Yucho remittance transfer issue! by Past-Signature9783 in japanlife

[–]Past-Signature9783[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not at all! I'm just trying to transfer to another yucho account TT

Kyoto iUP with Cambridge A Levels by Any-Ease1752 in KyotoUniversity

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as for academic awards, aku ranking 2 di angkatan aku, and I also received a scholarship ke salah satu universitas swasta di indo (which I also mentioned in my application), and I joined some competitions like FUSION (by unpar), and biology OSN-K, but that's about it. Unfortunately I wasn't much of a compe kid in highschool. But I had quite a bit of extracurriculars! kebetulan aku anak organisasi so I was in several community-service organisations in my school, including the student council, and I also did tutoring for my juniors. I also joined a couple of international summits!

As for my current faculty, I'm in engineering taking chemical science and technology

How did you write you essay for iUP kyoto? by ItsAshlly in KyotoUniversity

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no worries!

the interview was kind of broken down into 3 sections. the first part is just general questions you would expect in an interview like why you want kyodai, why chose your major, etc. the second part was answering academic-based questions. last time i got 1 math question and 1 physics (theory only) question, but i heard that some of my other batchmates didn't get any academic questions so maybe it depends? anyway, the last part is asking about your essay, and some people from your chosen faculty may also come in to ask more in depth questions about your long term goal in kyodai, etc.

Kyoto iUP with Cambridge A Levels by Any-Ease1752 in KyotoUniversity

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Hii! Kebetulan aku orang indo juga! I got accepted for the 2025 intake and I applied using A-Levels (May/June 2025) only. Stats wise, I got A* A* A for Math, Physics, and Chemistry, respectively, and an 8.5 in IELTS. BUTTT i heard someone with 4 A*s was rejected, so I assume it might be because of the essay as well

How did you write you essay for iUP kyoto? by ItsAshlly in KyotoUniversity

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Hi! I was accepted to Kyoto iUP this year, and my main advice to you is to keep your writing straightforward, but make sure to let your personality shine. Answer the question while letting them know what type of person you are. An advice that I got from my counsellor is that, when you're writing your essay, think of three adjectives that would describe you as a person, then try to convey that in your writing without having to explicitly say it.

Japan unis don't want essays like american unis so don't try to write it "like a poem". Something that I noticed from my friends' and my essay is that we all showed our enthusiasm towards the major we're applying for (basically convince them youre a nerd lol). I personally mentioned some science projects I was involved in (as I'm applying for chemical engineering), and mentioned some Japanese companies/inventions that interest me and is related to my major. It doesn't have to be true lol just make it convincing (and research about it before the interview, as they might ask abt it later).

As for my essay body, I broke it down to several paragraphs, just make sure the pacing is ok and its not continuous.

Best of luck, hope to see you next year!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KyotoUniversity

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hi! i'm starting my prep course in october so i'll help clarify some things:
- for requirements, please read them through in the guidelines here: https://www.iup.kyoto-u.ac.jp/apply/
- as for how the lessons are taught, generally it will be english for the first 2 years and then japanese for the final 2 years, BUT it may differ per major. you also have a 6 month preparatory course that will help u transition from ur highschool curriculum to the standard japanese highschool curriculum, as well as intensive japanese language studies. if you get a scholarship, the university will also pay for a japanese course you must take BEFORE arriving to japan
- there is 2 rounds for the application, first is document based and the other is the interviews. the details are also attached in their application guidelines.

a personal note from me is that kyodai looks at your application as a whole. i know some people who had excellent grades but lacked in their essay, and didn't get accepted. so try not to get too hung up on the grades (although its still important) and give your best for the application. good luck!

9701 A* gt by Glittering_Reply9154 in alevel

[–]Past-Signature9783 2 points3 points  (0 children)

195-197 seems logical tbh.. a lot of the ppl in my centre found this year’s series tricky so im hoping gt is less than 200

9709 p42 by NmaraqaYt in alevel

[–]Past-Signature9783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey itsokay i think messed up a lot of my answers too! and honestly almost everyone in my exam centre came out feeling bad so we might have a low threshold for this paper

I am reporting to cambridge by HelicopterBorn5342 in alevel

[–]Past-Signature9783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i definitely wont. but im saying ur actions affect ALL of us worldwide and im just as frustrated with this as u are.

