[ISEP] Placement Confirmed! I'm going to South Korea!

Today I received my e-mails from ISEP regarding my placement. Ewha Womans University accepted my placement so I'll be studying in Seoul, South Korea for the 2014-2015 academic year. I'm so excited and I just want to scream and tell everyone. Hehehe

I guess it's time to start doing more research now that I know for sure that I'm going!

[ISEP] Placement Email - 4 weeks down, 4 weeks to go

So, it's been about 4 weeks since ISEP began reviewing applications for next semester placements and today I received this email. If you didn't know, Ewha Womans University was my first choice for placement on my application so I was so excited that ISEP placed me there.

Now, all I have to do is wait a few more weeks to see if Ewha will accept my placement into their university. I'm so excited. This first email made me realize that I may actually go to South Korea instead of just dreaming about it.

AH I'M SO EXCITED!

[ISEP] An Update on Everything So Far - Becca's Meltdowns

Okay, it's been a LONG time since I last updated with an entry concerning my ISEP application and such.

January 17 was my university's deadline for the ISEP application for the Fall 2014 semester or 2014-2015 academic year. The actual program deadline is April 15 (priority deadline: February 15) but my university does an early deadline so that our coordinator can gather all the applications and send them off together. I sent mailed mine to the coordinator on January 16 and sent it overnight. She received my application the next day but it wasn't complete...

Only one of my professors had turned in an academic reference. 

Collection Update [December 2013 - January 2012]

Since my last post, I have acquired some more products. I'll just introduce them briefly then I'll do reviews and swatches soon.

[Product Review/Swatches] Coastal Scents Forever Blush - all 18 shades (Long Post - Image Heavy)

So during their Black Friday 50% off sale, I went ahead and purchased their Forever Blush set that contains all 18 shades for $59.98 (normally $119.95). Through that deal, each blush only cost about $3.33. A single blush costs $7.95 so if you really can't decide which shade to get and want them all, it's still a better deal to buy the set than to buy individually.

I'll show you all the swatches then give you an overall review at the end~ ^^ Also I'll link you to each individual shade in the captions.

[Product Review/Swatches] Coastal Scents Revealed Palette

Another purchase I made during Black Friday was with Coastal Scents. Coastal Scents is a really well-known online makeup supply among beauty bloggers. As I kept seeing their products featured in tutorials, I really wanted to try some for myself.

Coastal Scents released a 20 eye shadow palette that can be a dupe for Urban Decay's Naked and Naked 2 palettes. It has a much more economical price comparatively. Urban Decay Naked palettes cost $52 each with 10 eye shadows while this palette cost $19.95.

Coastal Scents Revealed Palette [$19.95]:

[Product Review/Swatches] e.l.f. Baked Eyeshadow Palettes, Baked Highlighter, & Baked Bronzer

Here's another Black Friday order that I received recently~! (Tbh, this post has been in the making for the last 4 days. Been super busy...)

While everything was 50% off, I decided to pick up the baked eyeshadow palettes, three highlighters, and a bronzer. I also got the stipple brush set which I highly suggest. I love stipple brushes are these and Coastal Scents are my favorite. For the quality and price. <3


e.l.f. Studio Stipple Brush Travel Set [$15.00]

This is going to be quick and simple cause I should be sleeping. haha

[First Impression] Biaggi Contempo Foldable 20" Spinner Carry-On and 28" Spinner Suitcase

Look what the lovely UPS man brought to me today. A day before the estimated delivery date! Yay!

[Product Review/Swatches] Em Cosmetics - Michelle Phan's Cosmetic Line [Trial Size Life Palette, Lip Gallery Matte Lipstick, & Intense Color Eyeliner]

Today, I received my order from Em Cosmetics. I have been watching Michelle Phan's videos on YouTube for at least the past two years. So when she came out with her own cosmetic line, I knew I would have to try it. Just so you know, it is on the higher price end of cosmetics. If you're living on a student's budget, definitely wait until a sale happens or save up. Trust me.

Or even better, wait until the offer the Em Starter Kit. (Which is what I did~) It comes with a trial size Life Palette, lipstick and waterliner for $27.50.

[Product Review/Swatches] Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream & Maybelline Color Tattoo Eyeshadow (cream and pigment)

Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo Eyeshadow & Eye Studio Color Tattoo Metal Eyeshadow ($6.99):

[Product Review/Swatches] ULTA Eyeshadow Quads, Stila The Natural Palette, & NYX Love in Paris palettes

Besides the three palettes that I got on Black Friday, I own 5 other eyeshadow palettes. 2 from ULTA, 2 from NYX Cosmetics, and a face palette from Stila.

ULTA Eyeshadow Quads:

Left: Neutral Eyeshadow Quad
Right: Illusion Eyeshadow Quad

Each quad comes with a single foam eyeshadow applicator.

[Product Review/Swatches] Black Friday Haul - UD Naked Basics, UD The Dangerous Palette, Smashbox Wondervision Mega Palette

Today, Black Friday, I only had $20 to spend. I had already spent my monthly allowance on different sites beforehand. Still, I had tons of points at ULTA so that's where I decided to go.

