I am an American citizen in search of exam proctoring service in Korea for the online courses I am taking from U.S. college. I am seeking a reputable gov't or public institution run by accountable people who can:
1. receive final exam on my behalf from U.S. college via mail.
2. check my ID and provide me with a place to take my exam
3. collect my answer sheet and mail or email/fax it back to U.S. college
8th Army base in Yongsan has Education center that provides precisely the proctoring service noted above to military personnel in Korea but as I am not a member of U.S. armed forces, I am prohibited from accessing its facility.
Therefore, I have contacted Fulbright center and American Center Korea 3 weeks ago to inquire about taking exams there, but, so far, they have not responded back. Just to make sure that they are indeed ignoring my inquiry, I had sent them another set of emails this week, and, sure enough, I did not receive any response from them yet again.
I doubt they will ever get back to me as they had 3 weeks, which is an ample time to provide me with a simple 'yes' or 'no' answer, so as a last resort, I am posting this inquiry here on Daum cafe site hoping either Ambassador Sung Kim or his aids will address my inquiry.
To say the least, Fulbright and ACK's lack of courtesy or even professionalism in handling of a simple inquiry is an ostensible disservice to the U.S. Embassy's effort in promoting U.S. education in Korea as well as apparent discredit to U.S. gov't in general in assisting U.S. citizen in need.
For your information, Canadian Embassy provides proctoring service or what they call 'invigilation service' in Seoul and extent of its invigilation program is clearly delineated with cost, operating hours, requirements, procedures and other pertinent information on the Canadian Embassy website. British Embassy provides same service to her citizens and yet U.S. Embassy and its sponsored websites (ie.Fulbright,ACK) do not contain any information about exam proctoring service.
Considering the number of U.S. expatriates and countless Korean citizens seeking U.S. education in Korea, providing detailed information on proctoring service would behoove U.S. Embassy well in my opinion.
As such, contacting U.S. Embassy this way is my last hope in getting information on this matter so I ask that you do not overlook my request as Fulbright and ACK have done.
Please reply back to me at rc75229@yahoo.com or by posting through this cafe site.
Thank you in advance for allowing me to expound my frustration and I will eagerly await your reply on this inquiry.
Sincerely,
R. Chang