[little mixed girl]

Someone's bitter. I'm assuming you've met and known everyone in California before you labeled everyone in the entire state "damn stuck up and clicky"? Try pulling your head out of your ass before you type something.

uhm, i don't think i said that everyone, unconditionally was cliquey and stuck up.
however, i think it's strange that over 90% of the people that i've met from california behave in the same way.

i've been in numerous situations with people from california and they have just been rude to me or the people with me.
at yonsei, it was an almost uniform exclusion of people that were not korean-american and that were not from california.

a few weeks ago i went out drinking with a friend, her co-worker and some people that co-worker knew.
there was (of course) a guy from california who got a bad attitude after a few beers and spent the night acting like he was too good to talk with us.

another guy i know here, who is also from california, will never look you in the face when he talks to you.
he acts like he's doing you a favor by talking with you...all while he's searching around the room for someone more interesting.

that's the behavior that i've experienced from the average californian.
maybe you guys are great in the US, but overseas, people from california are stuck up and a-holes.

if you're not like that, then cool. but if you are the type that acts like you MUST be at the party and you MUST be the center of attention and you MUST be admired by all then don't expect any love from me.

(oh, and i'm not the only one that feels that way, i've got other americans and brits that can spot a californian from a mile away all because of those negative traits)

[whizzta]

I wanna go to Yonsei but I dont know anythg.
None of my cousin leave in Korea.
But I rly rly wanna go there.. T_T

what should I do!?!

[xWindwalkerx]

Lol, double check your message whizzta.

1st, do you go to college? Ask your counselor and head down to your career center for more information.

2nd, you can finding housing outside of your family. One room places, dormitory, and apartments.

3rd, If you need funding you can find money through financial aid and scholarships and/or just work.

[upon_the_sea]

Okay, first of all I'm not sure if this was addressed in an earlier post and if it was...sorry. ^^;;
I'm planning on attending Yonsei's KLI this fall and I was just wondering if someone could tell what their placement test is like?

[Mirasaki]

uhm, i don't think i said that everyone, unconditionally was cliquey and stuck up.
however, i think it's strange that over 90% of the people that i've met from california behave in the same way.

i've been in numerous situations with people from california and they have just been rude to me or the people with me.
at yonsei, it was an almost uniform exclusion of people that were not korean-american and that were not from california.

a few weeks ago i went out drinking with a friend, her co-worker and some people that co-worker knew.
there was (of course) a guy from california who got a bad attitude after a few beers and spent the night acting like he was too good to talk with us.

another guy i know here, who is also from california, will never look you in the face when he talks to you.
he acts like he's doing you a favor by talking with you...all while he's searching around the room for someone more interesting.

that's the behavior that i've experienced from the average californian.
maybe you guys are great in the US, but overseas, people from california are stuck up and a-holes.

if you're not like that, then cool. but if you are the type that acts like you MUST be at the party and you MUST be the center of attention and you MUST be admired by all then don't expect any love from me.

(oh, and i'm not the only one that feels that way, i've got other americans and brits that can spot a californian from a mile away all because of those negative traits)

This is the reason why i don't hang out with much koreans. They are too exclusive and i don't like it one bit. I don't know how the korean-americans are in my area (i live in a non-asian community but 15 min away if a huge asian community) but all i know is that i hate it when people act that way.
I also don't like the fact that there is a separation between FOBS and korean-americans. it just shows how ignorant we are of each other.

If i ever see you in yonsei uni.. i'll gladly hang out with you =)

[azn_honey]

hey
i want to study in korea after my a'level
but what should i do??
so that i can study there
i don't have much information about that
hope anyone can help

[Hyunae]

Hello everyone, i was just wondering if i could go and study overseas. But i have some questions to ask acutally, i hope you all will help me.

I'm currently studying in polytechnic, i'm 17 this years, i have completed my studies up to 16 years of graduation, i was wondering if i could o overseas to study, or is that to young? my poly semester is going to end soon. and i was think about hansei or yonsei university, but i need some opinions. do they have scholarship? for internation students?

