U-KISS’s AJ Proves, “You Only Need 2.5 Years to Enter Columbia University
8:11 pm - 06/13/2012
U-KISS’s member AJ is revealed to be a genius.
In the episode of KBS 2’s quiz show 1 vs 100 that aired on June 12, all members of U-KISS got eliminated on the fourth level. Han Suk Joon, the host of the show, said, “AJ, I heard that you have a smart brain.”
AJ is currently enrolled to Columbia University in the U.S. When Han asked, “When did you study?” AJ replied, “Before I debuted with U-Kiss, I had two and a half years for myself. So I used those years wisely and entered the university.”
On hearing this, Han said, “People study a lot to enter that school, but you’ve only spent a short amount of time. You must be a genius.”
When AJ said that the questions for the quiz were hard, he joked, “But they must be easier than entering Columbia University,” and inspired laughter.
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Edited at 2012-06-14 08:02 am (UTC)
You have to also demonstrate leadership skills or some other valuable asset to the college.
I don't think Korea understands that at all. They just see "college in US" and think "wow, that must be way better and harder than our universities!" They also don't understand that students in the US sometimes go to a college because of the majors, classes, or faculty they offer and that it isn't always about ivy league schools.
Edited at 2012-06-13 10:06 pm (UTC)
It's absolutely not easy to get into the school even if English is you first language, so AJ deserves extra props.
I remember when he said it was difficult with his studies and all but I'm glad he make it in the end. :D I wondered how he gonna manage since U-KISS will be extremely busy at Japan this year.
Obviously being selfish here.
I think anyone can exaggerate and downsize his achievement, but the fact is, he got in. Clearly, that's something.
Edited at 2012-06-14 02:03 am (UTC)
i heard that it's difficult though to enter US universities especially for international students. there are so many tests to go through and i heard they rely a lot on personal statements and IQ tests (???). i understand HOW DIFFICULT writing personal statements can be so his must be great enough to get him enrolled into Columbia. i had to write mine for Edinburgh for my MA and it was so difficult having to 'sell' yourself since UK unis are very dependent on personal statements.
....and to think that unis in the States is so expensive ;____; and top unis to go to for my course are mostly in the States.
all the best, jaeseop. i want you to stay in U-Kiss but furthering your studies is a better option, of course :) go get your degree!! proud to be a stan of the first idol to go to an ivy league uni :'D
*ahem* Tablo.
Unless of course all of my classmates and I are also geniuses (heh, nope).
Also, 'people study a lot to enter that school'; it's not Columbia, but I spent about five minutes making myself a Powerpoint presentation for my Cambridge interview, which I guess theoretically means I was making stuff up on the spot for the hour-long interview and knew what I was talking about. Heh, nope. Three years later and I'm still confused as to why the heck they let me in here.