Rayoung
Feb 26, 2017
Scholarship / Born and raised in Banjarmasin, Indonesia. My dream for KGSP [20]
I'd like to apply for KGSP this year but I'm not sure of my writing skill. If you do not mind, I need second reader for this essay I wrote just recently with the criteria written below:
Your course of life, your view of life, study background, your hopes & wishes, etc
o Your education and work experience, etc., in relation to the KGSP program
o Your motivations for applying for this program
o Reason for study in Korea
Here you go~
I was born and raised in Banjarmasin, the capital city of a province in Indonesia called Kalimantan Selatan. I was living there until I was sixteen years old and moved alone to the another province called Jawa Tengah. I was brave enough to went away from my home for studying because I was given Bidik Misi Scholarship from Government of Indonesia so then I wouldn't have to worry about my finance.
I was the top student in my elementary school so then I was given the opportunity to apply for internationalized junior high school with bilingual (English and Bahasa) introduction for the class. That's how I began to love foreign language. At that time in my junior high school, Korean Drama was coming through Boys Before Flower or Kkotboda Namja. My friends were searching the soundtrack and I tried to write the lyrics in Hangeul. That's the reason why I started to learn Korean language. After graduating from that school, I applied for the 2 years term of high school called acceleration class and I passed the entrance. There was no choice for the focus study like Natural Science, Social Science, Language or Religion because as I passed the entrance then I officially focused on Natural Science. So far that I know, that's how acceleration class works in my country. As I forced to choose the focus of my study like that, I just learned Natural Science as the common student does, normally. Honestly, I used to like Mathematics when I was in junior high school because I love to count but it changed on high school because I started to hate logaritm that using calculator. The grade I got for national graduation exam is top 10 in my junior high school, but in high school I only got B- for Mathematics, C for Biology, B for Physics, A for Chemistry and A+ for English. I should've just applied for Chemical Engineering or Chemical Science but my passion for foreign languages brought me to focus my Political study on International Relations. Now that I remember, there was a speech task for Bahasa Indonesia subject at my junior high school and while the other students explained about water or enviroment but I was wrote a speech about why should House of Representatives of Indonesia be given Toyota Camry (I forgot the version and the price but it was absolutely expensive) as their transportation for official works. Unconciously, I've been driven to have interest in Political Science since I was at my young age. My mom also admit it that I've already being a social science expert in my elementary school because the was a regional competition for all subjects but I won the 1st for social scince while I planned to won on Math.
I've been knowing KGSP since the third semester after I passed the interview session for applying student exchange to Kwandong University (now Catholic Kwandong University). At that time, I just know that there is fully funded program for student exchange in Korea but I couldn't put away my responsibility for being a student exchange in CKU with partially funded program. That was the hardest time in my life. I was trying to find sponsorship for helping my finance in Korea but I couldn't get it. The feeling that I have to borrow my uncle's money for pursuing my passion to studying Korean language in CKU, as my Korean language didn't develop enough in Indonesia, is still giving me a hard time until now. I do not regret it because that's the best choice for me at that time.
I already passed the beginner phase for my Korean language target. Now I am applying KGSP for the first time because I'd like to learn it more, being an Indonesian IR student who has advanced skill in Korean language. I also would like to learn about Korean unification plan as I still love Korean drama especially the Historical version and I still watched it with my mom until now. I learn Korean language and history through drama. As it's not fully the right version of the history, I make sure to re-check it again on trustee source in internet. From Korean historical drama, I learned about Korean historical character like The Great King Sejong, Lee Soon Shin Admiral, Sambong and Korean Dynasty such as Silla, Goryeo, Baekje and Joseon. By applying for KGSP program, I'd like to learn more about Korean History, Korean War and the plan of Korean unification so that I could be an expert in Korean Studies and Diplomacy.
