May 2012
April 2012
I wouldn’t mind staying here for summer session if it weren’t so expensive. :\
Looking at CC summer classes (how do I register?) when I should be studying for tomorrow’s midterm. >.>;
而我在等妳” —周杰倫，青花瓷
This is a great article written by a friend of mine who attended Waseda University while I was there, and is now studying Japanese in Japan. It is about the gap among the top Universities in Japan and the mindset of those associated with those Universities, specifically Waseda and Tokyo University.
One interesting point he makes is that there is a perception that people go to Tokyo University in order to learn, and people go to Waseda to skip class and play mahjong!
To me, it seems like the faculty at Waseda is doing all it can to close the gap between it and Tokyo U. It is attracting more foreign students with the School of International Liberal Studies, and has more female students then ever before. Recruiting students with a high motivation to learn is they way to raise the reputation of the school. The alumni, however, think the school is going in the wrong direction. The women and foreign students put to much pressure on the Japanese males to actually do work at school. I don’t really understand what the problem is, but I’m not an old Japanese man.
Give the article a read and follow his blog Tokyo Remix.
ASICS HQ is in Irvine? o.o
