APU= MOST BORING PLACE IN JAPAN Past Review
By ALICIA M (FINANCE/ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, University of Hawaii - Manoa) for
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University: Beppu - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
CHOOSE A DIFFERENT SCHOOL IF YOU DONT WANT TO BE BORED. GAINED KNOWLEDGE OF JAPANESE CULTURE, IMPROVED MY CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
READ ABOVE THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF CLASSES AVAILABLE AND TIME FRAMES OVERLAP. THEY ARE ALL AT THE SAME TIME. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
VERY UNACCOMADATING EXCEPT FOR ONE PERSON, BUT EVEN THEY CANNOT PERSUADE THE ADMIN. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
THEY SERVE THE SAME THING ALL THE TIME.... FRIED AND NOODLES |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE THERE FOR A WEEK AND A HALF TO TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF THE TOWN. FYI: THEY ARE OBSESSED WITH ICE BREAKERS, LIKE 2HOURS WORTH AND A PICNIC MEANS 2HOURS OF ICEBREAKERS AND A COOKIE. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
MAKE YOU GET A HEALTH EXAM LIKE CATTLE AND BLOOD TESTS TOO. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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) |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
Select all that apply |
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* Who did you live with?
Select all that apply |
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL ONLY |
