great education experience, courses are diffcult undergraduate September 20, 2023
By YUXUAN X (Economics, Brandeis University) - abroad from 04/01/2023 to 07/31/2023 with
University of Tokyo: Direct Enrollment & Exchange
upper-level economics courses
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
the impressive program, with high education quality |
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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? |
no single room for exchange student |
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cheap and tasty |
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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? |
not really experience it |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
The courses there were challenging, if you went there as a junior you would take classes with those graduate students and compete with them. some of the courses even serve for PhD students, so make your decision carefully. and you are not allow to choose undergraduate level courses. |
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) |
differ from each other |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | the difficulty of the courses |
