Korean Studies 2010?

starhae

well, i suppose. i thought this gap year was going to be **** and yet it was the best thing thats happened to me. you never know whats going to happen.

I couldn't agree more :biggrin:

I was seriously depressed this summer. I had a place at the nearest uni to do sociology and I couldn't think of anything I wanted to do less with my life. All the japanese courses I'd ever seen were asking for like AAB and I left college with 2-alevels, so I didn't even think it was possible.
When I actually did my research and found some courses that were in my reach I got all super motivated and went back to college!
What have you got planned for this next year then? (:

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starhae

Livvyxo

What have you got planned for this next year then? (:

i'm going to korea with adam and alex ( i think you've added them on facebook ) in february (which i'm actually booked accomo for tomorrow!) and i've just been working full time which i have really been enjoying more than i thought i would.

then i think after korea i'll go and visit some of my friends in europe (: the gap year has given me much more experience, money and i'll be much more well traveled too. i know what to expect in uni now too. its given me time to relax.

you?

Reply 83

starhae

i'm going to korea with adam and alex ( i think you've added them on facebook ) in february (which i'm actually booked accomo for tomorrow!) and i've just been working full time which i have really been enjoying more than i thought i would.

then i think after korea i'll go and visit some of my friends in europe (: the gap year has given me much more experience, money and i'll be much more well traveled too. i know what to expect in uni now too. its given me time to relax.

you?

That's awesome, I've got money saved up for travels but I'm undecided as to where I'd like to go. (Korea or Japan) So what are your plans for korea? I mean are you gonna visit anywhere specific or are you just gonna wing it :biggrin:

What are you working as?
I'm back at college, just picking up an extra a-level so I can actually get into uni :smile:

Reply 84

OhYumMilk

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I emailed seas today to ask about being able to transfer to Korean and Linguistics if I met the grades =[

Reply 85

starhae

Livvyxo

That's awesome, I've got money saved up for travels but I'm undecided as to where I'd like to go. (Korea or Japan) So what are your plans for korea? I mean are you gonna visit anywhere specific or are you just gonna wing it :biggrin:

What are you working as?
I'm back at college, just picking up an extra a-level so I can actually get into uni :smile:

yeppp, you told me. politics was it?
and plans for korea, staying in a hostel in seoul and just wandering i guess. we have ideas of where we want to go and a lot of our friends who have been have given us places to go. i'm sure we won't be bored :smile:

and i'm working as a waitress.

Reply 86

OP

I wanna do linguistics and korean!
but so far i only have an offer for korean :frown:

i wanted straight korean, but i thought english would be good for teaching it abroad!
are you guys all starting in 2010?

Reply 87

emilyameliarose

I wanna do linguistics and korean!
but so far i only have an offer for korean :frown:

i wanted straight korean, but i thought english would be good for teaching it abroad!
are you guys all starting in 2010?

Yup! Are you starting then as well? I keep forgetting this is technically a gap year cause I'm at college ^^
What else have you applied for?

Reply 88

OP

Yeh i am!
i've applied for korean, linguistics & korean, just linguistics, and then lingusitics & korean at soas! how about you?
ah i'm gonna make sure my gap year until september 2011 is epic! i hope it is!! :biggrin:

what you been doing at college?

Reply 89

emilyameliarose

Yeh i am!
i've applied for korean, linguistics & korean, just linguistics, and then lingusitics & korean at soas! how about you?
ah i'm gonna make sure my gap year until september 2011 is epic! i hope it is!! :biggrin:

what you been doing at college?

2011? I thought you were starting september 2010 :smile:

I went back to college to sit AS and A2 Politics in one year, get an extra a-level! it sucks being back and times going so slowly but I need the qualifications to actually get on the course so it's worthwhile in the end!
What course do you want the most?

Reply 90

OP

noo because i'm going to korea to do that volunteer program for a year now! it looks pretty exciting and worthwhile so :smile:

aww bless! i want linguistics & korean! just for teaching english and stuff i think it'd be the most helpfullllll.
sooo tired of waiting for all the ucas offers though!!!
what you doing next year then? travelling?

Reply 91

emilyameliarose

noo because i'm going to korea to do that volunteer program for a year now! it looks pretty exciting and worthwhile so :smile:

aww bless! i want linguistics & korean! just for teaching english and stuff i think it'd be the most helpfullllll.
sooo tired of waiting for all the ucas offers though!!!
what you doing next year then? travelling?

Nope, I'm going straight to uni :smile:

I've been lucky enough to have done a lot of traveling around the world due to my dad's work, and I wanna get to uni asap so I reckon I might just take a short break away this summer! so nervous about going away on my own though!! I'm hoping to tag along with my uncle and his japanese wife XD Seriously, me in an airport would be fail, I think I'd be alright in the country though but I'm totally completely useless with visas and all that stuff.
Are you going on the volunteer program alone? I read you could do a few months? I wouldn't mind that, at least you're with other people in your position I suppose!

Reply 92

Kaseoki

UNCONDITIONAL!!! see you guys 2010 =D

Reply 93

OP

unconditional! wow well done, i'm so jealous i really wanted an unconditional! :frown:

yeah i'm going alone, completely crazy cause i'm such a nervous flyer and not really very indepedent at all! but i guess i'll learn to be which is always a plus :smile:

oh i thought you said you were deferring another year?!
aww a japanese wife, nice! you're really lucky i've had like no chance to travel at all so i'm making the most of my gap year!! haha :smile:

they told me they prefer 3months to a year so i'm doing 3 months then 6 months :smile:

exciting!

Reply 94

OhYumMilk

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Just so I don't over take the facebook page (whoops too alte) ~.~ I'd like to announce my COWARDICE!!

;.; I had the golden chance to transfer to Linguistics and Korean but I had no faith in myself getting that A and Im too scared Ill be told theres no more spaces left for Korean if I dont get the ABB so I just wasted two peoples time to get no where -.- GAHAGIDBFO

My little rant is over now.

Reply 95

emilyameliarose

unconditional! wow well done, i'm so jealous i really wanted an unconditional! :frown:

yeah i'm going alone, completely crazy cause i'm such a nervous flyer and not really very indepedent at all! but i guess i'll learn to be which is always a plus :smile:

oh i thought you said you were deferring another year?!
aww a japanese wife, nice! you're really lucky i've had like no chance to travel at all so i'm making the most of my gap year!! haha :smile:

they told me they prefer 3months to a year so i'm doing 3 months then 6 months :smile:

exciting!

I might look into it, see if I can fill up my summer when I leave college (AGAIN T__T)
well my dad used to work for a Japanese international company, which means he worked everywhere EXCEPT Japan. which was frustrating for me as you can imagine! :smile:

You'll learn so much, they say you can never know yourself until you travel alone, you're so lucky youre actually going for it! :biggrin:

Reply 96

Kaseoki

Hi, does anyone know where the classes and lectures for korean are held within the campus? Last I heard was that it was in the Arts tower when I last went to the open day, but it has moved to a new location?

Reply 97

OP

last time i went it was in there i think, is that the place next to the library? but it was moving! so i can't really remember! :frown:

Reply 98

OP