Was TUJ Worth It?
Introduction
I am here to share my thoughts on whether studying for a full undergraduate degree at TUJ is worth it or not. Please note that I will not be including the new "fly to Philly" programs, where you can go to the states and do a couple of semesters at the main campus. Since I have completed my full 4 years at the Japan campus, I will only mention my opinions and thoughts on the Japan campus. So the short answer to this question would be 'KINDA!' Now the reason I say it's 'kinda' is because depending on what your goals and aspirations are, a degree from TUJ can push your career to a certain extent right out of college depending on the field you study in. Does this mean you will be using anything you learned during your college courses in your day-to-day job routine? Probably not a lot, maybe about 10 percent or less. But that's like the situation in most of the colleges especially in Japan because in typical private Japanese colleges like Waseda or Keio, most students hardly study at all. The only thing they are focused on are nomikais and attending activities within their club or circles. Getting in Japan colleges is the only tough hurdle as students have to work their behinds off studying for those juken benkyos or entrance examinations. But after they get in, it's all smooth sailing as graduation is sorta guaranteed once you enter, so most students pass their courses somehow without attaining any significant knowledge or specialization in any particular field. Alright calm down!! I am not trashing Japanese colleges here since many geniuses like famous athletes, scientists, doctors and politicians graduated from some of these popular universities like Meiji, Keio and Waseda. But unfortunately that's only a handful of them as most of the other students are part of the latter category. That is why, in comparison to these other universities, this puts TUJ in an interesting place.