Hi, it’s me again, Lena, a student who studied abroad for the first time at Yonsei University in South Korea. This blog will talk about how to register for classes at Yonsei because it is completely different from Suffolk University.

Yonsei will send you an email with all the links and how to register for class so make sure it is bookmarked and that you have read it. They will attach a file that tells you how to register, search for class, sign in, etc., so it will be a helpful resource if you have any questions about registering. Yonsei’s software to register classes is not the most appealing website as it looks very old. I’m not sure if they updated their course enrollment portal but their main portal looks much better. Class registration is a battle because Yonsei has a set list of what classes exchange students can take. When registering for classes there are two rounds, Round 1 is Mileage Bidding Process and Round 2 is Waiting Number System. Then the same with Suffolk you have the course add/drop and course final withdrawal period.

 

Round 1

In this round, you will get around 72 miles to bid on the classes that you want. There is no guarantee that if you bid more miles on a class that you will be accepted into that class. For example, there was one class that I bid almost 30 miles and I did not get into it. After you bid for all the classes, you can go back onto the website and edit your mileage points. When registering classes, make sure that the class is taught in English and is for exchange students. 

 

Round 2 

This round is first come, first served, so you can freely change your schedule to whichever class you want. The most important thing to remember is that you have to be registered for at least 9 credits for Yonsei and 12 credits for Suffolk University. If you don’t have enough credits and do not have any more options from your course selection form, email your academic advisor with classes you are interested in and align with your program evaluation. 

 

Finally, the boring blogs are done. Now we can go to the fun stuff. The upcoming blogs will recommend restaurants, cafes, shops, museums, etc., that I have been to and wanted to go to because there were so many places that I wanted to go to in Seoul.