study abroad Q&A | Seoul, South Korea & korea university advice

hi:) I received a lot of questions about my study abroad experience in korea this past fall, and many of the questions were too long to explain in a comment, so I made this video to go into these questions more. I hope this is helpful, and answered the question. I know I wish I had this video before going abroad hehe. If you have more questions, please feel free to ask below! ILY - chlo
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timecodes:
0:00 - intro
0:35 - what program did you go with?
1:34 - 1st benefit of my program
1:41 - advice #1
1:53 - did you apply for study abroad with any scholarships?
2:14 - what were classes like abroad? / what kind of classes did they offer?
6:18 - which language classes do you recommend?
7:36 - how did you make friends abroad?
8:36 - 2nd benefit of my program
9:24 - did studying abroad set back your graduation?
9:42 - advice #2
10:04 - how should I pack?
11:14 - can you take outside trips?
11:19 - 3rd benefit of my program
11:58 - what kind of credit card can you use?
12:15 - advice #3
about me:)
where am I from? - houston, texas bby
what college did I attend? -- texas a&m university (korea university for the fall 2022)
what did I study? -- Life Sciences (Nutrition BS)
how tall am I? -- 5'9
what camera do I use? -- cannon g7x

[@paxytime]

Im also going with TEAN in Spring 2025! Thank you so so so much for this video. Its easing my worries and making me more excited at the same time.

[@nikhilpatel2216]

A wise Korean man once told me, “a tree that will be tall tomorrow starts by planting its seeds today”

[@j0elj]

the way i clicked on this video IMMEDIATELY when i saw it in my subscriptions. tysm for this video!!! it reallyy helped and i actually jotted some stuff down too for the future

[@ChloeChung]

YAY! im so glad to help:)

[@zerahero]

ME TOO! going on the same program spring '24

[@j0elj]

@@zerahero omg!! have fun and i wish u all the best luck

[@Clareatuti]

I'm going for the summer so this was helpful!!

[@Alexislovesyooh00]

study abroad queen

[@richardyu335]

What are your plans for after graduation? Congrats btw 🎉

[@ChloeChung]

Thanks sm! I'm applying to get my MBA:)

[@kk_tran]

wait i just left a comment on ur other vid and i also go to tamu and applied thru TEAN😭😭 def binging ur vid now but still confused abt the tean bus thing bc they didn't specify 💔

[@ChloeChung]

omg that’s so exciting! so at least for me, they just kept in contact through kakao abt where they’d be in the airport and you just meet up with them and they’ll have buses for you:)

[@Suma_23830]

Hey Chloe, quick question, did u have an travel or health insurance going to korea or did u apply once u got there. Thanks Love ur videos ❤

[@ChloeChung]

hi:) my program took care of all of my insurances for my time in korea, but im pretty sure i just had health insurance!

[@sofiapapoyan9418]

Hi Chloe! I was wondering what the cost of tuition + dorm & meal were? Is it roughly the same as A&M (I’m about to start my freshman year!)

[@ChloeChung]

It was sightly more expensive than a&m especially because of personal expenses like food, shopping, and activities that you normally wouldn't do in college station. For a study abroad experience, it was very reasonable:)

[@Diego-tq5ph]

Hello! I had a question, did you have to pay a&m tuition plus the tuition to study abroad, or was it only you pay the study abroad tuition and it would count as if you were still an ongoing a&m student? @@ChloeChung

[@ChloeChung]

@@Diego-tq5ph At the end of the day, it was more expensive to be in korea just because of more personalized reasons like shopping and eating etc, but no there was not a double tuition!

[@Diego-tq5ph]

thank you! I think I am going to transfer to TAMU and try to apply for the Yonsei program the have there! Again, thank you!@@ChloeChung

[@dianaay6131]

Oh, one teeny tiny question, what did you do/buy for the Korean phone number they require? Thank you in advance!

[@ChloeChung]

i got a sim card for the amount of time i was there for:)

[@l7nax]

hi Chloe I need a piece of advice, I’m not really great at studying but I really wanna go and study abroad in Korea do u think it would be too stressful? Im really scared of regretting my decision after going no matter how many vids I watch people rarely talk about the stressful studying part.

[@ChloeChung]

hi! it truly depends on what classes you take. I would say don't stress about the academics too much because they curve a lot for international students (at least at my university) and was pass/fail. Academically it wasn't bad at all! hope this helps!