regular korean language courses in the language school, will it still be a disadvantage for me in taking my undergraduate studies, as compared to the other native korean students who have learnt and studied korean language since young because my course is to be conducted in korean language?

haha i'm worried that my level of korean proficiency may not get me far though i may have completed the entire korean language courses in the school.

can anyone kindly advise? help will be gladly appreciated! ^^

[ladyatakari]

Has anyone heard of/studied at these universities/could give me some info on them?

-Tsukuba University
-Tsuru University
-International Christian University
-Meiji Gakuin university
-Fudan University

Would be much appreciated. =)

[itrayya]

Has anyone heard of/studied at these universities/could give me some info on them?

-Tsukuba University
-Tsuru University
-International Christian University
-Meiji Gakuin university
-Fudan University

Would be much appreciated. =)

^ um.... sorry. i havent.
but i think that it's a great thing for you to
acutally go to one of those and find out!
it'll be such a great experience!!!
explore the unknown!!!

im going to bangkok, thailand.
i was gonna go to korea, but then i changed my mind.
*breath*

THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE CLASS COURSE CLEARED,
THE PROBLEM OF BOOKING A FLIGHT THAT WILL ACTUALLY GET YOU THERE, ON TIME
AND THE STRESS OF THE FINANCE AND THE 'GOING ALONE' IS TOTALLY EATING ME ALIVE!!!!

*dies*

happy thoughts. happy thoughts.
*think of rick steves, think of rick steves*

[iiDivineii]

Has anyone studied at or attended Soonchunhyang University?
I'm planning to attend Spring of 08' or Fall of 08' and just wanted to see if anyone had any experience there.


On another note, I'm having trouble writing my essay.

"On a separate piece of paper, write a brief self-introduction and essay on why you want to study abroad and intern in Korea."


-Many thanks

[grace_kelly]

Has anyone heard of/studied at these universities/could give me some info on them?

-Tsukuba University
-Tsuru University
-International Christian University
-Meiji Gakuin university
-Fudan University

Would be much appreciated. =)

I visited the Tsukuba campus last year... pretty big, and besides, Tsukuba is one of the better schools in Japan. I was thought of going to ICU for college (but yeah, Ididn't in the end) you can go to their website and request an information package and they'll send it to you. Not too sure about Meiji Gakuin and NEVER heard of Tsuru before... Fudan is in China and it's a good school too. But if you ask me, I'd choose Tsukuba first choice!

Hope I helped!

I'm currently waiting for my school to give me permission to go to either Illinois or Purdue! Ahhh!

[sweetsmile]

Hi all! haha it's nice that we can share our concerns and advices to one another in this thread! haha

i'm from Singapore and i have the intention of majoring in Food and Nutrition in one of the korean universities like the Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Kyung Hee University and Hanyang University.

haha i know i'm asking some stupid questions :x but can i ask if those universities are hard to get in for an international student? And also, if it's easy for international student to obtain scholarship from the school?

currently, i only have a basic command of the korean language.

Since I've missed the deadline to apply for the enrolment for the academic year 2008, meaning that i have to apply it the next year, hence i was thinking that i am to brush up my korean language within that gap year by enrolling into one of the universities' language school.

however, my other concern is that despite the fact that i might have completed all the regular korean language courses in the language school, will it still be a disadvantage for me in taking my undergraduate studies, as compared to the other native korean students who have learnt and studied korean language since young because my course is to be conducted in korean language?

haha i'm worried that my level of korean proficiency may not get me far though i may have completed the entire korean language courses in the school.

can anyone kindly advise? help will be gladly appreciated! ^^

I think the universities require some sort of language test (like Toefl here in the US), but you should check out their requirement list to make sure. I know SNU has no limit of choosing International students; if you meet up to their standards, they'll choose you. There's actually a lot of people here I think, who applied for Yonsei University, so maybe you should read some previous posts. I'm not sure about the other universities, but like I said, visit their sites and it'll have way more info than here ^^

[eleventwenty4]

Has anyone heard of/studied at these universities/could give me some info on them?

-Tsukuba University
-Tsuru University
-International Christian University
-Meiji Gakuin university
-Fudan University

Would be much appreciated. =)

I had a friend who attended Meiji Gakuin for a quarter and she liked it a lot. She said that it was a good school and that the students were less competitive and more chill so she was able to interact a lot more with her professor and other students. She had lots of fun too! =)

Meiji Gakuin is in Yokohama. I don't think there is a language requirement. Also, if you are applying through EAP (UC's study abroad program), there isn't a year long program that you can choose from ... you can only go during the fall or spring.

Yokohama is also a very nice place and you could always take the Shinjuku subway line down to Tokyo to do some shopping! =D

As for the other colleges, I have heard of them but I haven't heard much ... sorry!

[<3goesDOKIDOKI]

Hi all! haha it's nice that we can share our concerns and advices to one another in this thread! haha

i'm from Singapore and i have the intention of majoring in Food and Nutrition in one of the korean universities like the Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Kyung Hee University and Hanyang University.

haha i know i'm asking some stupid questions :x but can i ask if those universities are hard to get in for an international student? And also, if it's easy for international student to obtain scholarship from the school?

currently, i only have a basic command of the korean language.

