[--hearts.]

With all these stupid budget cuts, anyone have any idea how badly it's going to affect students who want to study abroad?

[pikachoo1006]

With all these stupid budget cuts, anyone have any idea how badly it's going to affect students who want to study abroad?

OMYY, i knowww!
my school was totally affected by it T^T
soo like, a lot of teachers were pink slipped..
and my sister paid $47 for her grad night.. when mine was only $23 last year o___0;;
huh, the ecomony is soo bad, theres no summer school at all for elementary and middle school kids..
idk how i can pay for the tuition if i go to study in korea
cause its really expensive, especially the seoul area ):

[dhl]

Hello, I am planning on applying to the Summer Abroad Program for Hanyang University, but I was wondering if anyone knew if the UC's accepted Hanyang's college credits.

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Nvm, I found out. : )

[cwquan]

I'm planning on studying abroad at Yonsei University in spring 2010. I noticed a lot of people are applying for the yonsei program too!

Don't know what may be in store for me, since the whole n. korea ordeal. I really hope it won't affect my school's and/or parent's decision in whether I should go or not....

[blind_phoenix]

I'm planning on studying abroad my junior year, I'm starting my sophomore year this fall.
I want to spend half a year in Japan and half a year in S.Korea. But my mom doesn't want me going to S.Korea because of the stuff going on in N.Korea...It sucks...

[morningmymy]

I plan on studying abroad in Japan Fall 2010 xD has anyone here done it before?
What's it like and which University did you attend?
I'm not sure which one to pick yet since it's so far off-- but I have to start filing an application around October~

[akira53]

I plan on studying abroad in Japan Fall 2010 xD has anyone here done it before?
What's it like and which University did you attend?
I'm not sure which one to pick yet since it's so far off-- but I have to start filing an application around October~

I'm currently at Hiroshima University. I've been here since last september and I'm here till August, so it's for a year program. It's been the best experience ever...I know that's what everyone says but it's true. The experience you have here is what you make of it...get involved with activities around campus, speak Japanese whenever possible. I know it's so easy to reply on English especially with the other exchange students but force yourself to speak Japanese.
I'm on the JASSO scholarship (really good if you can get one) and I've had a lot of opportunity to travel and experience new things. Yeah I think you get my point.

[morningmymy]

I'm currently at Hiroshima University. I've been here since last september and I'm here till August, so it's for a year program. It's been the best experience ever...I know that's what everyone says but it's true. The experience you have here is what you make of it...get involved with activities around campus, speak Japanese whenever possible. I know it's so easy to reply on English especially with the other exchange students but force yourself to speak Japanese.
I'm on the JASSO scholarship (really good if you can get one) and I've had a lot of opportunity to travel and experience new things. Yeah I think you get my point.

xD that sounds good I should look into Hiroshima University/JASSO scholarship.
Are there Japanese students that go to school there? (Students who are Japanese/live in Japan that attend Hiroshima University).
I'm just wondering because I don't want to go to a school where it's only American exchange students lol :X (I might as well stay in America then!)
I am only going for 10weeks though-- my school runs on a quarter system. That sounds super though that you get to stay for a whole year.

[akira53]

xD that sounds good I should look into Hiroshima University/JASSO scholarship.
Are there Japanese students that go to school there? (Students who are Japanese/live in Japan that attend Hiroshima University).
I'm just wondering because I don't want to go to a school where it's only American exchange students lol :X (I might as well stay in America then!)
I am only going for 10weeks though-- my school runs on a quarter system. That sounds super though that you get to stay for a whole year.

Uh to be honest I don't even know if such a school exists (just for exchange students). Hirodai is a national university. You should just check with your school to see what your partner school are.

[blind_phoenix]

I plan on studying abroad in Japan Fall 2010 xD has anyone here done it before?
What's it like and which University did you attend?
I'm not sure which one to pick yet since it's so far off-- but I have to start filing an application around October~

Waseda University is another good one. That is where a majority of people from my college go.
It's in Tokyo and from what I've heard has a lot of opportunities to visit the rest of Japan.

