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APPLICATIONPosted by Ahmed 🇪🇬 Egypt · 1 month ago
What do you even write in the study plan?
the form asks for a study plan and i've been staring at it for an hour. i just want to learn korean, that's the whole plan.
how long should it be and do they actually read it? any structure that works
how long should it be and do they actually read it? any structure that works
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CamilALLO TEAM
France desk · Seoul
They do read it, but not the way you are imagining. Nobody is grading your prose. The officer is checking one thing: does this person's story hold together.
One page is enough. 400 to 600 words. Longer is not better.
A structure that works:
1. Who you are now. One short paragraph — what you studied or what you do, and where you are in life. Two or three sentences.
2. Why Korean, specifically. This is the paragraph that matters. "I want to learn Korean" is not a reason, it is a restatement. A reason is: my company works with Korean suppliers and I handle that account; I want to apply to a graduate program in Seoul and need TOPIK 4; I have been self-studying for two years and hit a ceiling.
3. Why this school and this program. One or two sentences. Naming the school and the level you expect to start at is enough to show you did not apply at random.
4. What you plan to do after. This is the second paragraph that matters, because it answers the unspoken question — are you going to leave. Returning home with the language, applying to a degree program, using it professionally. Any concrete plan is fine.
5. How you are paying for it. One sentence, consistent with your bank certificate.
The two mistakes that cause problems: contradicting your own documents (saying you will study two semesters when your funds cover one), and writing something so generic it could belong to anyone. A slightly plain, specific, honest page beats an eloquent vague one every time.
Write it in your own words. We review study plans for our students before submission, and the ones that need the most work are almost always the ones copied from a template.
One page is enough. 400 to 600 words. Longer is not better.
A structure that works:
1. Who you are now. One short paragraph — what you studied or what you do, and where you are in life. Two or three sentences.
2. Why Korean, specifically. This is the paragraph that matters. "I want to learn Korean" is not a reason, it is a restatement. A reason is: my company works with Korean suppliers and I handle that account; I want to apply to a graduate program in Seoul and need TOPIK 4; I have been self-studying for two years and hit a ceiling.
3. Why this school and this program. One or two sentences. Naming the school and the level you expect to start at is enough to show you did not apply at random.
4. What you plan to do after. This is the second paragraph that matters, because it answers the unspoken question — are you going to leave. Returning home with the language, applying to a degree program, using it professionally. Any concrete plan is fine.
5. How you are paying for it. One sentence, consistent with your bank certificate.
The two mistakes that cause problems: contradicting your own documents (saying you will study two semesters when your funds cover one), and writing something so generic it could belong to anyone. A slightly plain, specific, honest page beats an eloquent vague one every time.
Write it in your own words. We review study plans for our students before submission, and the ones that need the most work are almost always the ones copied from a template.
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You can still post anonymously after signing in.Anonymous-5452 · 1 month ago
wrote mine in 40 minutes, one page, completely plain english. approved. stop overthinking it, i say this as someone who spent a week on it
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Fluffy-Otter-5582 🇪🇬 Egypt · 1 month ago
this is what i needed, thank you
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Wild-Sparrow-8576 🇧🇷 Brazil · 1 month ago
the "what after" part is the one they actually care about. a friend got extra questions because she wrote nothing about her plans afterwards
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Anonymous-5517 · 1 month ago
makes sense, the whole point of the interview is checking you're going home eventually
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Wild-Sparrow-8576 🇧🇷 Brazil · 1 month ago
exactly. it doesn't have to be impressive, just has to exist
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anon_asking1271 🇩🇪 Germany · 1 month ago
do NOT copy a template you found online. the consulates have seen every one of them
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Anonymous-2374 · 1 month ago
mine was basically "i love kdramas" dressed up in formal language and it was fine honestly. be real about it, that IS a reason
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Sleepy-Jury-8297 🇯🇵 Japan · 1 month ago
half of us are there for exactly that and pretending otherwise is worse lol
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Loose-Pancake-8818 🇱🇧 Lebanon · 1 month ago
make sure the number of semesters matches your bank certificate. that mismatch is apparently a common flag
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