[2014/01/21]Korean college students struggle with tuition fees: survey

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Korean college students struggle with tuition fees: survey

Three in 10 college students in South Korea are planning to take a semester or year off in order to secure tuition fees, a survey showed on Monday.

Job search site Saramin conducted a survey on 271 university students and discovered that 27.3 percent, or 74 students, were considering a leave of absence to raise college funds.

When those surveyed were asked about their plans during the voluntary break, 66.2 percent answered they would get a part-time job. Another choice favored by students was to get a short-term job at a company. 

Most students said they would take one year off from school, while a six-month leave of absence was also preferred. 

Suspending their study, however, comes at a cost. 

The survey showed that students, while taking one or two semesters off, tend to come under pressure such as delayed graduation and restrictions in applying for a job due to an age limit. Most Korean companies set an age limit for job applicants.

Questions

 1. Have you ever felt the huge burden with tuition fee?

 2.Did you ever have part time job to make money and where did you spend the money on?