<p>I'm currently in my senior year of high school here in the United States and just began filling out applications for possible colleges I would like to attend. But looking at the average tuition fees for a semester here is definitely... something. Haha. </p>
<p>My mom desires me to stay here in New York (where I live). But she does not want me to attend any upstate schools such as SUNY Buffalo, Binghamton, etc. The thing is, I really am interested in attending schools not in the urban setting of New York. (I pretty much lived here my whole life and feel that a need for a change of setting in this a new chapter of my life) But once catching a glimpse at the tuition fees for dorms, books, and all that stuff, it rounds out about 20k (Not sure if it's 20k for a semester or year, I think semester?) </p>
<p>So, because of this I actually want to attend a good /university/ but not have to pay a great amount for a good lesson. Of course, I'm not solely searching for a university in Korea because (I heard) it was cheaper, but well, I've grown interested in the culture itself. So why not? It's a win-win situation; I pay cheaper and then I indulge in the culture. And also because I never really had the opportunity to study abroad before either.</p>
<p>As for grades, I usually get around B's and C's - Average, I guess?
But I would also like to know if it's easy or difficult for an international student with these kinds of grades to be accepted into a good Korean University. </p>
<p>If you know of any good Korean universities that take in international students, please let me know ^^ I originally planned on studying Film in college, but I may want to major in Genetic Engineering or Radiology before that.</p>
<p>Out of a few S.Korean Universities I've researched, so far I'm interested in:
-Kyunghee University
-Pukyong National University</p>
<p>1.Why does your mom not want you to be far away? Have you explained you’d like a more rural experience? Is there anything out of state that’s actually closer? South Korea might not exactly thrill her either. </p>
<p>2.You need to look into the actual cost of going to those college’s you’ve dismissed. There’s the ‘sticker price’ which is the amount you see on the websites. But what you’ll actually pay depends on your family’s income. There are also many scholarships. Some just for the college you’re applying to, some for hs grads from your town only etc. You need to do some proper research on this. You don’t say if your family is paying or you’ll be. There are lots of online calculators. Otherwise, contact the colleges directly. It’s always worthwhile. You seem really confused on the actual cost. You need to look at all the state colleges which have your major plus a few in nearby states as there can be cross-state deals depending on where you live.</p>
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<li><p>You don’t say if you’re already fluent in Korean. If you aren’t already and given your interests are in the hard sciences I’d really advise against it. Korean takes longer than your average European language to learn because of all the honorifics. To get to the point where you could major in a science, taught in Korean would be years which would cost you additional money while not studying any sciences. </p></li>
<li><p>If you want to do Radiography in the US afterwards, you might find your degree doesn’t transfer at all. Or you’d need to do additional coursework. Likewise, general grad school might be made more difficult simply due to gpa. </p></li>
<li><p>If you do have a love of all things Korean you can indulge this while still studying in the US. You could do a minor in the language. Join a cultural club. You could take part in a study abroad program. There might even be some research abroad opportunities, especially if the college you attend has links. </p></li>
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<p>I’m the last person to say don’t study abroad- I’d go back to China to study the language in a heartbeat although it wouldn’t help my job prospects. However, you seem to be a bit spooked by the cost of college. If you research your home options thoroughly, you might be pleasantly surprised.</p>
<p>I agree with highland_poppy, but if you are still interested in universities in south korea, maybe consider the prestigious seoul or yeonsei schools.</p>
<p>Im in a similar situation. I was thinking of studying in Japan or S.korea.
First of all, Seoul National University is THE school of Korea (all koreans strive to go there cause it ensures them a good job). Also, It is easier to get into these schools as an international student than as a native (although I dont think you can go in with just any grades, but you’ll definitely have less of a hard time getting in than koreans applying there). Finally, the only problem to me (and it could be a prob for you too) is if I want to come back to the US for a job. It makes sense that if you want to live and work in the US, you should probably study there.
Which brings me to the question, where do i want to live/work? Cause honestly I think I’d love to live in a different country. But what if I wanted to come back to the US, plus my parents would probably be against me going so far away, and gahh! Lol goodluck. </p>
<p>I don’t know about Korea, but if you want to get in as a Korean (and speak it fluently) you will probalby need to pass the entrance exams. it is extremely competitive, to say to least, as there aren’t enough places. If you don’t want to get in as a Korean, a program for international students ) in English will cost top dollar. </p>
<p>Im also interested in going to a university abroad (preferably Korea or Japan). I’ve tried looking some schools up but i haven’t had any luck finding full info on any of them hope you have better luck</p>
<p>@OneOkRock17 if you have questions about Japanese colleges, let me know! I am a Junior studying in Tokyo and I have many friends at different colleges in Japan (both Japanese and non-fluent Japanese) so I can give you some advice. </p>
<p>Other comments are really good and I’d really have to agree with most everything said. I’d like to add also that Yonsei’s website has a lot of information available about their program, but it could take an year or so (it varies by person) to get a degree here (I’m studying abroad at Yonsei currently) because you have to enroll in thier KLI courses and by your second year you have to be fluent like a native by test or you can’t continue as they only have a limited amount of English courses, some of which the professors decide that one or 2 international students isn’t enough for them to put in the effort of speaking English and they’ll still teach in Korean anyways. As someone mentioned it’s also expensive and any “practical” majors like science and such won’t carry over to the US so you 'd have to want to work here. As for film, though, that could potentially carry over, but there are some differences in how things are done so still no guarantees there.
If you’re interested in Korea I would more suggest studying full-time in the states and then spending a semester or a year here in Korea, but if you’re heart’s set on it I don’t discourage full-time study here in Korea, either as I know people who have done so or are doing so and are happy with it.
Before making any decisions about Korea, though, I suggest watching eatyourkimchi’s 3 videos about college life here in Korea (Ewha Womens Univ., Campus Life, Dorm Life). A lot in them is from the perspective of someone who is attending university here in Korea and it’s stuff that helped me when I first came here and the more recent ones are things I wish I had known before coming here.</p>
hope you have better luck</p>