Feb 15 (Paolo fromTOKYO) - This is a Japanese College students morning routine, her daily school schedule and what she does after she finishes school in the evening.
Ayuka attends Tokyo University of Science, commonly known as RIKADAI in Japanese. It’s one of the most prestigious private institutions in Japan. With seven faculties and 32 departments, it stands as one of the largest private universities specializing in science and engineering in the country. They have 3 campuses and she goes to Kagurazaka campus. In Japan, getting into a university is considered tough, but graduating is relatively easy. Not to say that university students don’t study, but rather entrance exams are so difficult that many spend years in cram schools preparing. The students who fail but desperately want to get into the school, known as Ronin, have no other option but to study and wait for next year’s exams. Among those admitted, about 82% graduate within four years, compared to say the US at around 46%.
