<p>I met someone last night who gave me the idea of studying abroad @ SNU for a summer or semester. He offered to sponsor me (not exactly sure what that really means). What are your thoughts? Has anyone here done this? My korean is rudimentary at best...I can barely speak it but can understand it fluently. How is the application process and are changes slim or good of being accepted?</p>
<p>Also, for those who live around the area, what's the social scene like? At home, I work for a nightlife company and go to a lot of bars/clubs...same thing over there? Any insight would be appreciated :]</p>
<p>i heard that it is EXTREMELY difficult to get into SNU.. i know a girl who got accepted to harvard and she told me that it was harder to get into SNU than HARVARD.. in the end, she went to SNU.. i dunno about the application process details but you should still give it a try despite the competitiveness</p>
<p>Obviously it's MUCH harder to get into SNU than ANY universities in the US. But laserprecision is talking about studying abroad, not actually enrolling as a full-time SNU student. If he were to APPLY to SNU, the competition will be FIERCE
I know a person who studied abroad with Yonsei University, and she liked it very much...if that helps..</p>
<p>I have a hook in SNU for the application, thus that's not really the main concern for me...just wondering what the social scene is like. Anyone?</p>
<p>and yes, I'm only studying abroad, not applying as a full-time student there.</p>
<p>sara0023, its true its extremely difficult to get into SNU but only if you apply domestically... if you apply as an international student, it increases your chances of getting in dramatically</p>
<p>laserprecision, check out their website <a href="http://oia.snu.ac.kr/summer%5B/url%5D">http://oia.snu.ac.kr/summer</a> and email their office of international affairs <a href="mailto:snuoia@snu.ac.kr">snuoia@snu.ac.kr</a>
and i dont know much about this because im underage and have been out of the country for the last 7 yrs but there are a lot of clubs and bars in seoul near hongdae and sinchon and its easy to get around the city because seoul has a good subway system... im not sure if it helped any but please do look into it!</p>
<p>The deadline for SNU's summer program passed already but the dean said I could apply this week or next. Bumping this for any tips on good bars/clubs to visit.</p>
Is it really that hard to get into SNU?!?!! Oh my god!!!! But I mean SNU is quite poorly ranked in all the world university rankings, certainly pale in comparison to University of Tokyo and National University of Singapore when talking only about the Asia Pacific region.</p>
<p>Now hard is it for an international to get into SNU for further studies? I am an international (have absolutely no relations with Korea, but I am a Chinese by race though, but not from China) and would be heading to Imperial College, UK for BSc in Maths. What are my chances with a MSc at SNU?</p>
<p>SNU is extraordinarily difficult to get into, but that says little about how hard it is to get out of. I do have a friend applying from abroad this year, so it should be interesting to see how she does.</p>
<p>For you though spencer, your chances are pretty much 0%. Unless you are somewhat fluent in Korean, and are somewhat obsessed with standardized testing and academics like the rest of Asia, you can pretty much count on Starcraft and BoA being your only relations to Korea.</p>
<p>If I were to apply there, I'm a legacy (my dad got his BS, MS and PhD there), not that it matters or anything since it's soo freaking hard to get into. Their admission rates are like probably in line with the Curtis Institute of Music (about 3%).</p>
<p>Although SNU ranks pretty low in world-rank, it's still hard to get into. You should take a try.(If I have a chance to be there I'd love to go!) and Seoul is FUN city to be in.. esp. if you are night person :)</p>
<p>Seoul has a good subway system but it only runs till 11-12 so u will prolly have to take a cab.</p>
<p>yes theres definitely lots to do in Seoul. i dont know where ur from but its pretty much like any major city in the u.s. (I went to NYC this summer and was like "hey its like Seoul!" I grew up in Seoul but now I live in INDIANA....boring)
it sucks that ur going in the summer tho. Korean summers are hot and extremely humid. rains a lot too, especially in July.</p>
<p>Ok I may not know much about SNU- BUT I know A HECK of a lot about Harvard (fyi- the best college in the world- get a Degree in anything from Harvard and you’ve got international clout.)
Ok my experiance with Universities that make it impossible to get in- and stress the importance of tests it- The teach you how to do one thing… take tests.</p>
<p>Yeah- you’ll know the information in the tests… you’ll know it well… but that’s it…
you’ll be a freaking sponge without personality or skill… you’ll fit nicely in with the rest of the overly conformed peoples of socity. You’ll learn by the book… what is in the book, how the book works…</p>
<p>Schools like Harvard are the best because the exams arn’t what is important- a B+ student could get into Harvard- surprised? No not really- You see a smart person is not measured in how many A+ you have- or how many exams you ace… or How many amazing colleges your excepted to- but it’s how you think.
