I love how even if the room is small, there's plenty of storage to store anything you need. Im hoping to study at TUJ starting in the fall of 2024, and I would love to even have my own little room like this! I would be grateful for anything even If I had the chance to study In Japan. You did very well showing details of the apartment, ways to make use of the space.
Wow thanks. That’s a huge complement. I have taken a long break from it recently but I am building out some new ideas and content so please look forward to them soon.
This is FASCINATING. I’ma watch all of your videos. You do a fantastic job. I don’t think that’s just brother bias either. This is thorough and thoughtfully done.
Oh wow!! Welcome :) !! I hope it was helpful. I’m releasing a video hopefully tomorrow about apartment hunting. That should hopefully be helpful to you in a few months :)
Subscribed. Not just because I'm looking for Japan content, but because your fun personality at the very beginning captured my attention. I love how casual the video is. I like how you actually enjoyed yourself while making the video. Almost all dorm tour videos are too "formal" and "lecturing". Makes the video look feel too serious, as if it's an official documentary. But yours is a perfect blend. 💫🌟👍
Hey thanks. And congrats. I’ll be seeing you soon then!! And. Stay tuned. I’m working on a video now about apartment hunting here and how to best find a place. :)
I'm planning on applying for fall 2023 lol, I'm really fuckin scared that I won't get accepted into Temple and I don't know why, do you have any advice to applicants and are you comfortable telling how you got in? Also great video bro!
Hey thanks for watching. As far as getting in I didn’t do anything particularly special. But I already did my first two years of GenEd at a community college in California and kept my GPA pretty decent. Then when I applied to Temple, for my personal statement, I had a friend read mine and give me feedback before I submitted it. That’s it. And crossed my fingers haha. Good luck. I think you’ll be fine.
Hey man, I was exactly like you 7 months ago. I was super confident that I was gonna get accepted (3.0 GPA) but I was rejected because of bad grades I had from a college I attended 8 years ago and the classes had nothing to do with my major. My advice is to make sure you don't send any unnecessary transcripts. Only send the ones from your current college (or high school if you're still in high school) I was devastated when I realized I didn't get in because I really wanted to practice my 9 years worth of my Japanese self-taught knowledge and become an English teacher. Luckily I was able to get accepted to a pretty good university here in the states with a pretty good business/Japanese program and I'm happy where I'm at now. And I know I can always visit Japan and even attend a study abroad program. So make sure you have a backup plan in case you get rejected. It would suck to not where to go after getting rejected from your desired school.
Thanks. Yeah I took a combination of Federal and Private loans. I also saved specifically for about a year knowing that I was coming here to help. I’ll do a cost of living breakdown video soon. :)
Hey, I'm going to apply for Fall 2023 in a few days. How did you submit your transcript? And should I also submit certificates of my extra curricular activities? If so, should I submit it with my transcript or sent it seperately through email?
Hi. My transcript was handled all digitally from my community college website. There should be an option to submit your transcript to Temple from your previous schools site. I didn’t submit any extra certificates (I should have. I didn’t think about it I was too excited/nervous) I think there is a separate place that will be obvious along your application journey where they will ask for certificates or special programs.
With the dorms yes it’s pretty strict. And they have like, dorm supervisors that live there with you. So if you want an overnight friend you’ll have to go to theirs or get a hotel.
Hey. For TUJ no. Temple is a fully American school so no Japanese is necessary. However living in Japan you might want to start some sort of classes. Even just Duo Lingo is at least a beginning.
I’m sorry for the late response. I don’t know why RUclips has not been notifying me of comments. The tuition while I was still there was around $15,000ish per school year. But you really have to go to the TUJ website for the specific current costs.
For international students the dorm costs are built into the first semester of classes. I mean it’s in addition to the classes. I don’t remember the exact price but you also do not have a choice. It’s mandated to live in the dorm for your first semester unless you have family that already lives in Tokyo. So for basically everyone, you will have to live in the dorm for your first semester no matter what. Then you can move out into your own apartment. As far as food, there is a meal plan that you can buy but I did not do that so I can’t really speak to that. I cooked a lot or ate out. Most of the students either ate out or cooked for themselves.
Hi. I don’t live there anymore and I don’t have access. But I can say that it will fit any large size luggage I’ve ever seen. The large “hidden” storage that is under the bed will fit one large suitcase for sure. And you could fit a couple of smaller ones in the front opening. Again you are only here for the first semester and then you can move into a larger apartment.
