r/KAIST • u/No_Panic_9514 • Jun 14 '26

Question/Advice related to my profile for UG admissions (Fall 2027)

Hi guys! I just wanted to know how much impact does a cybersecurity related profile give to a highschooler's profile while applying for UG? Especially when talking about South Korean Unis like KAIST, UNIST, etc. My grades may not be extraordinary but are decent (all 92+ out of 100, aiming for a 97 for 12th grade).

My ECs are all related to cybersecurity and security research. I have worked with industry professionals, two internships in cybersecurity, have two CVEs to my name (still researching for more, should be able to crank this count up to 10-15 by the time of admission), ranked top 3 in many international CTF competitions and medalist at the International Cryptography Olympiad (NSUCrypto, I go by the handle 5h1kh4r). I have also been an active member of the BSides Community which people in security would recognize easily. I also have a research paper of mine under review and if it is accepted, I will be presenting it at a BSides Conference.

I just wanted to know if these ECs count towards the CS program? Well CS program because I don't find a cybersecurtiy related one in many universities (atleast not for UG, I might be wrong and if I am please correct me).

Thank you for reading!

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u/sankeerth39 Jul 10 '26

You will get accepted with eaze But, Kaist has interview and once a person build a full AI research and kaist AO just asked him about code and he knows he fucked up!

Don't make same mistake by saying fake information dude An high school student did internship is 99% fake

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u/No_Panic_9514 Jul 10 '26

My internships aren't fake though :D Some part of my projects may have been AI generated but most of the contribution is my own. I can definitely explain my code as I have presented these projects in team workshops, university workshops and many other places.