Thanks so much.

[min_60]

I wanna go to Kyung Hee next spring for their Korean Language course. Anyone has any experience with studying in Kyung Hee?

[cs12345]

sorry but what is SNU? IS that Seoul University or something else?

[min_60]

^^
SNU means Seoul National University

[cs12345]

^^^^^oh okay. thank you.

[twothree]

I posted this in the regular study abroad thread, but since it specifically has to do with Korea, ill post it here too.

Hasuk = Cheapest place to stay. You can find one for about as low as US $200 a month. You usually get a private (Insanely small) room, with free breakfast and dinner, usually a tv, usually wifi, and theres a Shared Bathroom (usually one per floor) DOwnsides...
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Cellphones = If you know anyone in Korea, get them to sign up for your cellphone. Otherwise you'll have to pay an extra US $200 fee. (and cardphones suck, they're even worse than pay as you go in the US) Also, you can get cheap used phones in Itaewon. Again also incoming calls are free, so try to use those as much as possible. Or text lol, thats the cheapest at US$0.03 a text

Take a class at a korean language school = even if your korean is amazing. If nothing else, you can take the Uni prep/level 6 class, this class covers alot of words that wont normally be covered in day to day conversation but will come up during class.

Don't try to buy american stuff at regular stores = Costco memberships are golden. I guarrantee you see at least one thing everytime you go there that makes you wanna cry. They also have alot of American stores in Itaewon. Western things in Seoul tend to be more expensive than the korean equivilants.

If you have a favorite shampoo/conditioner/perfume = BRING ITTTT!!! Even if you can find it, it will be marked up ALOT!!!! I cannot stress this enough.

Despite popular belief there is no need to bring = deodorant/toothpaste. Korean toothpaste is just fine, its just some people dont like the taste. As for deodorant, it is really rare, but If you go to The Body Shop (all over the place) you can pick it up for pretty cheap.
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Bring medicine - Advil, Midol, asprin, etc. Dont bring cough drops they have the same brands in Korea (Halls, Ricola)

Prepare to drink = Im not a heavy drinker, but in Korea... Soju goes down so easy its not like your really drinking alcohol at all. Plus everyone does it all the time... so just be prepared.

do you know whee I can find a Hasuk room? like, where do i go to find it? I thought Goshiwon rooms are cheaper?

[o8dOObOO8o]

uhm, i don't think i said that everyone, unconditionally was cliquey and stuck up.
however, i think it's strange that over 90% of the people that i've met from california behave in the same way.

i've been in numerous situations with people from california and they have just been rude to me or the people with me.
at yonsei, it was an almost uniform exclusion of people that were not korean-american and that were not from california.

a few weeks ago i went out drinking with a friend, her co-worker and some people that co-worker knew.
there was (of course) a guy from california who got a bad attitude after a few beers and spent the night acting like he was too good to talk with us.

another guy i know here, who is also from california, will never look you in the face when he talks to you.
he acts like he's doing you a favor by talking with you...all while he's searching around the room for someone more interesting.

that's the behavior that i've experienced from the average californian.
maybe you guys are great in the US, but overseas, people from california are stuck up and a-holes.

if you're not like that, then cool. but if you are the type that acts like you MUST be at the party and you MUST be the center of attention and you MUST be admired by all then don't expect any love from me.