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Just for your information, my lecturer who wrote recommendation letter for me applying this program highlighted my honest character when writing an essay. So, I'm sorry in advance if you find my essay too honest or even almost emotional. Please help me, thank you ^^
I'd like to apply for KGSP this year but I'm not sure of my writing skill. If you do not mind, I need second reader for this essay I wrote just recently with the criteria written below:
Your course of life, your view of life, study background, your hopes & wishes, etc
o Your education and work experience, etc., in relation to the KGSP program
o Your motivations for applying for this program
o Reason for study in Korea
Here you go~
being an expert in Korean Studies and Diplomacy
I was born and raised in Banjarmasin, the capital city of a province in Indonesia called Kalimantan Selatan. I was living there until I was sixteen years old and moved alone to the another province called Jawa Tengah. I was brave enough to went away from my home for studying because I was given Bidik Misi Scholarship from Government of Indonesia so then I wouldn't have to worry about my finance.
I was the top student in my elementary school so then I was given the opportunity to apply for internationalized junior high school with bilingual (English and Bahasa) introduction for the class. That's how I began to love foreign language. At that time in my junior high school, Korean Drama was coming through Boys Before Flower or Kkotboda Namja. My friends were searching the soundtrack and I tried to write the lyrics in Hangeul. That's the reason why I started to learn Korean language. After graduating from that school, I applied for the 2 years term of high school called acceleration class and I passed the entrance. There was no choice for the focus study like Natural Science, Social Science, Language or Religion because as I passed the entrance then I officially focused on Natural Science. So far that I know, that's how acceleration class works in my country. As I forced to choose the focus of my study like that, I just learned Natural Science as the common student does, normally. Honestly, I used to like Mathematics when I was in junior high school because I love to count but it changed on high school because I started to hate logaritm that using calculator. The grade I got for national graduation exam is top 10 in my junior high school, but in high school I only got B- for Mathematics, C for Biology, B for Physics, A for Chemistry and A+ for English. I should've just applied for Chemical Engineering or Chemical Science but my passion for foreign languages brought me to focus my Political study on International Relations. Now that I remember, there was a speech task for Bahasa Indonesia subject at my junior high school and while the other students explained about water or enviroment but I was wrote a speech about why should House of Representatives of Indonesia be given Toyota Camry (I forgot the version and the price but it was absolutely expensive) as their transportation for official works. Unconciously, I've been driven to have interest in Political Science since I was at my young age. My mom also admit it that I've already being a social science expert in my elementary school because the was a regional competition for all subjects but I won the 1st for social scince while I planned to won on Math.
I've been knowing KGSP since the third semester after I passed the interview session for applying student exchange to Kwandong University (now Catholic Kwandong University). At that time, I just know that there is fully funded program for student exchange in Korea but I couldn't put away my responsibility for being a student exchange in CKU with partially funded program. That was the hardest time in my life. I was trying to find sponsorship for helping my finance in Korea but I couldn't get it. The feeling that I have to borrow my uncle's money for pursuing my passion to studying Korean language in CKU, as my Korean language didn't develop enough in Indonesia, is still giving me a hard time until now. I do not regret it because that's the best choice for me at that time.
I already passed the beginner phase for my Korean language target. Now I am applying KGSP for the first time because I'd like to learn it more, being an Indonesian IR student who has advanced skill in Korean language. I also would like to learn about Korean unification plan as I still love Korean drama especially the Historical version and I still watched it with my mom until now. I learn Korean language and history through drama. As it's not fully the right version of the history, I make sure to re-check it again on trustee source in internet. From Korean historical drama, I learned about Korean historical character like The Great King Sejong, Lee Soon Shin Admiral, Sambong and Korean Dynasty such as Silla, Goryeo, Baekje and Joseon. By applying for KGSP program, I'd like to learn more about Korean History, Korean War and the plan of Korean unification so that I could be an expert in Korean Studies and Diplomacy.
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Just for your information, my lecturer who wrote recommendation letter for me applying this program highlighted my honest character when writing an essay. So, I'm sorry in advance if you find my essay too honest or even almost emotional. Please help me, thank you ^^