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🎓 Life hacks: Students

Part-time work rules, scholarships, TOPIK and life on a budget. Official sources are linked; rules and prices change, so check them before you act.

Study

• 📚Remember more with flashcardsShort daily reviews beat long cramming.

Work

• 💼Send your CV the right waySmall details that help your application get read.

Korea: transit

• 🚇T-money: one card for subway, bus and taxiTap one card on every bus and subway in Korea and get transfer discounts.
• 🎫Seoul unlimited transit pass (Climate Card)If you ride a lot in Seoul, a monthly unlimited pass can cost less.
• 🗺️The apps that actually work in KoreaGoogle Maps is weak for directions in Korea. Use these instead.

Korea: daily life

• 🏪What Korean convenience stores can do for youGS25, CU and 7-Eleven are much more than snacks.
• 🙇Small etiquette that people noticeEasy habits that make daily life smoother.

Korea: money

• 🏦Opening a bank account and sending moneyWhat to bring and what to expect as a foreigner.
• 🚨Spot voice phishing and smishingScam calls and texts in Korea often pretend to be police, prosecutors or a family member.
• 💸Everyday ways to save money in KoreaSmall habits that add up.

Korea: government

• 🪪Use HiKorea before you visit immigrationBook your visit and file some requests online to avoid long waits.

Korea: health

• 🏥Seeing a doctor in KoreaClinics are fast and cheap with health insurance.

Korea: phone

• 📶Get a Korean phone number cheaplyMany apps need a Korean number, but you don't need an expensive plan.

Students

• 🧑‍🎓Part-time work on a student visaWork legally so your visa stays safe.
• 🏅Find scholarships in KoreaFree money is out there – start early.
• 📝Raise your TOPIK level fasterA higher TOPIK helps with visas, scholarships and jobs.
• 🎓Student life on a budgetCheap food, transport and study spaces.

Korean residents

• 🥕Buy and sell used items nearby (Karrot)Furniture, baby gear and appliances for less.
• ☎️Numbers to save in your phoneFree help lines in Korea.