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GO GO GO. Everybody that I have ever talked to that visited Japan loved it.
My friend spent a year there two years ago as an exchange student. She just went back for another month--she loves it.
My friend spent a year there two years ago as an exchange student. She just went back for another month--she loves it.
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Originally Posted by TTT
Well, I know absolutely no Japanese, but after doing some research I have learned that all the classes there will be taught in English, and someone has told me that many Japanese people speak English as a second language. I would have a hard time getting around, but I don't think it would be necessary to speak the language for me to survive there for 3 months. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up the basics also.
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I got into the program at University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia when I was in school. I also needed a car at the time, so I had to make a choice. I went with the car. I've made it a point to go to Australia at least once in my life, but I guess I'll never get back the chance to be there as a college student again :sad:
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Originally Posted by MPerson
Just hitching a thought...but isn't English the most known language of the world? Like, it is the most taught language to be a second language?
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After doing some more research I have found out that there is absolutely nothing stopping me from going. There are a couple extra fees, like application fee ($200) and health insurance ($150), but other than that it is just airfare and tuition (same as what I'm paying now). You have to be atleast a sophmore and have attended atleast one semester at the school I am going to. The college I would be attending in Japan is in Tokyo, called Sophia University, and has a required gpa of 3.3. International students can come in either for the spring semester or for the full year. I am a transfer student, going into my sophmore year at North Carolina State and am planning on going my spring semester, so I will have one semester under my belt.
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Originally Posted by TTT
Well, I know absolutely no Japanese, but after doing some research I have learned that all the classes there will be taught in English, and someone has told me that many Japanese people speak English as a second language. I would have a hard time getting around, but I don't think it would be necessary to speak the language for me to survive there for 3 months. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up the basics also.
