The last admission decision has been made. Started in 2005, it took about 3 years to prepare and decide what school to go.

Here's my scores for you to understand about my status better, and hopefully, my application information would help you who are considering applying to graduate schools in the U.S..

Undergraduate GPA: 3.7/4.5 (Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Undergraduate Major GPA: 3.9/4.5
Undergraduate Upper GPA: 3.9/4.5

TOEFL(iBT): 104(R/L/S/W - 28/27/20/29)
GRE General: 1340(V/Q/A - 540/800/3.5)

Recommendation Letters from:
Prof. Soo Dong Kim (at SSU)
Prof. Yongtae Shin (at SSU)
Prof. Seung Min Yang (at SSU)
Prof. Changjin Seo (at SSU)

Statement of Purpose: about 900 words

Major: Computer Science(specialized in Software Engineering and Web Technologies)
Degree: Master of Science

Admissions from:
Columbia University, New York City, New York
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
University of California, Irvine, California
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Rejections from:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

Financial Aid:
University of Florida: $12,507 for 2 years

Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant:
none

I finally decided to go to University of Southern California.

I appreciate your support.


It's been really hard for me to choose one of Columbia, USC, UFL, and NCSU. All of them have outstanding Master of Science in Computer Science programs that make me hesitate. The reason I chose USC is because there are more professors who major in Software Engineering or Web Technology, there are more job opportunities in California, and the weather is a lot better than anywhere else! It's California. :D (I heard it only rains for 35 days a year!)


Anyway, I will be posting new articles when I get there, Los Angeles!

;)


Ah, this is going to be my new e-mail address while I'm at USC:

" jaeyounb at usc dot edu "

Application Checklist

0. Application: done
1. GPA : done
2. Statement of Purpose : done
3. Letters of Recommendation : done
4. GRE : done
5. TOEFL : done


hope I'd be admitted!