<p>You should go to dartmouth if there is no possibility that you can attend Stanford. You can always take a break if you think you're not ready for university and resume studies later...and BTW congrats, a full ride to Dartmouth is a great achievement, compared to me not applying for any finaid and getting rejected from cornell, (but going to washU so expensive)</p>
<p>Top 5 languages....hmmm
English
Chinese
Japanese
Spanish?? (a lot of Koreans taking spanish in my school)
French??
Well these are just some of the major languages used in the world, and I think Korean people will learn languages that are most widely used, and that's why soooooooo many people learn Chinese and study in China every summer in university camps for highschool students, where they are not allowed to speak any Korean, also the reason why finding teachers and paying for them are easy, because they can only speak chinese, lol</p>
<p>BTW have you guys heard about the Korean student who sent deposits to three universities? He got accepted to Cornell, Umich and Emory business schools and couldn't decide between the three. So he and his parents decided to send depoists to his top three choices, but later he was unexpectedly BLACKLISTED! Because he wanted to think more about the universities he wanted to go to....its really sad, stupid and funny
But I hope that nobody makes such mistakes again, especially us Korean with such great opportunities for a college education in the states.</p>
<p>Hey I thought that you could send deposits to more than one universities, then withdraw when you make the final choice.. ofcourse deposit money not refundable. I mean for example if you get into the waitlisted college you want to attend, this will be the only solution aint i right?</p>
<p>I was born in Korea, but grew up in English-speaking countries. I never had many Korean friends before, and only spoke english w/ all the Koreans who i was friends with. But when i moved to America, I became friends with a lot more koreans - those who couldn't speak english very fluently. I know I should call older guys and girls @ school 언니 and 오빠, but I can never bring myself to do so! I was moved up a grade when I came to America (i'm a senior right now) so I'm in the same grade as people who are 1~2 years older than i am. If I were a junior like I should have been, I'd feel pretty comfortable calling my friends 언니 and 오빠, but being in the same grade as them, I feel equal to them. It seems a little degrading to me to use formal language.</p>
<p>Plus, since I never had many Korean friends, I never grew up calling anyone 언니 and 오빠. It feels really weird calling my friends those words now, as I'm only used to calling my blood-related older sister 언니.</p>
<p>I don't think the formalities expected in Korea should be required in America. This is an english country where people 1~2 yrs in difference don't speak formally to each other and freshmen and seniors are friends. Since we're living in America, we should follow the American rules and not have to use 언니, 오빠 and other 존댓말. I don't even use 존댓말 with my parents!!</p>
<p>it's funny, "korea" used to be "corea" which is archaic now. i was able to note this in gibbon's THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. a brilliant work if u want to be exposed to zillion names of peoples, nations all with 18th century english orthographical norms.</p>
<p>Euxine Sea=Black Sea</p>
<p>latin names:
GALLIA : france
HISPANIA: spain
ITALIA : italy
AFRICA: algeria
ILLYRICUM: yugoslavia</p>
<p>The problem is that he got accepted to all three, and there were no waitlists
He sent the three deposits as a confirmation that he was going there, because he was accepted to all three. If it was a waitlist it would have been perfectly fine, but because they were all acceptances he couldn't have changed his mind.</p>
<p>Universities say that you can send a deposit to only one university, but after accepting a place on a waitlist you wont be sending them a deposit until you're accepted. Right?</p>
<p>Corea = 고려 (go ryeu) ^^
I was addicted to 왕건 (a drama based during the 고려 times)</p>
<p>btw I heard that before the Japanese took over our country was called Corea. If you look at worldcup 2002 you'll see that the scarfs everyone holds up is written "Corea" not "Korea." The reason why the Japanese changed it was because C is before J (Japan) in alphabets, so to show that Japanese are superior they've changed it to K (which comes after J)... many people thought Koreans didn't know how to spell their own country in the world cup but actually it's the original country's name.</p>
<p>"I don't think the formalities expected in Korea should be required in America"</p>
<p>I'd have to disagree on that a little. Unless the person I'm talking to is COMPELTELY whitewashed, I always refer to them as hyung/nuna just out of respect (if they're older). It's always nice to know that your hyungs have your back no matter what trouble you get in, and you extend that protection to your dongsengs.</p>
<p>Also, if you go into some korean establishment like a bar, you'll see the same traditions as you would in Korea.</p>
<p>I agree with missysnafu ONLY on her quote "I don't think the formalities expected in Korea should be required in America."</p>
<p>However the formalities have to be respected and applied since Koreans are sensitive about it. Likewise, the Koreans have to be tolerant with the American culture. It's seriously disrespectful to call an elder a grade above you for example 야 or something. It's just like calling your parents 야. And if you are one of these people, then I would say that you are near to completely losing grasp of the korean culture! </p>
