My Seoulful Life

Hello mga chingu! Annyeong haseyo, my friends! How have you been? It's been a long time, I know. Well, I became really busy. Life as a Graduate Student is never easy. But now, I want to update you of everything~ bit by bit. I entered Kangwon National University last March 2, 2022 (Spring Semester). At first, everything seemed so nice and easy. ahahahahaha! until, I felt pressured to learn everything in a short period of time. I need more TIME. Why? Because my subjects are ALL IN KOREAN . I know Korean, I can speak conversational korean, but " ACADEMIC KOREAN"?! NO!  It's my struggle. I have 수질화학 (water chemistry) course and it's all in korea. Chemistry itself is already hard plus reading it in Korean? My head just hurts!!! But by God's mergy, grace and overflowing blessings and strength, I somehow managed to pass my Spring Semester. Thank you, Lord! Pictures of Kangwon National University: KNU at night (near my laboratory) Beautiful traditional house Just me!...

Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog! Congratulations on finishing your application forms. I know you spent a lot of time processing requirements and documents. So, it is time for you to finally submit it. Yehey! but....how? See below my tips on how to send your GKS application forms for both tracks. Submitting GKS forms: Embassy Track Hooray! This is the easiest compared to University Track (in most cases, except, if you are a foreigner in South Korea who lives near the University to which you are applying, haha). If you are near the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in your home country , then you may submit it personally. If you are far from the embassy, just submit it via courier of your choice. In any case, since you are just submitting to the embassy within  your country, expenses will be cheap compared to University Track. Submitting GKS forms: University Track Once you have made up your mind to that one and only one university which you want to be in, submit it via courier. ...

Hello there!~ Hope you are doing well. 😄😄😄 So, you've decided to apply. You finished the application forms and attached all the requirements placed in a portfolio. Sent it to the embassy (embassy track) in your country or directly to the university (uni track). The scholarship committee reviewed your application and tadah. . . you are qualified. You passed the document screening! Congrats! What's next??? - INTERVIEW. INTERVIEW *Note: ONLY selected applicants or applicants who passed the document screening will be able to proceed to the interview phase. The university/embassy will be contacting you via email.* I applied via UNIVERSITY TRACK . So I sent my documents directly to my university. Then, after screening, they contacted me via email for my Skype Interview. I was really disappointed by the internet connection at that time that I really cried after the interview! My interview was cut actually, and I thought they will never call again. Glad, they called me again after 5...

Hello!~ This is How to Apply for Scholarships - Part 2! Hope you have read Part 1 so that you could understand Part 2. Without further ado, let's get started. Once you've decided to go for this, you should do your very best. It includes risk - time, money, and resources. YOU CAN NEVER GET THOSE RESOURCES BACK  such as your documents. . . once you submit it so better have a BACKUP copy, Photocopy, extra copy. . . Okay?  *** NOTE: This is based on GKS 2020 requirements but usually the details are the same every year for GRADUATE STUDIES. The basic requirements are stated here.***  For Uni Track: Only Two-rounds of selection.  Must submit ONE set of original application documents. For Embassy Track: Has Three-rounds of selection.  Must submit ONE set of original application forms and THREE sets of photocopied application forms. Be prepared. The competition is very tough. 1. QUALIFICATIONS Nationality All applicants and their parents must not hold Korean citize...

Scholarships are  a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievements. (Oxford dictionary) There are so many scholarships all over the world. Almost every country offers scholarships for international students as fellowship, internship, research, etc. which are either partially (25%, 50%, 75%) or f ully-funded scholarships.  A fully-funded scholarship is what's all been aiming for. Now, in this post, I will only talk about the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS).

Hello Everyone! I just want to share my journey as a 2020 GKS Schola r . It all started with a dream to pursue graduate studies related to my passion. I told my 27-year-old self : I want to be more in order to do more and help more. If I become capable, I can serve the people and most importantly, God. My passion is about protecting and sustaining our environment. While having that passion, I doubted myself and thought that I was old for this and maybe I can't do it. I asked myself, "Can I do it?"  ,  "Do I have the means to push through it?" but, a quote struck me -   If not now, when?  whoa! that was really moving, convincing... I then became more eager to materialize the plan that the Lord planted  so deep in my heart - that I should pursue this dream and become an Environmental Warrior He wanted me to be.  1. The Treasure Hunt $$$ Since I have decided to pursue graduate studies related to the environment but realized that I do not have the means (...