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[dcrespin]

I love this site! Thanks to some very helpful people who looked over some lame contracts, I was able to dodge a very messy first year!

So, i think I have basically decided to go the public school route. Any thoughts/experiences on public vs. private?

Also, what about EPIG vs. EPIK?

One last one....Jeju Island vs. Gimhae?

Thanks for all your help!!

[ESL2007]

All public school education offices have pretty good reputations except for GEPIK.

[dcrespin]

What does GEPIK stand for?

[ESL2007]

It's the Gyoenggi Province Education Office. Don't work for a school in Gyoenggi Province. It's like working for a bad Hagwon. Please trust me, you may contact me privately if you want.

[ironwolves]

I was about to post this subject but I am glad you did. I am planning on applying this spring and hopefully leaving in the fall. The road I want to take is to teach in public school while getting a higher degree online. Then one day (years before this happens) I want to teach in a Unv. in Korea.

[sargx]

Jeju has different rules from the rest of Korea. They are a special administrative region (think Hong Kong or Macao). They also completely screwed me over. You get your visa upon arriving to Jeju island (you get it at the airport immigration I guess) so it might have different rules for getting an E2 now. Jeju is supposed to be a pretty great place, however I think it's probably better left for a vacation area.