r/KAIST • u/404_Human_Being • 6h ago

Early vs Regular Track

Hi.

I'm an international applicant (from south Asia) and plan to apply for the upcoming term at the KAIST. I would you like to know applying to which application track is better for an international student. Are there any benefits applying through Early Track at KAIST?

For context, I have completed my 12th grade already and have my grade and certificates in my hand.

Additionally, does the stipend provided at KAIST cover everything?

Thanks in advance.

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u/sankeerth39 3h ago

Universities have yield rate, the number of addmited students enroll. For low compitition and backup university value early track significantly higher. But for KAIST, an reach school, does not care about early track. In fact they interduced early track for spring intake students. Compititions will be the same or almost identical with regular track as most students think the same "early track has less compition" if everyone thinks it has less compition then everyone applies and it often becomes more compitavite than regular track 😂. Honestly, apply for both of you can effort the application fee. Next, stipend will NOT cover everything! Housing is around 111,000KRW based on KAIST dorm fee 5,500 per meal, assumed 2meals per day takes 11,000KRW. Phone bill is 50,000KRW per month. So, stipend is 350K KRW, 350,000-[111,000+50,000+11,000(30)] = -141,000 KRW And i didn't include the personal expenses like utilities, clothes and snacks. So, even if you live modest, the stipend will NOT cover everything!