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How to Choose Professors Wisely

 Hello everyone!  We all know that choosing a Professor can make or break your entire career. In Korea, there are three "gods" - Doctor, Lawyer, and Professor. Every word Professor says has power. If you have some complaints with your professor and you complain it to the Office of International Affairs (OIA), they can do nothing about it. Professors in Korea has superior authority. So, choose wisely. During the interview phase in my case since I want to enter Environmental Engineering, I wasn't able to choose a professor, unfortunately. It just happened that I was already accepted into the lab that I thought the ONLY lab to fulfill my MS Envi. Eng'g course --- silly, I know. I never thought about the University having a lot of different kinds of labs because in my college days, we only have one lab specializing all types of areas - wastewater, solid waste, air, etc.... we just have one lab! So I thought when I came to Korea, I'll be joining the most appropriate la...