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drkalbi · Joined: 06 Aug 2006

A Uni that I applied to has asks me to get my degree and transcripts translated into Korean and then notarized. Has anyone heard of this? If so, where can I go to get this done?

yingwenlaoshi · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!

Pft. Why should you do this? Must be a reaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllly good univeristy if they can't find someone, oh I dunno, ON CAMPUS to translate it.

What a bunch of douche bags.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

Agreed. If they have any English teachers there at all, I'm surprised they want this done. Tell them you will provided notarized copied (always notarized copies, never the original!) and they can do what they wish with them, including getting them translated.

rowdie3 · Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Location: Itaewon, Seoul

LOL

I would probably suggest not working there then. If they aren't even able to read a transcript in English, just imagine all of the other fun you'll have trying to communicate for the rest of the year.

TheChickenLover · Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Location: The Chicken Coop

My last university wanted this also. They translated 4 pages of transcripts as well as my degree (the dept. head it for me).

In most cases, it's very common to find that the hiring committees cannot read your transcripts, so they want to see what you studied.

Not a huge thing

Chicken

Boodleheimer · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject:

i don't think the issue is so much that they want it translated, but that (a) they want the FT to do it for them instead of getting someone in-house to do it and (b) it has to be notarised for some reason.

they should do it themselves or get f*cked.

jlb · Joined: 18 Sep 2003

and you'd want to work there because?????

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

TheChickenLover · Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Location: The Chicken Coop

If it's a university language center, you're better off teaching in a high school. A "language center" is nothing more then a glorified hogwan using the university's name to add credibility to it. They often teach children, excessive amounts of classes and poor vacation times.

If you are talking a department job (as mine was when we were offered 2 year contracts), then you're going to be teaching credit classes and it is worth going through the hassle over.

Chicken

drkalbi · Joined: 06 Aug 2006

It's a regular uni job. I'll probably do it. I just need to know where. I heard there are as few places near the Canadian Embassy. If there is a place in the southern part of Seoul, it would be more convenient for me.

yingwenlaoshi · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!

TheChickenLover · Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Location: The Chicken Coop

My apologies on that typo. Sometimes I get distracted while I type listeing to shoutcast.

Cool

Chicken

yingwenlaoshi · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!

yingwenlaoshi · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!

purple_buddha · Joined: 18 Apr 2003

OP, what you're looking for is called a 번역공증사무소.

If you live anywhere near Yeoksam Station, there's an office which can help you. When I had something similar done a couple of years ago in Mok-dong, it cost over 200,000 won; the translation service is expensive.

http://maps.naver.com/?x=31518200&y=54465100&title=%B0%A1%B3%AA%B9%F8%BF%AA%B0%F8%C1%F5%BB%E7%B9%AB%BC%D2

Here are a couple more places in Seoul:

Yangcheon-gu, Shinjeong-dong http://www.ganabunyuk.co.kr/

Jung-gu, Taepyeongno2ga http://www.krtrans.net/v_01/main.htm

The information is all in Korean, but it's a start. Good luck!