I got HOPE Scholarship so my tuition was paid off. And the program offered a discount if we registered early. One of the professors from my home university was teaching a class at Hanyang so if we took his class we got more discount. So basically I ended up paying $1800 (USD) for the ticket and living expenses. Which will be around $700 to $800 if you go out and eat every night ans love to shop. My study abroad adviser told me that my living expense will be around $300 but clearly that wasnt the case because when you are in a different country you want to try all sorts of foods and go to all sorts of different places. Transportation (Subway is the best choice) will cost a lot of money too so keeping all of this in mind I think $700-$800 is enough for expenses.
I am taking Topics in Korean Arts and Society- Professor Moon. The class is amazing if you like to express your ideas. Our Professor gave us a lot of freedom to think and say as we like. The other class that Im taking is International Advertising - only because I would get the discount but I got to learn a lot from it. I chose these two classes because I will get credit for them for my electives. I am a business major with a minor in Korean language. I didn’t want to take business classes while on a study abroad trip since that gets very stressful.
I would recommend that you do this study abroad the summer after your first year in University :)