Harvard measures how well a person understands a subject- The measure how much knowledge you can compile without having learned anything… They want thinkers… Not sponges that ace exams after studing for 23/24 hours a day- The want open-minded chagers… people with new ideas- possible new ideas applied to science and techology not yet thought of… yeah B+ students can be more brilliant the Valivitorians… You could have been the best of your high school class and entrace exams… and yeah get into Harvard… but you won’t stay long… you have to think- sponges don’t think… sadly from what I leared… you hve to be skilled in the art of taking tests to get into SNU… in Harvard… you have to be skilled to STAY in Harvard…
In schools like SNU… (In my opinion) you learn by the book…
In schools like Harvard you learn WITH the book…
Trust me… you don’t want to be an over worked sponge… be a thinker… </p>
<p>BUT HAY- If you want to see if your a great test taker… go ahead… try out for SNU…
if they accept you GREAT!!! But… That just proves your a great test taker… not a thinker…
(SMART PEOPLE DON’T NEED TEST TO PROVE THEIR SMART… THE JUST NEED TO THINK ^_^)
That’s why Harvard has the ratings it does…
And that’s also why I have just today found out SNU exsists…
But I have exsperianced other school simliar to SNU’s discriptions… with the whole
EXAMINATION HELL- experiance… and trust me… many of those schools… arn’t looking for free thinkers… there looking for the kind of thinker they want… and if your not it… your not in-</p>
<p>Thinking schools VS Testing schools
THINKING SCHOOLS WIN</p>
<p>That’s my opinion… take it- leave it- choke on it-
‘quite frankly my dear I don’t give a dam*’</p>
<p>SNU…is hard to get into.
Also, SNU is a thinking school-(if you want to coin it this way)…do you think those kids who got into harvard at the age of 15 with 2400 on sat…is based on just their mere aspirant future for thinking or their brilliance and academical scores which show…</p>
<p>your intelligence, </p>
<p>The truth is…neither SNU nor Harvard seeks out students like you with parochial views.</p>
<p>You could have thought that their academic leisure is what makes them nerdy,with harvard being the greatest in the field of thinking - that is absurd and preposterous.</p>
<p>What is a thinking school,r u prone to say creativity that just pops into your mind.
some people derive creativity from plagiarism, </p>
<p>its all about the perspective. ////think about it… and think about it again… its not about the name of the school that decides who you are. Its just a part of what you become.</p>
<p>There’s no such thing as a “thinking school” …</p>
<p>man…this thread is 2 years old… why did ya bump into this useless ****</p>
<p>lachata-the SAT has no bearing on your intelligence. The SAT, just like the LSAT, GMAT, GRE, and every other alphabet soup test out there, tests you on one thing and one thing only: THE TEST. That’s it. The SAT tests you on the SAT, the LSAT tests you on the LSAT, the GMAT tests you on the GMAT, the GRE tests you on the GRE. If you practice them enough, you’ll eventually get a perfect score, regardless of intelligence.</p>
<p>let me give you my insight My parents both are graduates from Seoul National University, and they are both geniuses. My dad got his ph.d from university of sydney and now is working for John Deere in US. Millions of kids in Korea dream about going to Seoul University since they enter kindergarten because the prestige you get from graduating there is unbelievable in Korea… It’s like ivy league in USA on steroids. You are automatically considered upper class by ANYONE if you graduate from here. It is considered the end of business world in korea if SNU graduate cannot get a decent paying job. Getting in SNU is extremely difficult. There’s a college entrance exam and you get in SNU only if you score near perfect on it. That’s the only way. For example, 2300 on SAT. I read somewhere that SNU has acceptance rate of 0.5%. It is true that it’s harder to get in SNU than harvard academically. Harvard weights emphasis on EC too, but SNU is purely looking for the smartest and hardest working kids. But I dont think the students are cut throat. My parents told me in korea once you get in prestigious unviersity, your diploma is almost guaranteed, contrary to Cornell university where people commit suicide because of grade deflation. That’s a little bit of background of SNU</p>
<p>Im someone who’ll be applying as an interntaionl to SNU and this thread was somewhat helpful…(it’s more that my parents want me to go there because of the prestige and the cheap costs) My dad called the admissions office and i think he said that acceptance rate for internationals is 25%. Dramatically higher than the 0.5%… Even if I do get in… I’m intimidated to be surrounded by the highest scoring testtakers in the country…</p>
My parents both are graduates from Seoul National University, and they are both geniuses. My dad got his ph.d from university of sydney and now is working for John Deere in US. Millions of kids in Korea dream about going to Seoul University since they enter kindergarten because the prestige you get from graduating there is unbelievable in Korea… It’s like ivy league in USA on steroids. You are automatically considered upper class by ANYONE if you graduate from here. It is considered the end of business world in korea if SNU graduate cannot get a decent paying job. Getting in SNU is extremely difficult. There’s a college entrance exam and you get in SNU only if you score near perfect on it. That’s the only way. For example, 2300 on SAT. I read somewhere that SNU has acceptance rate of 0.5%. It is true that it’s harder to get in SNU than harvard academically. Harvard weights emphasis on EC too, but SNU is purely looking for the smartest and hardest working kids. But I dont think the students are cut throat. My parents told me in korea once you get in prestigious unviersity, your diploma is almost guaranteed, contrary to Cornell university where people commit suicide because of grade deflation. That’s a little bit of background of SNU</p>