semester. The center is free of charge to any member of KU and everything that occurs inside the center is of course kept confidential. Basic individual counseling is held once a week for 50 minutes, and it is usually a 12-time session depending on the issue. According to Kim Hyunjung who works for KUSCC as both a counselor and research professor, the problems that each student brings to the center are extremely broad. However, no matter what dilemma the student has, KUSCC always welcomes those who are in need. Any KU student who has troubles in solving different kinds of issues, including family, grade, and future plans can visit the center to receive counseling.

 

What differentiates KU's counseling center from other university's centers are its diverse programs. Other than basic counseling, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) examination program is one of KUSCC's most representative programs. It mainly focuses on the introspection of one's personality and the understanding of the relationship with other people through the MBTI personality test.

 

Starting from last year, KUSCC has planned another major program named Kodaebut, meaning "a friend of KU" in Korean. It is a mentoring program where seniors students of KU can directly mentor newcomers of the school who have trouble in school. Through Kodaebut, seniors can give advice to the mentees about campus life and give mental support to them. As a program that lasts less than a semester, KUSCC hopes that this program will again help students’ minds and bodies with direct mentoring from the seniors.

 

According to Professor Kim, students are not yet fully aware of what KUSCC does and therefore have trouble in easily visiting the center. She also mentioned that students can pay a visit "even when they simply want to have simple counseling before a trouble actually occurs." Actually, accessibility for the students was slightly limited because, until the previous month, the homepage of KUSCC could not be seen on mobile phones. Counseling appointments can now also be requested through smartphones, making services more accessible to students. In addition, through the homepage, students can easily take simple questionnaires regarding personality type and future career paths.

 

Like what Professor Kim had mentioned, KUSCC is open to any KU student. They provide necessary services to the people who require them. Happy students who are satisfied with their lives and themselves are what make a healthy university. Therefore, anyone who has personal or major problems such as "I want to be happier," "I want to have more self-confidence," "I feel lonely most of the time," can shake off their worries through KUSCC's counseling and various programs. No one should be worried about getting criticized by having strange or abnormal thoughts in KUSCC. Students should have just a little bit of confidence to visit the center, and the rest of the problems could be solved together with KUSCC.