Since I've missed the deadline to apply for the enrolment for the academic year 2008, meaning that i have to apply it the next year, hence i was thinking that i am to brush up my korean language within that gap year by enrolling into one of the universities' language school.

however, my other concern is that despite the fact that i might have completed all the regular korean language courses in the language school, will it still be a disadvantage for me in taking my undergraduate studies, as compared to the other native korean students who have learnt and studied korean language since young because my course is to be conducted in korean language?

haha i'm worried that my level of korean proficiency may not get me far though i may have completed the entire korean language courses in the school.

can anyone kindly advise? help will be gladly appreciated! ^^

i think you should treat any of these schools as the same as applying to private universities.
they will look at your grades, your essays, and you may or may not need an interview.

for yonsei, you need to send in foreign language proficiency certification as part of the first stage of review.
for the 2nd stage you have to go through an interview, i'm pretty sure it'll be conducted in korean.
then you must take a korean profieciency test if you score low then you can only take certain amount of units and will be required to take mandatory korean writing classes.

for SNU, they will probably ask you to take a korean proficiency test, and if your score is low enough where they deem you to be unable to participate in class may need to take korean language courses at their language institute at your own expense.

kyunghee's website was pretty plain in english so they didnt have much information. you can check their korean website or call them and ask.

honestly, i think you will be at a disadvantage compared to other native speakers.
no matter how hard you study in one year, there will still be a lot of vocabulary you wouldn't know.
we're talking about college level textbooks.
however i think if you're good with languages and can pick up all you need to know grammatically in a year.
then you should be able to learn as you go with a good dictionary in hand, vocabulary wise :]

i was wondering about any gd art college in korea/japan too.

im currently in advertising design and the exuberant fees to finish my degree prog in my sch with a not-so recognized cert is putting me off. so im thinking tt japan/korea might be a better choice for me since im very interested in learning their languages too. i shld graduate frm my diploma program in 1.5yrs time so looking for prospective schs.
any advice? or will other choices like australia be a better option for design students like me.. im confused.. cost is a major factor for me too since im self financing.
tia~

i dont know anything about art schools, sorry. but if cost is a factor for you, then wont japan/korea be too expensive? i'm not sure how easy it is to obtain a scholarship with international schools...but just the living expenses will be very expensive.

[ladyatakari]

Dang...does the name matter that much? >< And thanks for the tip about the info package~ Will definitely check that out =D <3

Itrayya - I'm just worried about getting in first xDDD

Oh and has anyone heard of East China Normal University?

Sorry sorry~ Just trying to see what these schools are like xD I've heard good and bad things so I'm trying to find out more =x

I visited the Tsukuba campus last year... pretty big, and besides, Tsukuba is one of the better schools in Japan. I was thought of going to ICU for college (but yeah, Ididn't in the end) you can go to their website and request an information package and they'll send it to you. Not too sure about Meiji Gakuin and NEVER heard of Tsuru before... Fudan is in China and it's a good school too. But if you ask me, I'd choose Tsukuba first choice!

Hope I helped!

I'm currently waiting for my school to give me permission to go to either Illinois or Purdue! Ahhh!

[love_rose]

uhmmmm! I also want to study abroad but my status isn't well for me to do it. Now i'm a student at one of best universities in my country but I'm searching chances to study abroad. Studing abroad has a lot of funny,isn't it? studing abroad is my goal now and I will try my best to make it real. My English now is so so not good, so I also promote my English while searching scholarship! If there is some advices for me, it is so great!

[eleventwenty4]

uhmmmm! I also want to study abroad but my status isn't well for me to do it. Now i'm a student at one of best universities in my country but I'm searching chances to study abroad. Studing abroad has a lot of funny,isn't it? studing abroad is my goal now and I will try my best to make it real. My English now is so so not good, so I also promote my English while searching scholarship! If there is some advices for me, it is so great!

I would definitely encourage you to apply for as many scholarships as you can. There are a lot of scholarships out there that has to do with studying abroad and not a lot of students apply for those. Just make sure you plan ahead. Some programs require you to take certain classes before you can leave to study abroad; therefore, make sure that you fulfill your prerequisites. Also, make sure that you have your classes planned out and make sure you will still receive credit for the classes you will be taking in the States. Good luck!! Make sure you find those scholarships!!!! =D

[je suis prest]

i know i should read through the pages before asking a question because it might have already been answered, but this question's been itching me at the back of my head for awhile so i skipped that part. ^^;

just a quick question.
i'm a business major and i go to a community college right now, but later on when i transfer, i was planning on studying abroad in either korea or japan. (i'm leaning more towards japan cause i've been wanting to go and i'm learning the language right now). my question is, even though i'm not majoring in either korean or japanese, am i allowed to go on the study abroad program?

[akira53]

i know i should read through the pages before asking a question because it might have already been answered, but this question's been itching me at the back of my head for awhile so i skipped that part. ^^;

just a quick question.
i'm a business major and i go to a community college right now, but later on when i transfer, i was planning on studying abroad in either korea or japan. (i'm leaning more towards japan cause i've been wanting to go and i'm learning the language right now). my question is, even though i'm not majoring in either korean or japanese, am i allowed to go on the study abroad program?

it'll depend on your school so you should check with the study abroad office.
Some programs are only open to undergrad/grad students, some have major restrictions. But most of the credits you'll get from study abroad will go towards your major (if you're a japanese major) so if you're majoring in business, it might not be worth it, unless you decide to minor in Japanese.

[je suis prest]

it'll depend on your school so you should check with the study abroad office.
Some programs are only open to undergrad/grad students, some have major restrictions. But most of the credits you'll get from study abroad will go towards your major (if you're a japanese major) so if you're majoring in business, it might not be worth it, unless you decide to minor in Japanese.

ahh, i see
yeah, i actually am minoring in japanese, so i guess it'll be worth it. thanks for the info!