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Yamasa Institute

7 reviews
4.01 / 5 based on 7 reviews
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Peter D
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Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Izakaya Ja Nai, ZigZag Bar
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Peter D
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Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It was convenient and inexpensive
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The Student Village (dormatory) ave some issues related to the shared kitchen - can be crowded and usually the shared pots, pans, etc. are pretty dirty.
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Peter D
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Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Travel is more expensive in Japan than America. I didn't have a phone in japan, so had less phone expenses (used Internet phone)
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Housing, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Internet is included at school. Books are also provided, so no need for second hand books.
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Peter D
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Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Peter D
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Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
Have some familiarity with Japan and Japanese culture before going. Maybe read a book like Culture Shock: Japan.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
4
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Good place. I have actually gone there 3 times (dates listed for the survery are most recent).
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
None
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Peter D
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Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Japanese is a very difficult language to learn, so it has taken me longer than I hoped to become proficient.
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