The below picture is basically the overview of the whole housing application process.
Before applying for a housing application, you MUST first make an account using your admission number that was given to you when you received your acceptance packet from Yonsei. The admission number begins with "SAY*****". Making an account is pretty straight forward, just make sure you remember your log-in ID and password because you'll definitely need it later!
The picture below is a notice given to the spring semester students for 2017. It basically outline the overall application period, housing period, payment period and other necessary events that students need to take note off.
There are two housing application period. The first one is on the 22nd December 2016 at 10 AM Korean time sharp. And I mean SHARP. I recommend you apply on the first housing period, especially if you're planning on staying at SK Global since the rooms sell out quick. You also have to be on time. It is very competitive! I set my alarm 15 minutes before it was 10 AM Korean time and logged into my account in advance. I refreshed the page a lot until the housing application opened. It's basically a competition on who can click the fastest, and possibly the fastest internet connection?
There is absolutely no time for hesitation when you're applying for the accommodation because it goes out by seconds, not even minutes! You have to figure out which housing type suits your budget and your personal preference weeks begore the application period begins. For me, I applied for SK Global's single room because I wanted to have own room and my own privacy. I've never had a roommate before and I wasn't ready to give up my personal bubble. Plus with SK single, I get my own mini fridge. How awesome is that! I don't mind having a roommate, but I personally prefer having my own space to myself. Also, I didn't know anyone at that time that I can share rooms with.
A friend of mine who went to Yonsei last spring told me that the number at the end of the "Housing application number" is the number sequence in which Yonsei received the application. Meaning, as shown in the picture below, I am number 93. Basically, the lower your number is, the more chance you have of being accepted. It's a first come first serve basis so it's good if you get a lower number.
Information about the housing prices and when the housing application is is available from the Yonsei Housing Page. There you'll find information about the current prices of the rooms, the application dates, procedures and what amenities are offered in each bedroom type. You can NOT log in and make an account with the Yonsei housing page until you are given your acceptance packet and have received your admission number. Below is the Korean price of the rooms. Obviously to all exchange students, the housing prices are subject to exchange rates and transfer/bank fees.
For those that applied for a single housing option at SK Global, the results were released on the 10th January of 2017. Those that applied for a double at International House or SK Global received theirs on the 30th December 2016. Thank goodness for me, I managed to get a single room. You will know that you've been accepted when you see a "Pass" on the status column as shown in the picture below. After receiving the results you must immediately arrange payments to Yonsei since there is a cut-off date. If you press the numbers that I marked on the picture, you'll be given a swift code and other relevant information to make your housing payment.
When you have made your payment to Yonsei for the housing and they have CONFIRMED it, then you must prepare the necessary documents that are needed for checking in at the dorms. The first necessary document is a tuberculosis test report. You MUST do this exam before you leave for Korea otherwise you'll have a problem getting one in a foreign country. You cannot check-in at the dorms if you do not have this test report. The second document that you must provide is a scanned and printed copy of your passport. You have to bring these two documents with you when you check-in at SK Global or International House otherwise they might reject your check-in.
So that is pretty much everything about the housing application. It is a lengthy process but nothing too stressful if you organise your time and yourself ahead of time.
See you on my next post!
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