A good place to start your journey on Japan Past Review
By Trung Quan (Vietnam National University, Hanoi – International School (VNU-IS)) - abroad from 04/02/2017 to 04/05/2019 with
SANKO Japanese Language School Tokyo: Japanese Language Course for Advance School
Not only Japanese that I’ve learned, but Japanese culture too
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I just love Japan and all the people that I have met there |
Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
World's top ten most expensive city, but you’ll get used to it about 3 ~ 6 month |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 1~20,000 Yen/Week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Monthly railway pass and a skateboard save me a lot of money for traveling |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
Living in Tokyo and learning at Sanko Japanese School help me achieved N2 certification in a year and half |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Learn more of Japanese |
