yonsei or korea university?

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yonsei or korea university?

Answer 1

Korea University Transfer

Answer 2

Actually I have to disagree about 12 year high school grads having an easier way to get accepted into Korea or Yonsei Uni. It is best if you attend uni in the US or Canada or wherever you are BEFORE you transfer over to any of Korea's universities. Universities usually look at your current college/uni scores more than just high school, unless you attended a Korean high school/secondary school in Korea (which I think is what you are hearing). Studying in the universities in Korea is actually kinda similar to the US, except some courses are taught in Korean so you might need to learn or take a course in Korean. It is very hard to get into some of the universities, but you need to learn Korean, because if you are teaching English in Korea, you have to know some Korean to teach them what in Korean is in English. Also to teach English, you need to take a lot of courses in uni to become an actual teacher, not just straight up I am a teacher, so go attend university in the states first.



Overall, I suggest you attend a university in the states for your first year. Get accepted there first of course, and then by your second or third year, go on a study abroad (I suggest 1 year, cause it's so much fun). Study abroads are short, but you can transfer to the university if all the paperwork is done and your uni in America should help you with that. Good luck if you get accepted. I think this is the best route (accepted and attending a uni in the states and then transfer). Or you can take all your core classes and etc. in the states and then when you get your degree, you can go become a teacher in Korea, but you still need to learn some Korean.



And to answer Yonsei vs. Korea Uni? Korea University offers a lot more majors than Yonsei, but Yonsei has a really gorgeous campus, very very gorgeous and beautiful. Also their new international dorms are nice too and you can meet a lot of people there. Also Yonsei is easier (still tough) but a lot easier to get into than Korea University.

Answer 3

on the whole you relax and have fun. The Korean education system is the harshest/most competitive in the world... LITERALLY, but not in college. The difficult part is actually getting into college, but you're expected to lead a balanced life that leans more to partying than anything else.



To be honest, it's not so easy anymore to gain entrance. If you applied 5 years or so ago things might be different, but due to Korea's recent gain in cultural/pop-cultural awareness throughout the world, many bright people are studying/moving to Korea. Naturally, the competition has increased substantially. If I may be a bit blunt, your grades are fairly sub-par and your activities aren't particularly impressive either, and knowing English or your resolve to major in English won't be a major consideration especially considering that per capita and BY FAR Korea is the world's largest "importer" of foreign English teachers. You're not just competing against Americans/Australians/Canadians, many Europeans (germans, french, etc...) are just as proficient in it as you are.



I think you should certainly apply though just for the experience.



Here's what I think you should do, just go to college, do well in school, and apply for the international programs in Korea and Yonsei university by your sophomore year, and join a Korean club to boot. With a 3.5 or so you should definitely be competitive and you should mention your prior application to show your improvements and your continued interest in their program.



You should definitely go to Yonsei if you can though. They're surrounded by a million different restaurants, cafe's, bars, live houses, etc.. it's a blast.



P.S. I think you have the wrong attitude. Perhaps I'm interpreting it incorrectly, but when you say, you're not going there to learn Korean, do you mean in general? The Korean language is considered to be among the most scientific and easy languages to learn. Unlike Kanji or Chinese which takes even its residents nearly a decade to become proficient at, I would probably call you borderline retarded if you can't read Korean in 2 weeks to a month.





Good luck!!!!