Seihoon Lee

Almost 100 students a year travel from Mason Korea to spend time taking classes on George Mason’s Virginia campuses. Here are some alumni who have chosen to kick off their careers in the United States.

When Joonhyuck Lee had to choose between going to college in Korea or taking a gap year, he decided that the study-abroad track would be much more beneficial than attending a local Korean university.

Yoonsung Shin took a gap year after high school and worked to get a higher score on the Korean national college entrance exam. While considering his options, he looked at the possibility of taking his college education in the United States after his mom introduced him to Mason Korea.

As a business major, Chanyoung Kim founded the Mason Consulting Group in Mason Korea to create a platform for students to learn about the latest trends in consulting jobs, hone their skills in strategic thinking, and share their passion for consulting.

Traveling abroad has been part of Jimin Jeon’s life for as long as she can remember. She traveled with her mom during every school vacation, which allowed her to visit 23 countries by the time she was a college student.

Business major Lucy Hong is finishing her first semester at the Fairfax Campus this spring, part of a two-semester sequence in Fairfax that all Mason Korea students include in their four-year plan. She plans to graduate this winter.

Mason Korea student Yoonseo Cho is a rising senior in George Mason’s Global Affairs Program and a greenhouse research intern for University Sustainability.

After finishing his freshman year at a regional university in Korea, Young Ho Ji worked at a construction site for seven months to save enough tuition money to continue his degree and dreamed of one day studying abroad.

Mason Korea student Juyoung Cha is just weeks away from reaching the finish line in Fairfax—earning her BFA in computer game design. In May she plans to walk proudly across the graduation stage in EagleBank Arena along with her younger sister, Subin Cha, who is a Mason Korea student in accounting.

Conflict analysis and resolution major Seung Gyo Kim found Mason Korea to be the perfect place to get a quality education while continuing to develop his English skills.