What I bought: Urban Decay's Naked Basics palette ($27), Urban Decay's The Dangerous Palette ($16), and Smashbox's Wonder Vision Mega Palette (normally $49, but $39 for BF).

All of that only cost me $16 + tax meaning I only had to pay for The Dangerous Palette really.

Note: All swatches are placed on top of Urban Decay's Primer Potion.

Urban Decay's Naked Basics palette:

[First Impression] High Sierra Arc Backpack & eBags Pack Cubes 3 pc Set

So today, I received two packages from eBags from the order I placed on the 22nd.
(Well, technically one package arrived yesterday but was delivered to my apartment's leasing office instead of to my actual apartment...)

In the first package that arrived yesterday, in a plastic shipping bag:

 eBags Packing Cubes - 3 pc Set in Aquamarine

Current Price on November 27, 2013: $23.99 during their Black Friday Sale

Original Price: $40.00

Purchased Price: $29.99

Date Ordered: November 22, 2013
Date Received: November 26, 2013

[Sale Alert] Biaggi Contempo 28" Spinner

Okay, guys, I posted the other day about how I was most likely going to purchase the Biaggi Contempo 28" Spinner Suitcase from Amazon. Well, today I found out about a couple of wonderful deals concerning this bag, luggage in general, and an awesome website, and I just had to tell you about it!

[Research] Luggage on Black Friday

Since American Airlines allows you to have two free checked bags for an international to South Korea, I had initially decided to buy a luggage set. Black Friday is just around the corner and so many stores are having sales on their luggage sets.

[Research] Airlines and Travel Sites

So, obviously, I'm the kind of person who does A LOT of research before trips and such. Because of that, I'm already researching how much it's going to cost for plane tickets, kind of luggage who be best to buy, baggage allowances, and what type of stuff that you should definitely take to Seoul. Trust me when I say I've watched a lot of YouTube videos. lol

There are two good student discount travel sites that you should check out when you're deciding your flight abroad. STAtravel.com and StudentUniverse.com

[ISEP] Meeting with Coordinator

So, yesterday, I traveled to Hays, KS to Fort Hays State University to meet with the ISEP coordinator. Since I am a virtual student who takes classes online, this was the first time that I had been to campus which is about 3 hours away from where I live. Anyone thinking about going to FHSU should definitely do it. The campus was beautiful and all the staff I spoke to were very kind.

[ISEP/Ramble] Meeting Scheduled and Passport Problems

So, first of all, my meeting is schedule for the 29th to meet with the ISEP coordinators for my school. YAY~! It'll be the first time I'll visit Hays too. lol I'm going to go ahead and get my student ID while I'm there. Because I'm an online student, I'm not required to have one but I still want one.

Now a problem has surfaced with my passport. SIGH. Somehow, even though I keep my passport hidden, locked, and out of reach, my cute little dog got a hold of it and chewed the corner of it. So when I went to the post office to pick up a package for my mother, I asked them if it's still valid. =__= Of course it isn't. Now I have to get it renewed and pay the $140 dollars again. The only good thing about it is now I don't have to keep the stupid picture that I had on it from 7 years ago. lol

[Research] Ewha - Course List & Comparison to FHSU Courses

Okay, after multiple MULTIPLE research of the courses available at Ewha taught in English, I have came up with a list of courses that I think I wouldn't mind taking during my study there.

Because my major is International Business and Economics, I need to take mostly Business, International Studies, and Economic classes. Which Ewha seems to have plenty of them. I'm hoping to take most of my gen. ed. classes before the fall so I should be able to take most of these classes.

Anyways, if you are interested in which classes that I have listed for my application, you can see it here. I have listed the course number, title, description, and listed prerequisites. Hopefully, it'll help you like it's helping me~

Oh! And if you're interested, I also made a comparison table of Ewha courses vs FHSU courses. There's not as many courses listed but it helps so that I can show my coordinator that I have done significant research and can show that the courses will transfer over to FHSU.

[ISEP/Research] Universities and Courses

Even though my coordinator suggested that I list 10 universities on my application, I could only come up with 8. I wanted to make sure that I would be comfortable enough with the choice if I ended up being placed there. I didn't want to put just a random university, especially since I would have to do course research and an essay.

The universities I picked and listed in order of preference for my application:

1. Ewha Womans University
2. Yonsei University
3. Ajou University
4. Keimyung University
5. Korea University
6. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
7. Providence University
8. BINUS University

I just finished researching courses to these eight universities and let me tell you, it's really tiring. You see the same courses over and over. It kinda gets annoying. lol

On a side note: Yes, I am at a freshman standing but by Fall 2014, I will be at a junior standing. This is because I am doing the absolute maximum number of credits for each semester (Fall, Spring, Summer) and taking two classes in the intersession between Fall and Spring. I may be a little crazy....

If you're interested in seeing which classes I wrote down for each university, you can see it here. Of course, I totally wrote down way more classes than necessary but I'm going to do more research on each so I can do a comparison against FHSU classes. This will make it easy for me when I have my next advising appointment to show that I do know which classes will be able to transfer over to FHSU at the end of my studying abroad experience.

January 15 may seem like it's far away but these next three months can go by fast so I need to make sure that I'm absolutely prepared. I'm not going to mess this up!

..I hope. lmao OTL