[2dramatic]

just a random question for those planning on going to korea for the summer to study, or have experienced staying in Korea for a month or more, about how much spending money should a person bring with them? i'll be in korea for more than a month and i'm wondering how much money i'd need to survive for a whole entire month.

[jhiroki]

i know this is in the college forum, but is there any high schools in korea for foreign exchange students?
my counsel or said it was fine only if i knew where i was going.. but idk where to go!
i wanna go for just one semester(:

I was wondering about that as well, I've been trying to search and search for anyone that has done this during high school. I'm planning on doing the Korean Language & Culture program during the Winter period for the course, at the University of Seoul .. Although I'm still in high school. But I've been trying to look for anyone that has personally experienced this program for themselves, and are IN HIGH SCHOOL as well.

[heartdrops]

Has anyone had any experience studying abroad at The University of Hong Kong?

[icyteengirl]

hmm. i plan to study abroad at Korea and I found out this Seoul Institute Of The Arts. Their tuition is okay..but I'm not too sure about their offering of scholarships tho. Nonetheless, I'm quite disappointed to the fact that my dad can't afford since the living expenses is so high! T.T
Can i get a rough idea on how high is the expenses???

[megera23]

Well it depends on where exactly you plan to live and what you want to do in your free time. Usually staying in a dormitory or a boarding house is not that expensive. (Well it depends on the place, my dormitory is 450$ a month, which is pretty expensive, but we have two meals included and we don't pay for internet, water and so on.) But as I said that's rather expensive. Yonsei's dormitory if I'm correct was around 100-150$ a month and they still had some meals included. Usually around 700 - 800$ a month or maybe even less should be enough to live by.

[lovejoo]

i have a question~

im going to be a sophomore this coming fall semester. and im looking into studying abroad in my junior fall/spring semester. (dont know which one yet)
but the school/country (hk) does not have a link exchange program with my current school (uni@buffalo)...
is it possible to study abroad to hk then...?
i know i should ask the study abroad staff at my school first, but i live 8 hrs away from my uni so i cant visit their office until school starts and i dont want to call because im still researching... (plus, im on a summer vacation right now) XD

[desk]

Haha you dont really need to turn in a application really if your an american citizen. If ur US citizen, you get a guarenteed admission and you fill in a little form.. i guess you can call it a application.

Yonsei's the second best college/university in Korea. I study there most summers in their summer program, the lectures in korean, you need to know how to write, read, and speak it or ur gonna have a hard time. But they help u alot if ur foreign transfer student. (IDK I might have a different perspective cause im korean and havent seen much english lectures in Yonsei, i mean its the second best school in Korea.) (I basically lived in the campus library while taking the Yonsei summer coarses, if that happened in summer... i cant imagine how a school year will be like)

I would study in USA first and move on from there, instead of going to korea off the bat cause your in love with Korea or worst case senerio: because you want to meet korean stars and etc.

Anyways yea, i lived in korea for 12 years and wanted to go to college there, but my parents perfers US colleges more then Koreas. I might transfer into KU, Koryo Uni, or Boston University in my junior or senior or grad school lol im uncertain of my future as of now

Hmm... is this true about having a guaranteed admission as a US citizen? I couldn't find anything about this on their website.

[cocainerror]

I plan to study abroad in Taiwan since I can speak English & Cantonese but my mandarin isn't particurarly awesome. I can just understand a regular conversation but I can't even read it so that's always stopped me from wanting to study abroad..even though I know that shouldn't be something to fear since I'll be further learning the language since this coming school year is my first year in college so I'll have time to freshen up on mandarin. Still it worries me if I can cope at studying abroad even though I really want to. Mainly scared of the environment.

[kev07]

hi guys! i'm going to be studying abroad at hong kong university of science and technology for the fall 09 semester holllaaaa

[allatonce]

Has anyone had any experience studying abroad at The University of Hong Kong?

I've been asking since the beginning of the year. I submitted my application in June!