https://seunghoonchoi.com/tags/study-in-the-us/Recent content in Study in the US on Seunghoon ChoiHugoen-USMon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://seunghoonchoi.com/career/us-phd-guide/Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://seunghoonchoi.com/career/us-phd-guide/<div style="display:flex;gap:28px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:flex-start;margin:.2em 0 1.6em"> <img src="https://seunghoonchoi.com/images/book-us-phd-guide.jpg" alt="Cover of 《You Can Prepare for a US PhD on Your Own》 (미국 박사 유학, 혼자 준비해도 됩니다)" style="width:190px;max-width:40%;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 16px 40px rgba(13,27,76,.24)"> <div style="flex:1;min-width:240px"> <p style="margin:.25em 0;color:#44423E">By Seunghoon Choi · Published by Bellunix · June 2026 · Written in Korean</p> <p style="margin:.25em 0;color:#44423E">eBook (ePUB) · KRW 16,000</p> </div> </div> <h2 id="the-map-i-never-had">The Map I Never Had</h2> <p>It was only when application season was right on top of me that I found out there was another important document for admissions, something called an Academic Statement. It was not in the basic bundle of documents I had been putting together.</p>https://seunghoonchoi.com/books/us-phd-guide/Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://seunghoonchoi.com/books/us-phd-guide/<div style="display:flex;gap:30px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:flex-start;margin:.4em 0 1.4em"> <img src="https://seunghoonchoi.com/images/book-us-phd-guide.jpg" alt="Cover of 《You Can Prepare for a US PhD on Your Own》 (미국 박사 유학, 혼자 준비해도 됩니다)" style="width:230px;max-width:44%;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 16px 40px rgba(13,27,76,.24)"> <div style="flex:1;min-width:240px"> <p style="margin:.25em 0;color:#44423E">By Seunghoon Choi · Published by Bellunix · June 2026 · Written in Korean</p> <p style="margin:.25em 0;color:#44423E">eBook (ePUB) · KRW 16,000</p> <p style="margin:1.1em 0 0"> <a href="https://ebook-product.kyobobook.co.kr/dig/epd/ebook/E000013171412" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline-block;background:#0D1B4C;color:#fff;font-weight:700;padding:13px 24px;border-radius:999px">View on Kyobo Book Centre ↗</a> <a href="https://smartstore.naver.com/bellunix/products/13640954951" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline-block;background:#B87333;color:#fff;font-weight:700;padding:13px 24px;border-radius:999px;margin:6px 0 0 8px">Naver Smartstore ↗</a> </p> </div> </div> <p>Other than knowing I needed a TOEFL score, I knew almost nothing. This book collects every experience and mistake from the 18 months it took me to receive an offer letter from scratch. At the end of that process, I was admitted to the materials engineering PhD program at the University of Florida (UF) with full funding, and I received my F-1 visa.</p>