The Ultimate Application Checklist: What to Prepare Before Applying

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1. Essential Academic & Personal Documents

Of course, when you apply for the university, all the cor documents are required such as your degree transcript and certificates (if you’re continuing Master’s/Phd), passport copies & make sure your passport have more than 5/6 years of validity (this is to avoid you for needing to renew your visa again and again at the immigration office in South Korea later),and language score (TOEFL/IELTS/TOPIK). Tips : I think these days IELTS is a must and need to be higher than Level 6. Also, degree transcript and certificates is 2 different things. Transcript is the one with the list of your courses with the grade that you got and certificates is the one that you got when you graduated which state that you finish your degree and etc.

2. Apostille & Legalization Requirements Explained

*This is the only parts that you need to spend a bit of money but only when you already got accepted by the university. Why? Because it deals with the government, official association, translating services and etc since they need to process your admission and visa process. Basically, all official documents that need to be bring outside of the country where you’re staying and the one that I mentioned previously need to be notarize or apostille. In my case, the documents that I prepared to be notarize and apostille : *

3. Proof of Funding & Recommendation Letters

Detail how funding confirmation letters work and tips on requesting strong reference letters from former professors.

4. Pro-Tip: Setting Up Your Application Prep Vault

Share how to organize digital folders, naming conventions, and PDFs to make online submission day smooth.