<p>I am a Korean, international student, and my parents kind of want me to get into a Korean university because of the lower expenses. I want to apply to a top American university but since i'm an international student I have to pay the full price which is usually everything included 50,000-60,000 USD. I'm not sure we can afford it so for the time being I'm thinking of applying to Korea University and Yonsei University. I can't speak Korean well, so I found out that these 2 universities have all english courses. I looked on their sites and their application deadlines are like on April 2013 which doesn't make sense...Don't they mean April 2014 not 2013? Does anyone have experience of applying to korean universities? Can anyone help me with the application deadlines??!</p>
<p>If i’ve understood you correctly, you’re a Korean living in the US? Do you have residency or right to remain? If you live in the US which state is it? You might be eligable for in-state tuition depending on your circumstances. </p>
<p>How much cheaper would it actually be for you to study in Korea once you factor in air fares, additional insurance etc? Would you be studying with other Koreans in these English courses or would be amongst lots of foreigners- Japanese, Chinese and Westerners? How do you feel you fit in to Korean culture not speaking the language? Could this cause problems for you assimilating with the other local Korean students?</p>
<p>Find out exactly how much college in the US will cost you. Look at each college’s website and fill out their online calculators for family contribution. The ‘sticker’ price of many private colleges can be greatly reduced with scholarships and other grants. </p>
<p>Alternatively, you could go to a solid well-known college rather than ivy league and benefit from merit scholarships. </p>
<p>Basically, don’t give up on the USA first. If money is really, really tight and you have a great state college you’d be happy to attend another option is the 2+2 community college model and transfer over. It’s a perfectly viable option when money is low and won’t stop any grad school or other professional aspirations. </p>
<p>Don’t worry about the application dates- I don’t think they’ve updated them yet. The usual in-country admissions route is a mass examination by potential entrants. I suspect the English language course admissions are far more relaxed in terms of deadlines…</p>
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<li><p>The average tuition of Korean universities was about $6700 last year. No difference between international students and domestic students. </p></li>
<li><p>Some of universities have separate admission process, which is far easier to get in for international students, especially for Korean-Americans. </p></li>
<li><p>Even though Korea/Yonsei University have English classes, other factors such as social scenes are highly Korean-oriented. If your language is only limited to English, you might have some troubles in communicating with Korean peers, professors and other school faculties. </p></li>
<li><p>Although Korea/Yonsei University have great social reputations in Korea (they are like Korean ivy leagues), most of international students who can’t speak Korean are not regarded well in the Korean job market.</p></li>
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<p>Thanks guys for answering…but community colleges/state colleges aren’t really an option for me because even though my parents can’t send me to a top American school, they would prefer me to go to a really good school regardless. I know I can probably transfer from community college to a very good school, but my parents don’t like that idea because of their reputations…</p>
<p>Also, maybe I was kind of vague, I speak Korean well enough to communicate, but I probably can’t get into the actual all-speaking Korean classes because I wouldn’t understand all the hard language used in an university-setting. Can anyone tell me the average deadlines for these universities? Usually in America, for top universities the application deadline is around January. Can anyone still help me with the Korean deadlines? Any info is appreciated!!</p>
<p>The speical admission I mensioned above is a part of Early Action process and was due mid-August. For students who took Korean College Scholastic Ability Test, the application period (RD) is: Dec. 20th ~ Dec. 24th. I just checked myself.</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>Are you a permanent resident, a Korean American, or a Korean student whose parents have a visa (H1B, F1…)?
Many universities consider you “international” if you’ll need a F1 visa to study there. Some will do so if you have an A2 visa but some won’t. So check with each university.</p>
<p>Some universities offer financial aid for international students - typically they’re the most selective. There’s a strong overlap between those and the 100% need universities for American citizens and residents.</p>
<p>if you’re a permanent resident or a Korean American, elite schools have financial aid programs for families who make up to $180,000. At other highly selective colleges that meet 100% need, typically financial aid is provided up to 120-150,000.
Those colleges are extremely difficult to get into but they’re also the most generous if you have financial need:
[100%</a> Meet Need Colleges | CollegeGreenlight](<a href=“Colleges with Need-Blind Admission for U.S. Students”>Colleges with Need-Blind Admission for U.S. Students)
If your family makes too much, look for merit scholarships. If you’re NMF, for instance, there are lots of colleges that offer full-tuition scholarships. You have well-respected Honors Colleges that come with scholarships, such as UAlabama’s Honors College or ASU Barrett. The Colleges That Change Lives (ctcl.org) offer nice scholarships for good stats and all offer a good education (with three levels of selectivity. You have schools like Reed, Whitman, St Olaf; schools like Hendrix, Lewis&Clark, Agnes Scott, Clark; schools like Lynchburg, Millsaps, McDaniel. Plus religious schools like Hillsdale and Hope.)</p>
<p>Please know that in the US, it’s not so much WHERE you go to school but what you do once you get there. Of course you should choose a school where you’ll be challenged and that’s a good fit (ie., don’t apply to both Oberlin and TAMU) but your degree’s name will only matter in a few specific fields. It’s very, very different from Korea, where no one could care less whether you got A’s, B’s, or C’s since you graduated Yonsei. In fact, in the US, medical schools do NOT factor in where you went to undergrad at all, they only look at the combination MCAT+GPA. it doesn’t matter to them whether you got your 4.0 at a famous school, at a no-name school, at the flagship, at a directional: to them, a 4.0 is a 4.0.</p>
<p>Do you plan to work in Korea or in the US? Where do you see yourself making your life?
If you wish to live and work in the US, it’s better to have a US degree, but if you wish to live and work in Korea, it’s better to have either an American brand-name or a Korean degree.</p>
<p>All in all, it’s probably a good idea to apply to your instate flagship (including your flagship’s Honors College if you have the stats), to a few colleges that you feel are safeties, matches, and reaches, and to apply to the Korean universities.</p>