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niceuh · Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Toronto

when did you get a call back/interview?

i was also really interested in this position and have heard nothing from tprk. i haven't even received any responses to my general question emails...

jordache463 · Joined: 08 Mar 2010

But their contract isn't fair to the teacher. I am not taking the job.

kimchiramyun · Joined: 14 Dec 2009

niceuh · Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Toronto

I applied Mid February and even had a contact to personally send the e-mail.
I was just sorta annoyed that no one even responded to my e-mails about questions I have. So now that I see people are getting offers, I'm thinking I'm out of the running.

scrilly · Joined: 13 Jan 2010

Will someone please PM me with positive or negative information on the apgujeong princeton review location?

shong109 · Joined: 13 Jan 2010

Castaway · Joined: 10 May 2011

apresmoi · Joined: 25 Oct 2009

I worked at TPR Apgujeong. I thought it was a great place to work. Yes they monitor you on CCTV, but if you're doing your job, teaching, then you have nothing to worry about.

Some criticisms I have were that they were a little slow in getting certain things to the teachers in TPR housing -- for example, internet connection and housing items.

Also, a lot of your paycheque is deducted for housing, taxes, insurance, etc. --but this has more to do with living in Seoul than the company itself.

Other than that, there is a lot of work involved in terms of preparation, which you don't get paid for, but the prep you do beforehand helps you be a more effective teacher in the classroom.

They pay on time, reimburse you for visa costs, answer your questions, and do what they can to keep teachers happy. That was my experience anyway.

Obviously, no work situation will be perfect...don't expect it to be. When it comes to TPR Apgujeong, the good far outweighs the bad.

marsavalanche · Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Location: where pretty lies perish

lol @ this shadyself promoting bump

T-dot · Joined: 16 May 2004 Location: bundang

So are all TPR teachers required to write admission essays for their students or do you some of you just do it of your own volition.

Just curious.

jj.can · Joined: 20 Oct 2011

I'm thinking about doing the summer intensive program. Has anyone been through it? If so, can you respond to this message. I have some questions I would like answered and I would like to get all the help I can get!

Thanks.

robot · Joined: 07 Mar 2006

I've been in the SAT/AP/TOEFL field for about 10 years, 5 in Korea (teaching in Apgujeong, Gangnam, Daechi, and Bundang) and would be more than happy to answer any PMs about test prep + related gigs (though my experience is not with TPR).

Specifically I'm always happy to hear from people who are passionate about prep and in it for the longer term. It's a very small scene, the test prep circuit here in Seoul, and it's definitely good to network.

FPCPineapple · Joined: 10 Mar 2012

I got an offer to work in the summer, can someone please email me about their recent experiences there?

ddarko · Joined: 06 Sep 2011 Location: Seoul, Korea

how's the gre prep courses? not teaching, but taking them as a student. language of instruction in english? which branch would they offer classes at? anyone know? have yet to find any answers re: this.

Smithington · Joined: 14 Dec 2011

Isn't it funny how seedy institutions adopt such prestigious sounding names. ('Princeton Review", or 'The Foreign Language Testing and Training Center" at Hankuk University). I have more respect for schools that don't pretend to be anything other than a get rich quick sheme. 'Happy Banana English School'; "Gag English Academy"; "Donkey English School"; "B.O. English"......I have more respect for these places than schools / unikwons with important sounding names but are simply hogwans run by an unethical ajoshi.