<p>Hello, I'm new to CC!!!!</p>
<p>Oh, by the way, I want to find a few colleges that can suit my preferences. I'm interested in doing Korean studies, Korean Language, and/or Asian Studies. As long as I get to do one of those, I will be a happy camper :)</p>
<p>I have one obstacle, though :(. I am an undocumented student living in the States, which is why I'm thinking of only private colleges because they seem the most financially feasible. Even with in-state tuition (AB-540), I would not be able to feed or clothe myself while paying for some public school, so I'd rather go to a college/university that will meet my financial need completely. And I highly doubt scholarship money will come pouring into my wallet, especially since very few scholarships are available to people like me(undocumented ^_^)</p>
<p>If you want to know my stats, my GPA is (last time I checked) 4.26 weighed (I have no idea what it is unweighed...too lazy to find out), SAT I(will retake it) CR-600, M-660, W-690, SAII World Hist-670, math IIc-640, us hist-770, AP junior english-5, stats-4, us hist-4(i can't believe I got this hist. score since I got 770 on sat II and highest grade in class, probably cause I don't know **** about puritans....dbq), took ap spanish test, not class, don't know score yet, you don't need to know my ap chem score(:...() I've done afterschool clubs and sports and stuff......</p>
<p>I want to teach English in Korea, guys.......It's the only thing I see myself doing for a living. So please, only post helpful things and not your wise opinion on how I should go back to whatever developing country I'm from.</p>
<p>The problem is very few schools meet need for internationals. The eight that do are very top schools that will be extremely tough to get into. The competition among internationals is brutal and very top stats and ECs are a must.</p>
<p>Do not dismiss your in state schools if they will give you in state rates, they may be your best option.</p>
<p>Try to raise your scores and apply widely to schools know to be generous to internationals.</p>
<p>I don’t really suggest teaching English in Korea - it really isn’t all that sparkly place where you can rack in cash. You’ll most likely have a hard time working with mainly hagwon principals, unless you’re lucky enough to get into a good university or a large-scale hagwon. Also, see [this</a> blog post](<a href=“http://briandeutsch.blogspot.com/2010/03/koreas-robot-english-teachers-wont-go.html]this”>http://briandeutsch.blogspot.com/2010/03/koreas-robot-english-teachers-wont-go.html) and [this</a> post](<a href=“monster-island.net”>monster-island.net) to see that Korea’s developing robots that can teach English to children. </p>
<p>If that doesn’t faze you, try UChicago. IMHO, that’s probably the best choice you have with your status and record. I’d really suggest UCLA if you can afford it, though. Their studies program is superb.</p>
<p>^^I’m not really interested in working with cash as an incentive. Teaching English just seems like the thing for me. Watching my French teacher instruct me and my fellow students on her native language has inspired me to follow a similar path, seeing as how she enjoys herself in a genuine manner. Given that I enjoy Korean culture (and chicks :)), I figured I might as well teach English in Korea. </p>
<p>Also, you mentioned working in hagwons and stuff. I’m also willing to work in public schools, or any English teaching institution there for that matter. So yeah :)</p>
<p>I was planning on applying to Chicago already, and as for UCLA, it’s simply out of my financial reach, especially since they are not allowed to give me institutional aid (as far as I know)</p>
<p>those are very cool robots, btw :)</p>
<p>simply put, you can get in Chicago, but the FA may not excite you. This year, instead of giving out $10K per, they cut it to 5 so they can spread it to more students. There is 30 full rides and you will not be one of them. Suppose you get 5 or 10, The total bill came out to close to 60K/year, where is your 50K come from?</p>
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<p>Umm, no. There would a 0% chance of OP getting in with current scores, especially as an international student.</p>
<p>I woldn’t say zero, but agree chaances are low.</p>
<p>okay… let me rephrase</p>
<p>“simply put, even you could…”</p>
<p>you just made me join this college confidential just to reply your question</p>
<p>okay i currently live in korea and saw many American or Candian english teacheerrs
why would you wanna teach english in korea?
why dont you major literature in amercian college and teach english in korea for one or two years just to build your experience?
teaching english for your entire life is foolish!!!
you will probably teach bunch of elementary kids and it will be peace of cake for you
if you teach english in public schools, you will hurt yourself- especially your voice!!!
there are more than 30 kids in one class and you need to controll all of them!
and i bet they can hardly understand what you are saying
you sound like you have so much passion for teaching english in korea and i am just afraid you might get disappointed if you come here
i dont know if you will earn a lot of money by teaching elementary kids though
if you want money, then i would suggest teach SAT
but still, if you wanna teach SAT then you would have to graduate IVY league school
Koreans love test scores and diplomas
If you teach SAT, you will earn a lot of money. and i think it would be higher than work in a company</p>
<p>If you want to go to Korean colleges, I think you should retake your SAT I. You will have higher percentages of getting into good colleges in Korea if you are not Koreans.
The competition for non-Korean citizenship is really low. I saw many people who barely studied getting accepted into SKY (that’s like an IVY league in korea) universities. </p>
<p>BUT! I still strongly suggest you to go to American college
You will have much more options if you go to American colleges!</p>