▲We interviewed graduates of Michuhole Foreign Language High School to learn more about the university and the activities that helped them in high school. Two graduates agreed to participate in the interviews. We interviewed a Kyung Hee University international student and a Yonsei University’s UIC student.
△ First, we interviewed Kim Hyorim, who is majoring in International Studies at Kyung Hee University.
She did a lot of activities in MCH, such as MOSP MWM, MIMUN, writing a business plan, an Essay contest, and so on. She thinks all the activities she did helped her to enter university. Also, because she wanted to major in International, she focused on the global economy. So, writing a business plan was the most helpful. She noticed a problem of adolescents who were not properly protected by the government because of their age, and she thought that these problems couldn’t be solved by the welfare system and support level available at that time. So, she wrote a business plan that established a shared house for them in detail. It was difficult but it helped her to enter college by trying to link the specificity and to implement it with human rights issues. Through these activities, she could enter major of International at Kyunghee University. In the International Studies at Kyunghee University, the classes are conducted in English, and the major classes are separated into Economics and international relations. In Economics, students learn macroeconomics, microeconomics, blockchain, business and so on. In international relations class, they learn politics, international law, international negotiations, comparative study about regions, international security, and so on. Also, there is a high proportion of discussion, essay writing, and presentation in class. For economics, the test is a problem-solving process, and for international relations, paper writing, teamwork, presentation, and discussion.
△ Secondly, we interviewed Kim Heeseo, who is a sophomore at Yonsei University's UIC. (Underwood International College) UIC is department-level program, so students choose their majors when they become sophomores.
Therefore, freshmen mainly take general education classes or introductory courses for their majors. Unlike other departments, there are specific mandatory general curriculum exclusively for the School of International Studies. These include Critical Reasoning, Research Design and Quantitative Methods, World History, World Literature, World Philosophy, Freshmen Writing, Scriptures, Christianity, and Modern Society. You can choose these courses according to your graduation requirements. From the second year onwards, the focus shifts to major-specific classes. UIC offers five major disciplines: Comparative Literature and Culture (CLC), International Studies (IS), Economics (ECON), Political Science and International Relations (PSIR), and Life Science and Biotechnology (LSBT). However, LSBT is the only science major within the UIC, and the university admission process for this major is separate from the others. After students graduate UIC, they choose a variety of jobs. Future career depends on student’s major. But most students choose Economics or International Studies, so it’s true that there are many graduates working in the field related to those majors. Language Assistants activity, TEDx speaker activity, MYRC, international ambassador and several exchange activities with Taiwanese students helped her to prove excellent English skill in the entrance interview. When preparing to enter UIC, students should remind that UIC is different with the Department of English Language and Literature and not the Department for learning English. English is only a basic knowledge for taking classes at the Underwood Department. In addition, interviews at UIC are conducted in an independent way that is different from interviews for entering other universities or entering other major subjects in Yonsei University.
From the interviews, it seems that the program at Michuhol Foreign Language High School has helped them in their college life, but the advantage of college is that they can do more academic and in-depth classes and research than in high school. It was a fun interview to get a glimpse into the college life of the seniors. I hope that the students of Michuhol Foreign Language High School will read this article and be interested in more universities and majors. More information can be found on the university's website.
Jiho Shin (1-5)¹ | Staff Reporter
Haneol Jung (2-6)² | Staff Reporter
1) 10512shinjiho@gmail.com
2) haneol06@naver.com
