Korea Univerisity Sejong Campus: Changing your world" Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

Korea University overall has a much smaller workload that NMSU. Most classes do not require a great deal of homework. Class attendance is considered very important in Korea, more than in the USA. Students are much more quiet and deferential to their instructors, and class discussion is rare. Grading differs in KUS, but the English courses the exchange students take are graded at the teacher's discretion. The classes were challenging in their own way, and educational. The advanced Korean language class and the Korean Culture class were especially fantastic. The school spared little expense to help all those in our program have a hands-on Korean experience.

On-site administration of your program

In the world, there cannot be a better program, and it is because of the people in charge of the program. The Office of International Affairs and Education at KUS is full of wonderful, giving, self-sacrificing, loving people. They are the epitome of Korean hospitality, and you could not possibly ask for more. Anything about the program which may be lacking is made perfect through their kindness.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

You need to have your own toiletries and personal items for the dorms. I lived with two Koreans, both of whom spoke English fairly well. I felt a need to help them speak English better and so I spoke only English with them.

The food is plentiful, delicious and healthy. However, you have to eat outside the cafeteria or else pay extra for lunch and weekends.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

Until you have experienced it, you just won't understand but Korea is an absolute riot! There is always always always something amazingly fun happening. Your problem is not finding something to do, but choosing between all the many options.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Korea is a very safe country, much more safe than any part of America. Jochiwon, the host city, is rural and especially safe. There is an on campus clinic which provides free medicine. Hospital visits are cheap when compared with the US, and if you ask, the Office of International Affairs and Education will do anything for you, including driving you to the hospital and staying there to translate for you and making sure you get the help you need.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

In Korea, most people speak some amount of English, and around campus there are quite a few people who speak English very well. However, for those with interest and motivation there was plenty of chances to learn and speak Korean inside and outside of class.

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• Dorm

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• Local Students

• The people in the program
• The leaders in the program.

• My Korean class (the advanced one) was perfect, but the lower level classes seemed to be very wanting.