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 Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog. :) Want to increase the chances of being selected in the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) Program? See tips below. *** DISCLAIMER: ALL THE TIPS STATED HERE ARE BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND OBSERVATION ONLY. I DO NOT REPRESENT NIIED OR ANY OTHER KOREAN ENTITIES .***

Hello everyone! Annyeong! Welcome to my blog! :) As we all know, some guidelines might be confusing so we want to be sure by asking questions. See below Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). AUTHENTICATED DOCUMENTS Q: Regarding the guideline that says, "When submitting notarized documents, place the original document before the notarized document.", please give us more direction.   A: If you are submitting an authenticated copy (notarized, apostilled, or Consular confirmed) in lieu of your original document, you can submit the authenticated copy only. If your document is written in a language other than English or Korean, you should submit a notarized translation of the authenticated copy and submit both of the documents. (For embassy track applicants: Make three photocopied sets of the authenticated documents, and submit a total of four sets of application documents to the embassy.) source:  https://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/en/sub/gks/selectBoardArticle.do;jsessionid=nWAcOtFjqU...

  Hello everyone! Annyeong! Welcome to my blog. Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) - Graduate Degree has officially started. Those who have been preparing for this, this is now your chance so better check out and read the guidelines well! :) You don't wanna get disqualified because you didn/t follow the instructions, right? GKS-G 2021 Before applying, consider which track do you want to take: Embassy vs. University Track. Taking Embassy vs University Track has many factors. First, check the QUOTA for EMB vs UNI track in your country. If UNI track has more quota, then apply for it. You have more chances than EMB track. Embassy Track Usually, people who apply for EMB Track are the ones with higher GPAs, with so many extra-curricular activities, volunteer works, and killer essays. The advantage of taking the EMB Track is that you may choose three (3) universities in your application, in case one rejects you, you still have two (2) options. *You will just send your applications to the Emba...

Hello everyone! Annyeong! Welcome to my blog! The long wait is over. GKS-G 2021 application has started! Are you ready?  For more info visit the site (studyinkorea):  GKS-G 2021 GKS 2021 Notice: Everything that you need to know is on the website. You may download the 2021 Guidelines there. Check my next blog for more detailed info about GKS-G 2021. Apparently, some guidelines were changed. Stay Tuned! Hope this helps~!

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 everyone! Welcome to my blog! :) I'll be talking about the Awards and Other Certificates part of the Global Korea Scholarship Application requirements. NOTE: That is a very tricky one, when you see the word "optional". :) In my own opinion, optional requirements are those that can either make or break you, it can be the reason why you are selected. Effort counts, my dear applicants. hehe Whatever the case, PLEASE ATTACH OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS because it will help you more in your application. Let us suppose that you and the other applicants have the same grades, same course (natural science & engineering), same everything, how will they pick you? You should have at least an edge, right? So in this blog, I will share with you some valuable optional requirements you need to attach. 1. VOLUNTEERING CERT. / PARTICIPATION     Volunteering while you are doing your Undergraduate is a great way to show them that you can multi-task, you have a work-life balance, and you ha...

  Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog. Grades are one of the qualifications scholarship programs are looking into, especially fully-funded scholarships because they want to invest in you and they want to make sure that you are qualified and worth it for their offer. In this topic, we will assess the grade qualifications by Global Scholarship Program (GKS). Q: My General Weighted Average is 70%. Can I apply for this program? A: No, because as stated in their qualifications, you should have at least 80% or above to qualify for the program. Anyone below 80% will be rejected automatically. Conversion of Grades Open new Excel file or Google Sheets. You can convert your grades by: Step 1: List down all your grades with their corresponding units Step 2: Multiply Grades with Units, then make another table for the product. Step 3: Sum up Units and Sum up Total Product. Step 4: Divide the (Sum of the Total product) with (Sum of Units) = GPA per sem. sample To get CGPA , simply do an averag...