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alicia l
Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing that I wasn't told in orientations.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Great location, classes are more suited to business majors.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Go to Kyoto and Osaka. Vist Tokyo and Hiroshima. Ride the Shinkansen (bullet train). Get a bike. Have fun!
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Mandy H
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, United States
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Plenty of clubs and bars in Osaka, which is around 30 mins away from the city. Hirakata City itself is pretty boring.
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FlatlandDan
Academic
Course recommendations
THIS SCHOOL IS GEARED TOWARDS LEARNING JAPANESE!!!! Please don't make the same mistake I did. If you only have a passing interest in learning Japanese, this school is probably not going to work for you. I've been having to spend clost to 4 hours a night working only on my japanese course and i'm still not doing well in it.
The other classes are for me are quite interesting. I would suggest checking out Sumi-e as it's my favorite.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Take a japanese course before you come or have a burning desire to learn the language. Trust me on this one.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Johan N
Languages
Language of instruction: Japanese
Was learning Japanese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Japanese
How much did you improve your Japanese?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Japanese is different from my first language, it was really hard and the language studies took up alot of my time.
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dtkemon
Furman University, Greenville, SC, United States
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
My experiences in the dorm was beyond unique. To this day, I remain in contact with people from ALL over the world. Potluck dinners representing various cultural traditions, excellent community of friends, scholastic environment, and accomodations and resources that put my experiences in China to shame...I couldn't have been happier to move out of my homestay back into the dorms.
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Ulquiorra S
Housing
Type of housing: Off campus, dorms
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I am still in Japan and living in a boarding house with both Japanese and foreign students -- this has improved my speaking skills better than living in Gaidai housing ever could.
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Personal comments
Housing was far from the university, and in the middle of effectively nowhere, leaving students to spend money on buses constantly if they wanted to get anywhere. Staff in three of the four seminar houses are rude and unhelpful, and, while living far from town, foreign students live together, thus hindering the effort to live abroad and learn the language.
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