2005/03/20

To Study America

As I told you, for Japanese high school student which University they enroll is very important mater.
Then, if you decided to go American University for some reasons, what happens for them? In Japan, graduations from unauthorized universities are not treated as college graduate. So, students who graduate from the kind of University come under the category head “high school graduate”. In the case of graduating from American University, It is treated as a “high school graduate” even if they graduate from UCLA or Harvard!! It’s very very unfair. I think it must be admitted as “college graduate”. I think some student in Japan must be studying littler than Japanese Students in American University.
In Japan, Entrance exams are difficult and Graduations are easy (Circumstances are 100% opposite in America), so they are many people who don’t study dulling 4 years in University. Even if top University students seem not to study (I know some University students are likely this type). Of course some students are hardly studying for national exam or taking calibration test. But, this is common type like…

 ・First & Second -year student first three months, they go to University year. After that,
  they are eager to only do their part-time jobs or spending group activity.
  Or they don’t attend the classes.
 ・Third-year student they hardly go about getting a job.
 ・Forth-year student they just hardly do graduation thesis
                          The end***


I think university student can have the most free and exciting period. In proof of this, teachers of juku where I used to go said, “Do whatever you really want to do in your university student’s life. That is the last chance to use your time freely”
Certainly, It seems that Japanese university students’ life would be full of their pleasure memory, and I’m envy their life style. I don’t think that Japanese style is bad and American style is pretty good because I can understand how hard Japanese high school 3rd grade students study for their exam. But I really want Japanese educational approval to admit their, Japanese foreign student (in the U.S. or U.K.), great effort. I just wanna say this.
Anyway I’m just the person. I’m going to America to study Film market. My relatives are opposite to my course because they are worried to go US and can’t guess how wonderful experiences I’m going to have. Of course, at my getting a job activity will become difficult in Japan. I wouldn’t strike out elite track like my high school friends. But there is no security to strike out the road if I study hard and go top university. What I believe is DO WHATEVER I WANT TO DO. So I follow my soul voice.

1 comment:

kuriimu said...

great attitude! believe in yourself and you will be happy. i mean, what good is it if in life you get a job and make a ton of money if you are not happy? what is the ultimate goal in life? money or happiness? i believe that if one i happy money doesn't matter, and to be happy one must do what one wants, and if you want to study film, then do it be happy. by the way, what american college will you go to?