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jaiminyoon56 · Fri 05-May-06, 06:53 AM

Hi everyone,

I hope that you won't find the post to be boastful, but I would really like some honest input as to what would be a fair salary for people with my (or similar) qualifications.

I graduated from UC Berkeley (psychology major) in 2003 with highest honors (equivalent to summa cum laude, 3.9 GPA) and also am currently a doctoral student of clinical psychology at UCLA, which is the nation's top program (according to US News, not that it's a fair ranking system). I have my MA degree in clinical psychology from UCLA and have decided that my passion lies in teaching, instead of research or clinical work.

I have 3 years of teaching experience at the college level, both in a large lecture setting (300+ students) and small discussion sections (20 students). Although I am not an English major, I have taught 3 quarters of "Research methods in Psychology", which required me to teach writing in APA (American Psychological Association) format, which has rigorous standards for grammar. Furthermore, I've done a great amount of teaching at the elementary / jr. high / high school level while I was an undergraduate at Berkeley. As for my own writing qualifications, I have a publication under review (which the editors will accept with a few revisions) in a major academic journal.

I will be going to live/work in Korea starting in Fall and have done a bit of research into the programs that are available, and it appears that programs are providing anywhere from 2mil to 4 mil won. What would be a fair salary for someone with these qualifications? Thank you all in advance for your input.

- jaimin

Fri 05-May-06, 06:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
jaiminyoon56 ESL Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Posts: 3	Fair salary in Korea for a student with a MA degree and extensive teaching experience Hi everyone, I hope that you won't find the post to be boastful, but I would really like some honest input as to what would be a fair salary for people with my (or similar) qualifications. I graduated from UC Berkeley (psychology major) in 2003 with highest honors (equivalent to summa cum laude, 3.9 GPA) and also am currently a doctoral student of clinical psychology at UCLA, which is the nation's top program (according to US News, not that it's a fair ranking system). I have my MA degree in clinical psychology from UCLA and have decided that my passion lies in teaching, instead of research or clinical work. I have 3 years of teaching experience at the college level, both in a large lecture setting (300+ students) and small discussion sections (20 students). Although I am not an English major, I have taught 3 quarters of "Research methods in Psychology", which required me to teach writing in APA (American Psychological Association) format, which has rigorous standards for grammar. Furthermore, I've done a great amount of teaching at the elementary / jr. high / high school level while I was an undergraduate at Berkeley. As for my own writing qualifications, I have a publication under review (which the editors will accept with a few revisions) in a major academic journal. I will be going to live/work in Korea starting in Fall and have done a bit of research into the programs that are available, and it appears that programs are providing anywhere from 2mil to 4 mil won. What would be a fair salary for someone with these qualifications? Thank you all in advance for your input. - jaimin