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So I have been accepted to Study Abroad at Yonsei for the next school year and to my demise the housing (Dorms) for international students is full.
I've looked at other options given by the program I am going with and they recommend boarding houses in Sinchon.
However they really lack detail that I am looking for.
Now to my question to any of you knowledgeable folks here(living in Korea or otherwise know a lot about Korea)..
How do these boarding houses work? Is it like apartments here in the states (first/last months rent + contracts?)
How do they want money? Cash/Checks (If so which - personal/cashiers?) Credit?
Where or how do people find a place? Just walk around and go boarding house hunting? Is there a craiglist-esque type listing??
And if any, are there other options for housing?
As you can see, I am lost like a mofo' Thx in advance.
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Good luck with your trip. Being an exchange student must be a really cool experience. I know we have several students from Europe and a few from Asia every year at my school. Although I don't have any real advice for you.
I'm guessing this is college because in HS at least in the U.S. the exchange students live with a native students' family so housing isn't a problem. Find a kind Korean family willing to let you live with them for free or in exchange for chores or something.
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ok i'm gonna try to summarize this real quick
those boarding houses are called hasuk chib 하숙집 and there a ton of them in shinchon
shinchon is the student area with 4 universities in close proximity, so you should have absolutely have no trouble finding a place by either walking around and calling the numbers on the signs that hang everywhere in front of the houses, or by using the internet search engines
you usually get breakfast and dinner, but there are some places where you get nothing. internet and tv is usually included, sometimes extra. you use the bathroom together with about 4-5 other people on your floor.
price ranges from about 250.000won (very cheap place) to 500.000 won (a better place)
i have lived in about 6 different ones, some were good, some were not so good
there are no contracts, rent is paid in cash and in advance. you can move out anytime you want usually. there were times when i just told my landlord only 2 days in advance and also got the money back i paid in advance.
there are different styles of hasuk,
family like style, where the landlord (usually a middle aged woman) will have a closer relation to you, asking you to come to dinner etc. - usually cleaner and friendler atmosphere
anonymous style, nodoby cares about anything and you just do your own thing and come to get dinner/breakfast as you please - usually more dirty, but you can bring girls over
if you're willing to pay a bit more, there's also the option of a "one-room" style apartment where you have your own bathroom and a place to cook. sometimes there is some downpayment (quite a lot but you get it back), sometimes not. of course those places are the best ones, but also a little more expensive (last time i found a cheap one for 450.000won a month without downpayment, but was pretty small).
ok i gotta go now but if you have any more questions just ask
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Dude, shoot. I almost did the Yonsei program this year as well. We totally could have gnared out in seoul.
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Wow thanks so much! I looked into those temporary housings that are cheaper than hotels, any recommendations to good ones near Yonsei? Or good/affordable ones?
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Out of curiosity, do you know how competitive the admissions for studying abroad at Yonsei was when you applied?
I'm thinking about doing it but I read only like 1 to 3 people are selected for it each year at my school.
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i don't know how good your korean is, if it's good you should have no trouble finding something on your own
if you don't speak korean, you can just go to the yonsei language center and ask for help. they have a list of boarding houses there and will arrange something for you. but you shouldn't just take anything they give you. first go there and take a look and if you don't like it ask for something else or you might regret it.
it's hard to recommend something because i don't know how to give you to directions where to go (there are no street names). but you could try this one:
i lived in the basement there. could have been cleaner but was ok. it had breakfast+dinner, decent internet, a spacious room and a wide bed that fits two persons. price was 440.000 i think (not so cheap).
dunno if this map is any help  it's actually the house on the lower part of that red circle i think.
but generally in that area around that circle are lots of boarding houses that might suit your tastes.
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On June 27 2008 15:24 dasanivan wrote:
Out of curiosity, do you know how competitive the admissions for studying abroad at Yonsei was when you applied?
I'm thinking about doing it but I read only like 1 to 3 people are selected for it each year at my school.
It depends on the school. But really its pretty easy to get in. The harder programs are Italy/France
also: Thanks so much for the help, but hmm no street names???
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is this during the school year or is it a summer program thing?
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this is during the school year.
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