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Japan Universities vs. U.S.: Which are Better?

Peter Payne by Peter Payne
17 years ago
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Japan is a great place with a lot to offer many people, whether you’re interested in learning the language, making good friends or just surfing the weirdness (of which there is plenty). One area where I feel America beats Japan handily its university system, which provides an incredibly rich array of options for anyone wanting to broaden their horizons. I’ve got a friend who worked for a major computer company doing a job that was not terribly fulfilling for him (I believe “soul crushing” were his exact words). When he was laid off a couple of years ago, he decided to make a big change by going back to school and getting an art degree. Although Japan’s competitive university system does do some good by helping students set goals for themselves early on, one downside is that almost no one has a hope of getting into a major university unless they’re near the age of 18 and are very focused on their studies — going back to school in your thirties or forties is almost unthinkable. Japanese universities are inflexible in other ways, for example each major is generally walled off from the others, with little ability for students to experience a broad range of subjects. If you’re a poly sci major and decided you want to switch to education, you’re going to have to start your entire college career over from scratch, rather than being able to change majors and keep most of your units. Back during my time at SDSU (affectionately called “Suds University” by students because of all the beer we drank), students deciding they wanted to change majors was a regular occurrence, and even encouraged by the school, since the whole point of a university is to help students find their way.

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