(oh, and i'm not the only one that feels that way, i've got other americans and brits that can spot a californian from a mile away all because of those negative traits)

i honestly agree with you, on the california thing.


i live in california, lived in it my whole life, so i don't really know why it didn't turn me into one of those kinds of people. but i really hate it when people don't look at me when i'm talking(my sister's totally affected), and it really annoys me. so i personally tend to focus on them, even purposely sometimes, because i know that feeling when they don't look at you. and i don't know if it's because there's too many koreans here, but when korean americans go to korea, they kind of have that air of "yeah i'm from LA so what?"(of course this being only my observations of the many korean american LA people who went to korea in the same tour bus as me two years ago... i don't go to school in korea as much as i want to) and i know it gets annoying sometimes.


man, i hope nobody sees me like that. i hope i'm NOT like that.

i don't drink and i WONT drink, so i don't know about the attitudes of drunk people other than seeing it in dramas and movies.... but i think i'd be disappointed to see a fellow californian reveal themselves to have an overstuffed ego for a brain.


i'm sure not everyone is like that, because i'm not(or i think i'm not) but many are like that i have to admit...


i want to go to a korean college, just for the experience, but i don't have any particular major to take there, as an art student. i mean, i'm not qualified for study abroad programs yet, but i don't think korea has any art programs that would really interest me, as far as i know.
animation's better here and japan than korea,imagination-wise. korea draws better, but lacks ideas compared to the two.
fine art would be france and italy, and beautiful serene landscapes would be more ireland, switzerland, australia... etc.

i'm gonna look into it a little more though..



how much are buses anyways????
the one time i rode a bus in korea(not a tour bus) someone else paid for me, but that person was equally inexperienced with it, so she asked the driver how much it was, and all i remember is the guy giving us that "how can you not know that?" kind of look, and people behind us were kind of like "would you hurry the f**k up?" so she ended up just stuffing in money and rushing to our seats.

i just wanted to know, so that the next time i ride a bus, i don't have to experience that again. personally i wanted to punch them all for their disrespect to us, jsut because we didn't know.

[Natavi]

uhm, i don't think i said that everyone, unconditionally was cliquey and stuck up.
however, i think it's strange that over 90% of the people that i've met from california behave in the same way.

i've been in numerous situations with people from california and they have just been rude to me or the people with me.
at yonsei, it was an almost uniform exclusion of people that were not korean-american and that were not from california.

a few weeks ago i went out drinking with a friend, her co-worker and some people that co-worker knew.
there was (of course) a guy from california who got a bad attitude after a few beers and spent the night acting like he was too good to talk with us.

another guy i know here, who is also from california, will never look you in the face when he talks to you.
he acts like he's doing you a favor by talking with you...all while he's searching around the room for someone more interesting.

that's the behavior that i've experienced from the average californian.
maybe you guys are great in the US, but overseas, people from california are stuck up and a-holes.

if you're not like that, then cool. but if you are the type that acts like you MUST be at the party and you MUST be the center of attention and you MUST be admired by all then don't expect any love from me.

(oh, and i'm not the only one that feels that way, i've got other americans and brits that can spot a californian from a mile away all because of those negative traits)

Yeah I've only ever had bad experiences with Californians too sadly. I mean, I'm sure there are some nice ones out there, but none that I've met...

[GEM]

hi, I am thinking of going to Korea for exchange.

I'm majoring in accounting and business

Which unis should I consider? I'm not too sure which unis specialize in what?

Please advice!

* Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
* Inha University
* Korea University
* Pusan National University
* Yonsei University

I know Yonsei and Korean Unis are good. But which is better for an accountancy/biz student

[HelloOperator]

Hi all,

I am interested in the Seoul National University International Summer Institute (ISI) program. Does anyone have any experiences to share regarding this program? I understand Little Mixed Girl studied at SNU, but I'm looking for someone who has experienced the program within the last two years. (2006 - present). I talked to one of my friends who went on the SNU program (who is not Korean or Asian) and he commented that it was a very rewarding experience and had no difficult faculty members.

Is this program more academically challenging (in comparison to Yonsei's KLI)? Does it emphasize reading/writing/grammar more than oral?

Thanks!

[tinaxxe]

for those who haven't gone to yonsei yet, i think that it's not fair for you to get scared because the native speakers there will be"snobby" or mean to you. it really depends on your luck and approach. i mean, international students come over here in the US and even though you say that you would be nice to them and such, you,well, aren't. maybe it's because they don't know things as well in your culture. and in their country, you're about the equivalent of them. get it?

don't let the fear of striking out keep you from the game! that shouldn't stop you from applying to yonsei!

