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mindmetoo
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 Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:21 am Post subject: Logic also dies in Korean universities |
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Someone uses the line about "Korea: where reason comes to die". It gets more granular than that.
A friend is applying for an MBA program at a Korean university. The university has given her these instructions.
1) Answer four questions in essay form.
2) Each question should be no less than 400 words.
3) The essays should be double spaced.
4) The total document should be no more than 3 pages.
Now wait. 400 words double spaced is about a page and a half. So four question, each 400 words, gosh that would be 6 pages. Ummm. Ummm.
This is pretty much why the top universities in Korea can't crack the top 50 U's in the world. |
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twg
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:31 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe they meant Korean words? They're more compact. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| twg wrote: |
| Maybe they meant Korean words? They're more compact. |
It's definitely an english application. |
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twg
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: |
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| A trick question then? She reports it, they allow her in? |
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djsmnc
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Korean MBA?
Hmm...
Business 540: Hagwon Management |
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out of context
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Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: |
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| I guess that would be a kind of challenge, having to express complex ideas using only words between one and three letters long. |
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Qinella
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| Korean MBA? |
I was thinking the same thing. Top rate business education you'll receive at that institution, no doubt. |
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taobenli
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:11 am Post subject: |
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I bet it's no MORE than 400 words each, rather than no less. I caught those kind of typos and errors a lot when I was applying to MA programs and PhD programs in the US, too.
Your friend should call or e-mail the administrator, just to be safe. |
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merkurix
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| djsmnc wrote: |
Korean MBA?
Hmm...
Business 540: Hagwon Management |
and Education coursework optional, but not required.  |
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The Perfect Cup of Coffee
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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| twg wrote: |
| A trick question then? She reports it, they allow her in? |
It's either that or she has to write really small to fit it all within the page range. |
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cruisemonkey
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Four hundred words is a very long question!  |
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komerican
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: Logic also dies in Korean universities |
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To say Koreans are illogical is just slander and racist. Koreans can be just as logical or illogical as any other people.
It would be the same as if I were to say Jews are stingy and money grubers, or that white people are evil with no "jung". It just shows how complacent people like you are when racism is aimed at "other" people.
| mindmetoo wrote: |
Someone uses the line about "Korea: where reason comes to die". It gets more granular than that.
A friend is applying for an MBA program at a Korean university. The university has given her these instructions.
1) Answer four questions in essay form.
2) Each question should be no less than 400 words.
3) The essays should be double spaced.
4) The total document should be no more than 3 pages.
Now wait. 400 words double spaced is about a page and a half. So four question, each 400 words, gosh that would be 6 pages. Ummm. Ummm.
This is pretty much why the top universities in Korea can't crack the top 50 U's in the world. |
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Billy Pilgrim
Joined: 08 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: Logic also dies in Korean universities |
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| komerican wrote: |
To say Koreans are illogical is just slander and racist. Koreans can be just as logical or illogical as any other people.
It would be the same as if I were to say Jews are stingy and money grubers, or that white people are evil with no "jung". It just shows how complacent people like you are when racism is aimed at "other" people. |
Pretty much. Welcome to Dave's. |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: Logic also dies in Korean universities |
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| komerican wrote: |
To say Koreans are illogical is just slander and racist. Koreans can be just as logical or illogical as any other people.
It would be the same as if I were to say Jews are stingy and money grubers, or that white people are evil with no "jung". It just shows how complacent people like you are when racism is aimed at "other" people.
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Man, you love to be offended, don't you. Look at Mindmetoo's avatar. You think he only aims these sorts of things at Koreans? He pointed out a stupid application. Oh noes, assault on Korean honor! To the walls men! Man your battlestations! |
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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: Logic also dies in Korean universities |
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| komerican wrote: |
To say Koreans are illogical is just slander and racist. Koreans can be just as logical or illogical as any other people.
It would be the same as if I were to say Jews are stingy and money grubers, or that white people are evil with no "jung". It just shows how complacent people like you are when racism is aimed at "other" people. |
What on earth are you talking about, komerican? It's Korean. I mean, it's Koreans. Did I say it's Koreans? When will you ever learn that it's perfectly okay to talk about Koreans in whatever way. Blacks.. Jews.. GOD NO!  Koreans have no PC protection and are bombarded with mean generalizations all the time here, which is actually flattering. Take it that their expectations for Koreans are pretty high.
(I'm not serious about the last part...and I figure Mindmetoo is in fact one of the very benign posters on Dave's.) |
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