Life Changing! August 01, 2025
By A student (Business, Brandeis University) - abroad from 03/31/2025 to 07/31/2025 with
Waseda University: Tokyo - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I learned so much about a new culture and place.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The academic rigor, on top of interesting courses made it an overall great educational experience |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Everyone was very helpful and accomodating |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I did not like the way they did a random housing lottery, however, they provided information for us to easily find out own housing after not receiving on campus dorms |
| * Food: |
The food was what you would expect from a Japanese school |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
It was sometimes hard to feel integrated, but everyone was super kind during the process |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
It was unfortunate that there is mandatory healthcare in Japan, but I didn't have any issues while abroad |
| * Safety: |
Everything was very safe |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Everything was amazing other than not receiving on campus housing. I would definitely do it again. |
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) |
Very easy to live |
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 |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
Other Program Information
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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? | Nothing, I think everything is very doable and easy to manage, and figure out |
