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First, you need to find your closest Korean Consulate.
US Korean Consulate Locations:
Washington, DC: Serves Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
New York, NY: Serves Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
San Francisco, CA: Serves Colorado, Northern California, Utah, Wyoming
Los Angeles, CA: Serves Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, South California
Boston, MA: Serves New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont
Chicago, IL: Serves Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Seattle, WA: Serves Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Atlanta, GA: Serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands
Houston, TX: Serves Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Texas
Honolulu, HI: Serves American Samoa, Hawaii
Hagatna, GU: Serves Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
Anchorage, AK: Serves Alaska
Dallas, TX: Serves Texas DFW (Dallas, Forth Worth)
Pennsylvania, PA: Serves Pennsylvania, Delaware
What I did:
I went through the San Francisco Embassy in California (Note: Each embassy's process is a bit different)
Visa I applied for: D-2 Student Visa (Note: You might be applying for the D-4 visa if you're just going to South Korea to study Korean at an institute rather than taking college courses in addition to language courses)
You can apply in-person or via the mail (In-person requires an appointment)
If you're sending your application via mail you will need to put in a pre-paid shipping label in your package so they can mail back you passport and visa
Cost of visa application: $45
Processing time: ~3 weeks
Visa application:
Sections: Personal details, period of stay in Korea, passport information, contact information, marital status, education, employment, details of visit (purpose, travel history, etc.), details of invitation (host school information), funding details (scholarships, etc.)
Documents needed: application form, passport photo (they didn't actually use the photo I sent in. They just photocopied my passport photo), original passport (you will get it back), greencard or long-term visa (if you don't have a US passport), application payment (send a check, not cash), original certificate of admission (host school will send it to you by request. Some embassies don't require the original and will accept a copy), copy of business registration of host school (host school will send this), funding details (scholarship letter, bank statement, etc.) (Note: If you are using a parent's bank statement you will also need to show proof of relation (birth certificate, etc.)
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