Yonsei or Korea University?

Question

I just graduated from high school in California and I'm planning to come to Korea for university.
I stayed in USA from 1st - 12th grade, but because i went into the states from 1st grade 2nd semester, i noticed that i can't be in the special program for 12 years. I'm planning to do business major, 경영대학.
My GPA is 4.2 with the bumps from AP classes
SAT 1700
volunteer hours 250 from hospital
golf 4 years
choir 3 years
Do you think i have a higher chance getting rejected from there?
and i asked Yonsei but they told me i could go to the middle and high school special program
and KOrea university for there 9 years of foreign studying.
i need it ASAP so it would be helpful if sometimes answered mine :)
I'm also full korean citizen. i tried to get my green card in US but i couldn't.

Answer 1

Forgive me for asking, but with a is a GPA of 4.2 good or bad? I thought it was bad? Should you not be paying a bit more attention to your English and writing skills wit a grade like that?



Anyway, why are you asking this on the internet? These are things that each university has to decide. Ask them and they will give you the correct answer. If they say something, who are were to tell you otherwise? We don't work there. We don't make their rules for them.



If Yonsei told you you need to to extra work, then that is what the want and nothing we say will change that. I'm not sure what you are saying about Korea University, but whatever they told you is the best answer. We cant claim to know better than them.



Contact them again. If you don't understand, ask them again. If you still don't understand, ask them again. If you still don't understand...well. I'm sure you get the picture.



Point is, we don't know. YU and KU does.

Answer 2

I've been helping another guy here on yahoo figure out similar situation as yourself.

Is your GPA on a 4.0 or 4.5 scale? Regardless, a 4.2 is very high. But your SAT score is on the average-low end. If you can take your SAT again, I'd aim for a 800 math (very doable with 1 month of practice) and 500-550 on the verbal and writing which will bump you up to 1800-1900 range. Your extra curriculars won't be weighed as much as they may like in the states.



As an overseas Korean, competition is going to be rough, especially for business school. On average, you're looking at 30-40:1 competition. Korean schools will usually accept 2% of their students as overseas Koreans. This usually equates to around 1-3 people per major. It essentially means that of all the applicants of a certain major, the ones with the highest gpa/sat score will usually be the ones accepted. If you can raise your SAT score a little, you should be alright for the first wave of acceptances. You might even be fine as it is, as your GPA is probably on the higher end. FYI, the first wave is determined solely by your documents (gpa, sat, ap tests, personal statement etc)



As you may have already figured out, overseas Koreans will have to take an exam (English, math, Korean) if they pass the first wave of acceptance. If you get to this stage, you MUST do extremely well on this test. From here, you are accepted in the order you score. The 1-3 people with the highest score WILL be the ones accepted. There are hakwons that prepare you for these exam, and I strongly suggest you enroll as soon as you can. I've read an article that some spend 10 hours a day preparing for these tests. Given you have to score the HIGHEST, I am not surprised.



Here's some data from 홍대. Keep in mind that this is a middle tiered school in Seoul and that Yonsei and Korea will probably have higher competition.

http://ibsi.hongik.ac.kr/2011files/20100805/2011for.html