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Who in here is seriously considering moving back to their home countries?

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11-28-2010, 08:43 PM
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If the DA doesn't pass this time? I would seriously consider it but I doubt I would actually do it. Mexico is a very dangerous and corrupt country I wouldn't like to live there, if I do go back it's just going to be temporary while I file the paperwork to go into another country legally
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If I go back to Korea right now.... it is a little too depressing.. There are just too many well educated, multi-langual, rich kids...

I will find my way but I just know that I will feel like a loser all the time there..
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If I go back to Korea right now.... it is a little too depressing.. There are just too many well educated, multi-langual, rich kids...

I will find my way but I just know that I will feel like a loser all the time there..
At least you get a chance in Korea. You can't do anything here.
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If I go back to Korea right now.... it is a little too depressing.. There are just too many well educated, multi-langual, rich kids...

I will find my way but I just know that I will feel like a loser all the time there..
You're wrong! Most Korean native students are not educated at all (especially the rich ones). There's a reason why many of the brightest Korean students come to the US for their studies. Korean education is too structured upon grades and degrees from "top universities" (those top universities are not even comparable to the top 50 universities in the US). The issue with Korean education is that the richest can pay for the national exam courses while the poor cannot, and so the richest students do indeed get into the top 3 universities in Korea. Afterwards, they only party and mess around since all you need to get a fine job in Korea is a degree from either of the 3 top universities. It's no wonder Korea is lagging behind in sciences.

This is a double-edged sword because it means that motivated DREAMers like you and I could easily enter the better universities through exams and hard work. This would be a huge generalization, but my experiences with Korean foreign students mostly show that the hardworking ones are here in the US to stay while the rich and spoiled ones attend mid-tier universities in the US and then simply return to Korea. If Korean DREAMers were forced to return, they'd easily topple the average students in Korea, so don't fret too much.

All of what I said above is too generalized (of course there are great students in Korea too), but it's true that Korean students are a bit too focused on beating the education system rather than thinking. A lot of them struggle when they enter US universities because they're used to the immense amount of information they need to memorize rather than using that information to critically think on exams, etc. I'm only scared about the language barrier if I do have to return to Korea since my Korean is only useful for casual encounters.
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You're wrong! Most Korean native students are not educated at all (especially the rich ones). There's a reason why many of the brightest Korean students come to the US for their studies. Korean education is too structured upon grades and degrees from "top universities" (those top universities are not even comparable to the top 50 universities in the US). The issue with Korean education is that the richest can pay for the national exam courses while the poor cannot, and so the richest students do indeed get into the top 3 universities in Korea. Afterwards, they only party and mess around since all you need to get a fine job in Korea is a degree from either of the 3 top universities. It's no wonder Korea is lagging behind in sciences.

This is a double-edged sword because it means that motivated DREAMers like you and I could easily enter the better universities through exams and hard work. This would be a huge generalization, but my experiences with Korean foreign students mostly show that the hardworking ones are here in the US to stay while the rich and spoiled ones attend mid-tier universities in the US and then simply return to Korea. If Korean DREAMers were forced to return, they'd easily topple the average students in Korea, so don't fret too much.

All of what I said above is too generalized (of course there are great students in Korea too), but it's true that Korean students are a bit too focused on beating the education system rather than thinking. A lot of them struggle when they enter US universities because they're used to the immense amount of information they need to memorize rather than using that information to critically think on exams, etc. I'm only scared about the language barrier if I do have to return to Korea since my Korean is only useful for casual encounters.
Wow.. you are really optimistic person, aren't you? (not being sarcastic at all).. I need a spoonful of that mind set...
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No. I am not considering going back to Venezuela. If I set foot in Venezuela I would immediately join an anti Chavez group and would be a willing participant in his assassination. I realize it sounds silly, but I do mean it.

If DA doesn't pass, I have to say that at this moment I don't know what's next. I don't have a plan B.
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No. I am not considering going back to Venezuela. If I set foot in Venezuela I would immediately join an anti Chavez group and would be a willing participant in his assassination. I realize it sounds silly, but I do mean it.

If DA doesn't pass, I have to say that at this moment I don't know what's next. I don't have a plan B.

I heard the womenz in Venezuela are some of the finest. If i was you i leave immediately so i can get mai hands on the womenz.
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I'm moving regardless if it passes or not. I have put off moving back so many times because it was "about to pass". So now I am moving regardless if it passes or not. I've done my research and things are not looking so bad. And besides, I feel like the change will do me good.

If it (by some miracle) did pass it would be nice to visit once in a while.
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I will be returning back to Albania within 6-8 months. I just put my house on sale, finishing college, saving up and I'm out of here.

I'll make it there too, I wasn't born here; people are not only happy in the U.S
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I will be returning back to Albania within 6-8 months. I just put my house on sale, finishing college, saving up and I'm out of here.

I'll make it there too, I wasn't born here; people are not only happy in the U.S
Well if Albania get accepted into the E.U you won't have it that bad
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