Hanyang University Fall 2018 Past Review
By Van Lam (The University of Texas at Austin) - abroad from 09/03/2018 to 12/05/2018 with
Hanyang University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I learned how to communicate with others when our common language was Korean but none of us spoke it fluently.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Email responses were unprofessional, information was late (told students that if they arrived before a certain date, they wouldn't be allowed to move in early, except they sent this email 2 weeks before the program began), and just generally unorganized. They made students pay to be picked up from the airport, except the bus driver from Hanyang University didn't know where to go. In addition, they made an error on a document needed for the alien registration card. When I went to ask for help, no one in the administration spoke English. Although I knew how to speak enough Korean, I don't know how other students in my situation who don't know Korean could've explained it. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Be careful of people telling you to come see their event to teach foreigners about Korean culture. They are ALL scams that force you to give them money. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
The whole administration is a mess and was enough to ruin the program for me. |
Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Intermediate 2 Korean at Korea University |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Go to language exchange and don't be afraid to talk in class. |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I knew more about the alien registration card and other immigration related issues and how to solve them. |
