1, the climate of Korea
South Korea has a temperate maritime climate with four distinct seasons throughout the year. It is the hottest from July to August every year, with an average temperature of about 25 degrees Celsius and a temperature of about 38 to 40 degrees Celsius. February to February, 65438 was the coldest, with an average temperature of about minus 5 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of minus 15 degrees Celsius.
Summer in Korea is hot, with rainy season and high temperature and humidity. In winter, the temperature is cold and windy. Only in spring and autumn, the temperature is pleasant and the weather is sunny. Because the four seasons in Korea change obviously, China students studying in Korea should be prepared to take clothes with reference to the weather in Beijing, so as to spend winter and summer smoothly.
2. The price in Korea
Prices in Korea vary from region to region. Prices in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, are higher than those in other regions, including accommodation, rent, tuition and catering. Not as good as China's Beishangguang area, but it will be lower in other areas.
3. Korean diet
Koreans live mainly on rice and pasta, and like to eat heavy and spicy food. For example, kimchi and Chili sauce, which are common in Korea, are the main side dishes or seasonings for Koreans every day. Koreans love to drink soup, especially pickled vegetable soup and bean curd soup, which are all necessary soups in Korea.
There are many kinds of spices and raw materials in the Korean market. If China students cook by themselves, they can easily buy what they need. In addition, South Korea's fast food industry is also very popular, such as bread, hamburgers, pizza, fried chicken and other western-style fast food is extremely common. Of course, China restaurants are also appearing around us more and more.
4. Mode of transportation in Korea
South Korea has developed public transportation. Despite the traffic congestion in Seoul, the developed subway lines and bus-only expressways can quickly reach any place you want to go. If you use a transportation card uniformly throughout the country, you can enjoy the discount of free transfer.
2. Free benefits provided by Korean universities for international students.
First, free lockers.
Students need to bring textbooks to class. Generally, reference books are not very light. You may also need to bring your own computer. There are more than one course every day, and it is quite stressful to run back and forth with heavy textbooks on your back every day.
Fortunately, the school will provide lockers for students. There are a lot of lockers, but you need to apply. After all, it is not waiting for confession. If the application is late, there may be no locker, and the application will be open one week before the start of school.
Second, free computer room.
Although students have their own computers, if they need them urgently, they can choose to go to the school computer room, where they can use them for free, and it is also very suitable for group projects and thesis writing. After all, the environment will also affect the result.
After entering the computer room, you must keep quiet and obey the rules. If you need to talk, you can go to the lobby, where you can also provide printing services to help you print things.
3. Free meeting room
There will be a scale division, some can accommodate a large number of people, and some can only accommodate four or five people. You can choose according to your own needs. Although the conference room can be used free of charge, you must make an appointment in advance in order to use it smoothly.
And the conference room doesn't take up space. If you don't finish your task in one day's use, you can only apply again if you need to renew it, and you must take all your information with you when you leave, without providing storage services.
Fourth, the free activity room.
There will be an activity room for students' imagination and entertainment, a comfortable lounge, separate for men and women, rows of sofas, tables and simple drinks, which can be taken at will.
Entertainment-related This is mainly a movie screening room, which is generally smaller. The reflection of the movie can be chosen by itself, and it is fixed most of the time; There will also be a gym, providing relatively complete equipment, and professional coaches will be arranged to guide students.
3. Application documents to be prepared for studying in Korea
1, introduce yourself
Self-introduction is a very important factor in the application for studying in Korea. Its main contents include the growth environment and learning background of learning, the experience of participating in activities inside and outside the school, why to choose this school and major, and so on. If you apply for a research book, you should also focus on describing your activities or internship experience related to the applied professional field during your study. Self-introduction is one of the most important reference materials in the application for studying abroad, and it is also a key opportunity for applicants to fully show themselves. At the same time, self-introduction is also a synthesis and summary of all application materials, just like a main thread that runs through. A good self-introduction can help international students stand out from the numerous application materials and apply successfully.
2. Resume
Generally speaking, only a few universities in Korea require resumes, such as Korea University. However, if you want to have sex with the professor before applying, it is a very good choice to have a resume. The characteristics of resume should be highly summarized, and everyone should extract their own highlights here, so that the professor can leave a deep impression on you. In addition, because Korean universities will strictly stipulate the number of words to introduce yourself, you can put other aspects you think need to be added in your resume. Resume should at least cover personal information, education, honors won, major personal events, published works, participation in community organizations and other abilities and hobbies.
3. Personal statement
1) the direction to be studied;
2) Future career goals.
3) The academic or professional interests and background of the applicant;
If the personal statement is well written, it can greatly improve the chances of applicants getting admission and scholarships, which is an excellent opportunity for applicants. Unfortunately, although many applicants have devoted themselves to IELTS and GRE, their personal statements are often done overnight, perfunctory, lacking in content and full of grammatical mistakes.
Korean universities do not only evaluate the qualifications of applicants through traditional examinations, which does not mean that their admission standards are not strict. When foreign professors decide whether you are the student they want, they want to hear your opinion of themselves first. When you introduce yourself through the application documents, you will find that the opportunities and challenges you face are equally huge.
To write a successful application document, it is not enough to have only those basic writing skills (clarity and conciseness) suitable for any writing type. A good application document requires the applicant to skillfully show his unique personality and experience in a completely different way from other applicants. This is a demanding and often complicated job.
This is true not only for China people, but also for native English speakers. However, we still need to overcome the language barrier in China.
4. Letter of recommendation
Letter of recommendation refers to the origin of students, school teachers and other people who are familiar with students, and make an objective evaluation of students from the perspective of a third party. During the application process, you usually need one or two letters of recommendation. Letter of recommendation plays an important role, because in addition to transcripts and language proficiency, letter of recommendation is an objective evaluation material for students.
5. Academic plan
The study plan is the most important for the application documents. It can be said that Korean universities basically know your ability to write papers from the applicant's study plan. In terms of distinguishing majors, most majors, such as sociology, philosophy, business, media and so on. You need to write a study plan. The main purpose is to examine the applicant's language ability. If you can write beautiful Korean documents, you can at least prove from the side that you have the potential to use fluent spoken English, which is very helpful for these professional applications. In the process of writing, you must not write empty words, such as "I will try my best to complete the teaching project after entering school" and "I plan to continue to improve my Korean ability and strive for Band 6 after entering school". How to finish the professor's project and get the result of IK6 needs to be detailed and detailed.