[twinkle_l0ve]

I was wondering if anyone can share experiences with SNU, but from someone who is Korean i.e. background speaker?
My dad's been planning for me to attend once I finish first year of uni (I just graduated high school) and I'm wondering how challenging it is for a background speaker because I've been told that there are a number of levels. Also a criteria of the course syllabus?

[Made_in_JiHye]

Hi there!! i'm just preparing myself because i'm planning to go to Yonsei's KLI next spring, for about 6 months (april to september), i'm willing to join my friend who is going to Ewha. I wanted to ask if 7500$ will be enough or will it be too short for 6 month?? I'm not going trough an exchange program so i'm paying all from my pocket... i really need to know how much i'll (have to) spend including tuition and fees as much as food, clothing, or clubbing expenses

I have others questions too...
1. Is Ewha and Yonsei really close? (meaning wakling distance)
2. Is there many cheap hasookjib or goshiwon close to Yonsei and Ewha or do i have to go farther for a cheaper place? (i don't want to go in Yonsei's dorm because of the curfew...)
2. Are the clubs free for girls? coz they're free for girls in France, by the way i'm asian-french (sorry if my english sucks) you guys made me a little bit worried about the non-korean thing but from what i see in France it sometimes happens here too, i wish i'll have the luck to meet lots more cool people than stuck up people hehe...
3. Do people from SNU, Yonsei, Ewha hang out a lot together?

i have lots more questions to ask but that will be all for today i guess...

[p2bandj]

Hi there!! i'm just preparing myself because i'm planning to go to Yonsei's KLI next spring, for about 6 months (april to september), i'm willing to join my friend who is going to Ewha. I wanted to ask if 7500$ will be enough or will it be too short for 6 month?? I'm not going trough an exchange program so i'm paying all from my pocket... i really need to know how much i'll (have to) spend including tuition and fees as much as food, clothing, or clubbing expenses

I have others questions too...
1. Is Ewha and Yonsei really close? (meaning wakling distance)
2. Is there many cheap hasookjib or goshiwon close to Yonsei and Ewha or do i have to go farther for a cheaper place? (i don't want to go in Yonsei's dorm because of the curfew...)
2. Are the clubs free for girls? coz they're free for girls in France, by the way i'm asian-french (sorry if my english sucks) you guys made me a little bit worried about the non-korean thing but from what i see in France it sometimes happens here too, i wish i'll have the luck to meet lots more cool people than stuck up people hehe...
3. Do people from SNU, Yonsei, Ewha hang out a lot together?

i have lots more questions to ask but that will be all for today i guess...

hello. i went to yonsei spring 2007.
tuition you can find on their site http://www.yskli.com/lsm_sche.htm
on average i spent 5,000 won per meal at the school cafeteria. it's easy to find food around that price outside of the school also.
the few times i went clubbing i paid 10,000 won, but maybe you'll get in for free, depending on the place.
there's shopping areas near Ewha and they have relatively cheap clothes, both in price and quality haha.
Ewha and Yonsei are DEFINITELY close to each other since they're right next to each other. If you walk out from the east gate of Yonsei, Ewha is right across the street. East part of campus is also where KLI is, as well as the international dorm.
I-house (yonsei's international dorm) doesn't have a curfew. you should consider it since you'll make friends faster and it's not too bad of a dorm. they just remodeled the basement and they're working on expanding it too i think.
there are hasookjibs and officetels in the area but you'll have to physically look around for signs. they tend to not have rooms either. it really depends on how far you're willing to travel from school.
since yonsei, ewha, sogong (?), and hongyik universities are all relatively near each other the night life is fun. i don't know if they all hang out together but maybe they do. there's just way too many people in the sinchon area.
good luck with your study abroad plans!