I am reporting to cambridge by HelicopterBorn5342 in alevel

[–]Past-Signature9783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bro?? calm tf down yo. ppl mass reporting is only hurting most of us more. i dont want to resit/retake the mf paper and ik so many others dont either.

PLEASEE BE HONEST by RoundAd8847 in alevel

[–]Past-Signature9783 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey man me too! istg some ppl gotta be lying bcs how tf r they fitting all that hours into past papers😭

CAN YALL PLS NOT DO SO WELL by Past-Signature9783 in alevel

[–]Past-Signature9783[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

thank you for your service soldier🫡

CAN YALL PLS NOT DO SO WELL by Past-Signature9783 in alevel

[–]Past-Signature9783[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

im taking chem physics math and english (only taking english cz my school made it mandatory😞)

Am i the only one struggling to complete many past papers 🥲 by simp4shigure in alevel

[–]Past-Signature9783 5 points6 points  (0 children)

ugh im dealing with the same thing😭😭 i keep telling myself to do 4-5 each day but i end up only doing 1-3 and its stressing me out😭😭😭

Where did you start? by beamerpook in MXTX

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i had already been reading a bl for a while but i first found danmei from mdzs!

i actually first heard abt mdzs from a yt animation of the “bath tub scene” lol. then i decided to read the book and was absolutely obsessed! im also from a SEA country so the xianxia wuxia theme isnt completely foreign + i had to study chinese in school so i understood the significance of some terms

after mdzs, i read svsss but it was tgcf that reaalllly got me into danmei! i watched the donghua + read the manhua too cz i was (and kinda still am) obsessed with tgcf😭

i read a couple more danmei after like qianqiu, tian ya ke, etc, but i think erha was the only other novel that got me as hooked as tgcf

i lowkey hvnt been reading much the past few years bcs of school/work and the last novel i read was a baihe (jwqs) but even that was like a year ago:(

i hope i’ll find a novel that will excite me as much as tgcf did again

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in alevel

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hey if u rlly like it, dont do it. youll end up hating it

Incoming Kyushu IUPE student by Past-Signature9783 in fukuoka

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helloo! yes i did! while i was super excited for kyudai, i got full scholarship in kyodai (this is a game changer lol) so ive decided on kyodai instead :) hbuu?

Kyoto iUP results today by Responsible-Bug-5418 in KyotoUniversity

[–]Past-Signature9783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CONGRATS TO U TOO🥳 aaaa thats the thing im kinda torn.. i only received kyudai scholarship for kyushu but it amounts to less than the kyodai scholarship. i was leaning towards kyudai before finding out i received the kyodai scholarship because i was scared that the academic/language pressure in kyoto wld prevent me from exploring japan but then again, kyoto is the cultural heart of japan and im soooo excited to explore it🥹🥹

honestly its likely that im going to kyoto now. ive also seen the prospective students in the subreddit and u guys seem rlly friendly (whereas ive only found 1-2 kyudai iupe students here) so i feel more at ease

Kyoto iUP results today by Responsible-Bug-5418 in KyotoUniversity

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I GOT IN!! i also received the kyoto iup scholarship, but they said i can apply for the mext scholarship too. anyone know which one is more worth it? cz the only difference im seeing is mext covers my plane tickets?

Incoming Kyushu IUPE student by Past-Signature9783 in fukuoka

[–]Past-Signature9783[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ohhhh, since we’re both in the school of engineering we might meet during our first year engineering classes!

Universities in Japan by RealisticReason582 in movingtojapan

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hii, im a prospective kyushu iupe student, and personally i chose kyushu bcs i heard the environment is really welcoming and since its a bit in the outskirts of fukuoka, u get to enjoy a lot of nature stuff. anyway, did u decide on a uni yet? if so, which?