When I stepped foot on campus, I was shocked with how clean the architecture was. On top of that, the orientation was really nice, they even had a K-Pop performance to welcome us all as international students. Starting the semester was a little nerve wracking as classes were hybrid (in-person and pre-recorded lecture). I was taking Korean I, Business Negotiations, Organizational Behavior, and Interanational Business Communication, and Personnel Compensaiton (Asynchronoous UH-Manoa Course). With a total of 5 classes there were moments where I would overstress about how I was doing in each to make scholarship quota. It was pressure like I had never experienced in combination with living on my own for the first time. I learned how to stay conscious of deadlines (even across different time zones). I also had a combination of SAY International courses and Yonsei courses (English Instructed). I say that from my personal expereince, that with the right mindset and setting time aside to study a lot is possible. It is also another factor to not doubt your own ability either. An exam I thought I did sub-par in and stressed out over, I received an A, scoring higher than the average student in that course. Sometimes life can be simpler then what we make it out to be. The most interesting class I took was business negotiations where I was paired with English speaking Yonsei students and we were given cases that we would roleplay in a competition of who could get the best deal. From game theory, utilizing caluclations for asset returns, and appeasing institutional dillemas such as sustainability in a compromisable manner. I am extremely grateful for the knowledge I was able to receive at Yonsei University and hope to use the negotiation tricks I learned for good of course.
NTIZ "Not Trick Its Zeal"
Given the opportunity to Join a Yonsei Club other than the Mentor's program, I decided to step outside of my comfort zone and joined the NTIZ Yonsei Mentalist Club! The people in this organization were the most inviting people and a lot of them spoke fairly good English. I learned how to dribble a deck, perform basic mentalist/card magic, and gained perceptive over close up hand tricks. It was not anything like how I expected, they were extremely down to earth and had a strong club culture that invited everyone to after meeting outings in Sinchon. A refreshing take that isn't even a guarantee in America, so I am glad that I chose NTIZ during the Yonsei club fair. I hope to embody the passion that each of them members put into their craft, as the secret to every trick is the hard work you beat life into.
