Well, I’m not dead yet. After changing my schedule a few times I’ve finally approached a point where I feel comfortable. I originally thought I would be fine taking a North Korean Studies class in Korean, but after looking at the material I decided against that. It really sucks cause I was looking forward to it, but 800+ pages of reading in Korean books just isn’t going to go well. One 400 page book maybe, but 120+ pages per week of reading is absolutely insane (for someone at my level). I decided to just take an Advanced Korean class for my one course in Korean this semester and then try in Fall again to take a real class in Korean.
I’m going to post a summary of everything I’ve done since I’ve arrived in Korea as a kind of guide for anyone else (particularly SNU students) who is curious about what someone needs to do after arriving in Korea. Once I post that feel free to comment and suggest anything else to include.
Are the students there bright, competitive, etc? What about the professors? How much workload did you have, and do you expect it to increase?
I feel your pain. I failed my PE class the first time I came to America. There was a written exam at the end of the semester, which was ridiculously easy to other students. That’s how bad my English was. I’ve never met anyone who failed PE. lol
@Chunbum Park
I haven’t really felt competitive. As for the workload, I’ll have to see as the semester goes on
What is the name of the Korean course in Korean?
Also… 120 pages… wow. I read 20 or so a week and that takes about 3-4 hours… if it’s fun reading and I already memorized the words. lol
@qklilx
Yep, I did about two pages and said screw this lol. If it was 20 I would totally do it >< I was really looking forward to this class too ㅜㅜ