It's been a few days since I moved into my dorm room. I'm currently staying at SK Global and I have my own room! I was talking with a few students today about the double room and single room; the double room didn't have their own mini fridge but I have! It's awesome because I can store everything in my room without sharing the public refrigerator a few floors below. I recommend that you pay a little bit more for your own room because it has the mini fridge, own bathroom, and a lot more privacy, which I think is worth it. SK Global is actually pretty far away from the Shinchon subway station. I think it takes me about 15-20 minutes to walk every time I need to travel somewhere.
We had orientation on the 24th; it started at 9am with the housing orientation then to the general orientation for the rest of the day. A lot of important topics were covered such as requirements, expectations, and the general life of being an exchange student at Yonsei. If I remember correctly, Yonsei mentioned that there are about 700 international students!
The next day, I had to go to the Seoul Immigration Office to complete my alien registration card. All foreigners living in Korea has to do this. I wish Yonsei provided me with this information prior to arriving at the school. They mentioned about this during the orientation but not much information was provided.. I had to look up the information online as well as look through the blogs of previous Freeman Scholarship recipients. I recommend that you check out Alex Chen's blog regarding the Seoul Immigration Office directions: https://teachmehowtokorea.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/day-9/
It was very helpful and easy to understand! I had no problem going there by myself. After applying for the alien registration card on the 3rd floor, you have to return back in about 2 weeks to pick it up. I requested mines to be mailed to be for an extra 3,000 Won (I paid a total of 33,000 Won for the application and mailing). It's definitely worth it because the walk to the Seoul Immigration office is pretty far (maybe 10-15minutes)! Also the wait is sooo long. I spent a total of 3.5 hours completing everything and I got there at 10:00am. I recommend you arrive there ASAP, maybe as soon as they open the office. They tend to get through each customer slower during lunch time because they alternate taking lunch breaks. Also at the office, you can make copies of your passport for 200 Won and take 6 passport photos for 7,000 Won (they only take exact change!). Make sure you have all your documents with you so you don't have to return again another day :)
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