As I understand it…no. All students are required to live in the dorm for their first semester. It’s part of the visa requirements or something. You can double check with OSS office of student services to double check if there are other options. But I believe you have to be there for your first semester regardless of what school year you are in. My group were allowed exceptions because of when we came in and surrounding covid stuff. But I think it’s back to normal now.
I would check here to know for sure for you. www.tuj.ac.jp. The school itself is pretty affordable I think. Compared to average US prices but you have to check it out to know for sure. You also have to pay to live here. Rent, food, transportation, etc. it’s not particularly expensive to live here. I’ll make an expenses video soon. But check out the website. It is pretty dope here tho.
Gaijinpot is a good source to look for apartments. They will connect you to an agent that will help you to find something. I was very lucky and was accepted to the first apartment that I liked. But it is true that as a foreigner, it can be very very difficult to find a place that is not explicitly for students.
Sorry for the late response. The dorm that I stayed in is nearly 1 hour commute door to door. They have a couple of dorm buildings I believe, but they are all nearly an hour away.
@@wesworldjourneys Thank you so much! Oh wow that is far. We live in Tachikawa and my daughter will start TUJ in Sept. We were looking into staying in the dorms, but our house is closer. Took us 55 minutes door to door when we tested the commute.
Hey man, I applied for spring semester of 2024 and I haven’t heard back and it’s been 3 weeks, do you know if they will send physical mail if you got accepted or an email? Your videos are awesome!
Hi. Thanks for watching. :) Um. We are at the end of the fall semester right now so maybe they are busy with that at the moment? End of semester plus holidays happening. They should get back to you by email. 3 weeks isn’t too long. If you haven’t heard anything maybe by end of January, I would send a follow up email.
@@kazemin8853 omg that’s so good I was wondering could u possibly reply back with ur instagram or any other socials because I wanna transfer my second year of college, and I’m just wondering about some things :) if that’s ok with u
do you have any socials you reply in? i’m 17 turning 18 interested in TUJ with my girlfriend also being interested. application season is here so i’d like to see and hear more about your experienxe
Hey love this video!!! I have a question, I saw in your comments that you went to community college and I just wanna say I went to community college too and taking a gap year and I was wondering how did your credits transition? and how is tuj? Bc I really wanna go there but on Reddit there are some strong opinions and I want someone's opinion from someone that is there.
Hi. Thanks for the comment. Yeah so long as you completed all of your GenEds at your CC then you should be mostly fine. Of course they will tell you when you submit your transcripts. There might be a couple of Temple specific classes you might have to do. But that comes from the main campus in Philly. As for the school itself, I think it’s a fine school. We have a student body of around 2000 I think. Brand new building and a lot of state of the art stuff. I can only speak to the communications program but it’s pretty good I think. I’m television and film production track and it’s pretty comprehensive. But it’s a decent school and you get to live in Japan. So you get your degree and get to live in an amazing place. So I’d say apply and have them go over your transcripts to see a plan. Hope that helps. :)
I love how even if the room is small, there's plenty of storage to store anything you need. Im hoping to study at TUJ starting in the fall of 2024, and I would love to even have my own little room like this! I would be grateful for anything even If I had the chance to study In Japan. You did very well showing details of the apartment, ways to make use of the space.
I also got accepted to TUJ for the fall semester of 2024. I'm scared and excited at the same time.
aa i'm planning on it too!! i'm super excited
You can totally find a place like this one. And I’m glad I could maybe inspire you a bit on your future home hunts :)
You’re about to start then. Good luck and I hope you have a great time here!!
Love how thorough this is! Reminds me of the tiny hotels I stayed at. Hopefully meet you out there in the fall!
It was nice there. And yeah it is looking promising that you will be able to come!!
I love how you make your RUclips videos fun yet educational. I'm surprised you aren't a bigger RUclipsr. You are definitely an underrated RUclipsr!!
Wow thanks. That’s a huge complement. I have taken a long break from it recently but I am building out some new ideas and content so please look forward to them soon.
This is FASCINATING. I’ma watch all of your videos. You do a fantastic job. I don’t think that’s just brother bias either. This is thorough and thoughtfully done.
Haha thanks brother!! Some are better than others hahaha. But I’m glad you’re liking them :)
Your tour is very fun to watch. You reveal it all. 😊
Hey man I lived in this dorm for three months. Good days!
Thank you for the video.
Yeah it a nice dorm. Chill area. Thanks for watching!! :)
Man I'm getting there tomorrow so I just found your video.It's truly helpful and nicely edited.ありがとうございます!