<p>formalities existed in western world as well. the lack of formalities is a recent phenomenon. it happened like an explosion. victorian age was so repressive and so conservative that some people just went nuts and totally disdained traditional ways and adopted eccentric behaviors. these people were usually artists who naturally led modern culture and also these immigrated to america thus spreading their cultural attitudes: Breton, Dali, Ernst..</p>
<p>i have a question: are cities in korea, and perhaps those of east asia in general, divided in such a way that the rich live in near the downtown and the poor in the suburbs? cuz, it's this way in european and latin american cities. america is the opposite: the poor in the middle and the rich in the suburbs.</p>
<p>But Westwood and condos near J-Town, LA are always expensive and sell out quickly. Thats close to downtown LA, near the 'heart' of the city. Not sure where LA ghettos are supposed to begin...</p>
<p>So are you saying that we should encourage repression so that the next generation will rebel and become more free-thinking (i.e. conformity of the 50's off-set by the 60's counter-culture?) I think you're right, so when I have a child I will repress him every chance I get! I won't let him go out at all, I will beat him when I catch him watching TV instead of slaving away at kanji in a Japanese-English dictionary, and I will do everything to make him hate me so that when he grows up he will be free-thinking and happy! Yes, I shall give him the middle name 'Libre,' and through him our little corner of society will be saved from banality!</p>
<p>Anyway, Dracula is cool. But it sucks how Dracula can walk in the sun and gets stabbed by a Bowie knife, not a stake.</p>
<p>sauronvoldemort, the reason why America developed in that fashion (where the poor stayied in the cities and the rich moved out) was because America had so much land (which is something most European, Latin America, or Asian countries don't have). Thus, I'd guess that Korea is non-American in this fashion. </p>
<p>Personally, whenever I think of Korea, I either think of Seoul or the shiguls in the country-side, and I just associated shigul with poverty. :/ Albeit, there ARE poor people in cities.</p>
<p>Here's a question: what's your favorite lamyeon brand? :D</p>
<p>Personally, I like any type of bowl/cup lamyeon. After that, I like Shin Laymeon (신라면). SO spicyyy.</p>
<p>charizard, what does dracula to do with korea? are u drunk again to post something so irrelevant? u gotta watch those greater than u and learn..</p>
<p>Wow, the Virginia Tech shooting is so sad. I feel really bad for all the victims and their families, as well as the parents of the killer.</p>
<p>Why the hell did Cho Seung-hui have to be South Korean?! Damn it. He lived in America since 1992, which is 15 years so why couldn't he have gotten an American citizenship? The press is going crazy emphasizing the fact that Cho is a Korean foreign alien.</p>
<p>Now the whole world's going to be anti-Korean. Sure, most people will claim they don't have any harsh feelings towards the race or be openly discriminatory, but deep down, I'm sure many people will feel a little animosity. It's not like North Korea wasn't causing enough problems, now this mentally deluded psycho has to stir up more trouble in America. And what was up with his video message "I'm doing this for my children, my brother and sisters" or whatever the quote was? What, you're killing 33 innocent bystanders for what reason?! And who are your brothers and sisters? Surely not the rest of the Korean race!</p>
<p>Why do suicidal people feel they have to take others down with them as they say "buh-bye" to life? What goes on inside their heads to make them shoot innocent people in the head? Seriously ... i could rant on forever ...</p>
<p>Wow.. The night before the VA Tech shooting, I told my parents, "I decided on UVA". Next morning, I wake up, and I find out about what happend in VA.
I'm wondering if there will be discrimination against the korean population at UVA now.. Like, my dad said, every year, during April, there's a chance you will be heavily discriminated against.. And plus, I heard that the korean community is not that big at UVA so i dunno how everythings gonna turn out..
Now I'm back to square one.. choosing colleges.. I'm now considering NU.. again..for the millionth time..</p>
<p>Oh yeah and I hate that guy. That guy. What a loser. Why did he have to take down others with him? I absolutely HATE that guy.
I feel so sad for the victims and their families :(</p>
<p>I don't understand why all the koreans I know are just worried about the fact that the killer was korean. He might have been a korean descant, but he was nothing more than a depressed individual who had no one to talk to.
Criticizing his nationality won't make the situation better. The killer could've been, for example, caucasian or hispanic.
It's HIS fault. Not koreans'.</p>
<p>mrclassicfreak is right, but not everyone thinks objectively. There are millions of ignorant people who insists on stereotyping..</p>
<p>Anyway, if you decided on UVA you should go there. This incident should not have an effect on your decision 'cause it's just one of those tragedies that have no connection with your race.</p>
