Hello! I’m a foreign student currently in my senior year of high school in Japan. I want to apply to good universities with English-taught undergraduate programs, but I was told I need to finalize my choices by tonight, and Im cooked tbh.
I have JLPT N2 and a TOEFL score of 95. My biggest concern is that I’ve never taken any standardized tests like the SAT or A-Levels, and my school is just a regular high school so no IB program either. Other than my GPA,JLPT and TOEFL scores, I don’t have much else to show.
The choice of major isn’t a big issue since I’ll decide based on the schools I apply to. I was thinking about Waseda, but I feel like my academic level might not be strong enough. I also considered TIU and TUJ, but based on my research, they seem to be just waste of time. I’m thinking of other schools such as Sophia, Hosei, Ritsumeikan, Doshisha, etc.
Do you have any recommendations? Are there any universities with English programs that don’t require SAT scores? I really need help!
by Limp_Outcome_5373
7 comments
Try APU
There’s a ton. If you don’t think you meet the Waseda level aim for Sophia or TUFS.
> The choice of major isn’t a big issue since I’ll decide based on the schools I apply to
Brah, here’s a tip that could save you a shit ton of money and years and years of your life: **Choose a major that has a future career path, then aim for a school that has a program to suit.**
Or else you’ll end up going to a school and build up a small fortune in debt and some ripe 4+ years of your life for fucking degree in Music History or Political Science because that’s the only English taught programs you could find and work at a convenience store for the next 8 years to pay off that shitty mistake.
ICU might be worth looking into, since they just require a solid IELTS or TOEFL score to apply. You will be required to complete their Japanese language program as part of the graduation requirement though, which aims to gives you enough Japanese proficiency to take college classes (I believe some of the upper division classes are only offered in Japanese).
Waseda’s SILS is probably the most famous of the English programs here, but many of the public universities also have them.
Off the top of my head, Tohoku has the FGL program, Hiroshima has the IGS program, Kyoto has the iUP. There was a stir when Tokyo University announced their College of Design program, but I don’t think that starts up in time for you, unless you take a year off
A more appropriate subject would have been – I must pick a school on a shortnotce by tonight! Help me out.
cant you just join like a regular student and than take english classes. I see a lot of students doing it. however if u cant than dm me. I can provide u a list atleast.