Langara Korean Exchange
 

http://www.langara.bc.ca/external-studies/korea.html

Anyone have any experience with this exchange program?

I'm under the impression you just go there, chill, speak English with the Koreans, get paid, and experience some of the culture?

my friend did this program. he said it was pretty easy. you drink/karaoke pretty much every night and you learn a good chunk of korean.

^ Do you know how much it cost and what it got your friend?

Anyone done the japan exchange? Thinking about doing it next year.

Not sure, but they pay like half of your airfare and you get an allowance weekly. (either from the program or from tutoring english)

Dont think theres a japan exchange program in langara. Those are like 3 weeks field trip thing.

I'm going to ask the person heading this program, but do you know of any requirements? Like my grades aren't so-so, so I'm very worried about that.

yea. you need a mediocre GPA. above 2.0, must spend at least a year in school prior to applying.Though it didnt specifically mention has to be in langara.

ask the person in the international students department.

shit i heard about this but never seen any posters or anything. Im so interested and down to go. Yea i heard they pay your airfare and tuition plus money to eat each week.
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man If I was younger I'd do it. Maybe after I Grad.

aww yeahhh korea :D imma talk with the advisers asap haha.

As said in your PM, I did this back in spring 2007. There was only one other person who did this before me and for my semester, two of us from Langara went. From what I can remember, you pay tuition to Langara and then they provide you with free dormitory, $400 for airfare, and $150(usd) exchanged into KRW a week. You have to attend some tutorial services where you meet the students at Soonchunhyang and just converse with them in English and help build up their confidence.

Most of the times were spent drinking soju at the local bars and having fun. The uni is not a good uni, but it has a good atmosphere and environment. Much better than Langara and SFU (can't say for UBC since I never went there). It is roughly 1.5 hours south of Seoul, so a bit far. If you go to Seoul, you would want to go for the weekend and stay overnight.

The courses are easy (and like all exchanges, the grade does not matter, it's only pass or fail to be transfered back) which reflect upon the school not being that challenging. If you are going there to have fun, get paid, chill, is a good place. If you are going there to learn academically, it is not a good place.

Your course will include Korean writing and also a course in Korean conversation, the rest you can pick.

I went on an exchange to Korea and also to HK (HK through SFU) and the one in Korea was much better. Maybe due to the friends I had met at the dorm and my roommate, but better overall experience. Also because like I said, SCH in Korea wasn't hard so it was more fun and play, while HK was more academic.

I talked to the office. We have to talk to the people at the Homestay Office beside the International studies office and down the hallway to our left. The person with all the info comes in on thurs so.....rs korean exchange group meet? :)

koreaaa numbah oneeeeeee

you can pick up some korean chicks :fullofwin:

camrysport, text me. we'll have our meet. I'm very interested in this LOL. Been taking Korean outside of school. And from friends, they say exchange to Korea is extremely fun and a good experience. I've been there for holiday once and I'm completely in love with the place.

I wonder how many people they'll take in.

Aight lets do it.

I think they take a class size or so there or most likely so like 20, 30ish?

minimum 10 to start the program. are you guys planning to go on spring or fall?

i might be down too

How many credits do you need? How long is it? Just a semester?

10 rs ppl interested? haha

I'm interested in this program but sadly no time >:

So who's down? I think we definitely probably have more than enough since there's going to be people outside of us that are in.

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its a semester. my friend stayed for a year.


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Talking to person on tmr about all the info and stuff. It's been a year and a half for me so I'm set, just gotta check out the costs. I just want to leave the country and shithole for a while to explore the world.

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3. CamryV6Sport (if my financials work out)

On the SCH University site, it says in additional to the application form, you'll also be required to have international medical insurance, two letters of recommendation, an academic transcript with a minimum GPA of 3.0 - 4.0 and a statement of purpose.