Reviews of Sophia University | Japan

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Gabrielle O

EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Tokyo is a huge city : there is plenty to do everywhere and for everyone !

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Eillen P

University of Portland, Portland, United States
Economics, Undergraduate, IES

Overall

I wish I had known...

No

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Get out and don't worry about money

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

The internet has everything

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Eillen P

University of Portland, Portland, United States
Economics, Undergraduate, IES

Housing

Type of housing: Hotel

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Immersed in Japanese culture

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Comfortable and convenient

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Gabrielle O

EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Life is very expensive, particularly accomodation and food.

Travel, Food, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

unfortunately, no tips ! Unless giving private lessons of English, French, Italian...

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Eillen P

University of Portland, Portland, United States
Economics, Undergraduate, IES

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> A private grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Japan is a very expensive country

Telephone, Travel, Nightlife, Housing, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Plan on staying at hostels if you want to save money

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Kishii

ESCEM Tours-Poitiers, Tours, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I never had any problems

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