Hoping to study at one of the listed universities below, and was wondering if anyone had any input on which schools would be the best in terms of social life. For my program, I have to select three preferred Universities, and they will slot me into one of the three. The semester abroad is going towards general elective credits that I have yet to complete, so reputation of the University is not the most important factor. Out of the list below, I was leaning towards U of Tokyo and Keio, as they seem to be the most "international" out of the list as they are on the bigger side carrying higher levels of enrollment. Regarding Keio, I've also seen that the reputation for the school is incredibly good, but people have this preconceived notion that the student body is more elitist/snobby due to the high cost of enrollment. Should this contribute at all to my decision of whether or not to attend this school? Anyone have any input on what my third choice should be?
For a potential third option, I was considering Rikkyo, but I saw some posts saying that the University was fairly disorganized, especially their international student program. I was looking at Hitotsubashi, but the smaller student body makes me a bit hesitant.
- Hitotsubashi University
- Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Tech)
- Keio University
- Rikkyo University
- University of Tokyo
I also have the option of Osaka University and Kyoto University, but not sure if I should consider any schools outside of Tokyo.
by ina_waka