Oh wow!! Welcome :) !! I hope it was helpful. I’m releasing a video hopefully tomorrow about apartment hunting. That should hopefully be helpful to you in a few months :)
@@wesworldjourneys thx a lot, I hope I can learn how to make these quality videos like yours one day 😂
Love it bro keep posting stuff about temple university please 🙏🏻
Subscribed.
Not just because I'm looking for Japan content, but because your fun personality at the very beginning captured my attention. I love how casual the video is.
I like how you actually enjoyed yourself while making the video. Almost all dorm tour videos are too "formal" and "lecturing". Makes the video look feel too serious, as if it's an official documentary.
But yours is a perfect blend. 💫🌟👍
Hi. Thank you for the sub! And thanks for the kind and encouraging words. I’ll do my best to keep at it. :)
Informative video. I got accepted into Tuj. Question…How did you find your apartment.
Hey thanks. And congrats. I’ll be seeing you soon then!! And. Stay tuned. I’m working on a video now about apartment hunting here and how to best find a place. :)
I'm planning on applying for fall 2023 lol, I'm really fuckin scared that I won't get accepted into Temple and I don't know why, do you have any advice to applicants and are you comfortable telling how you got in? Also great video bro!
Hey thanks for watching. As far as getting in I didn’t do anything particularly special. But I already did my first two years of GenEd at a community college in California and kept my GPA pretty decent. Then when I applied to Temple, for my personal statement, I had a friend read mine and give me feedback before I submitted it. That’s it. And crossed my fingers haha. Good luck. I think you’ll be fine.
Hey man, I was exactly like you 7 months ago. I was super confident that I was gonna get accepted (3.0 GPA) but I was rejected because of bad grades I had from a college I attended 8 years ago and the classes had nothing to do with my major. My advice is to make sure you don't send any unnecessary transcripts. Only send the ones from your current college (or high school if you're still in high school)
I was devastated when I realized I didn't get in because I really wanted to practice my 9 years worth of my Japanese self-taught knowledge and become an English teacher. Luckily I was able to get accepted to a pretty good university here in the states with a pretty good business/Japanese program and I'm happy where I'm at now. And I know I can always visit Japan and even attend a study abroad program. So make sure you have a backup plan in case you get rejected. It would suck to not where to go after getting rejected from your desired school.
Omg love this. I plan to go 2023 January time. Could you tell me how you afford to go did you take out private loans or something
Thanks. Yeah I took a combination of Federal and Private loans. I also saved specifically for about a year knowing that I was coming here to help. I’ll do a cost of living breakdown video soon. :)
This looks like a dream to a guy like me.
Dreams do come true haha. Look into it more if it seems to suit you :)
Hey, I'm going to apply for Fall 2023 in a few days. How did you submit your transcript? And should I also submit certificates of my extra curricular activities? If so, should I submit it with my transcript or sent it seperately through email?
Hi. My transcript was handled all digitally from my community college website. There should be an option to submit your transcript to Temple from your previous schools site. I didn’t submit any extra certificates (I should have. I didn’t think about it I was too excited/nervous) I think there is a separate place that will be obvious along your application journey where they will ask for certificates or special programs.
online it says no one that does not live there (like a friend) can come into your dorm. Are they strict about that?
With the dorms yes it’s pretty strict. And they have like, dorm supervisors that live there with you. So if you want an overnight friend you’ll have to go to theirs or get a hotel.
Im planning on applying here Fall 2023 but I don't know any kanji. Would you say its going to be necessary to know while at TUJ?
Hey. For TUJ no. Temple is a fully American school so no Japanese is necessary. However living in Japan you might want to start some sort of classes. Even just Duo Lingo is at least a beginning.
can you share how much your annual tuition is! i also plan to apply there after community and i wanna grasp how much i need to save
I’m sorry for the late response. I don’t know why RUclips has not been notifying me of comments. The tuition while I was still there was around $15,000ish per school year. But you really have to go to the TUJ website for the specific current costs.
@@wesworldjourneys thats okay tysm for responding! i ended up transferring somewhere else and im going to japan in the fall 😆
@@basma6669 oh nice. Still going to Temple or another Uni in Tokyo?
@@wesworldjourneys i go to rutgers now in jersey! they have a great study abroad program selection and luckily i got it! 😊
@@basma6669great school! Well I hope you have fun with your time here in Japan!!
No mention of the dorm costs and food?
For international students the dorm costs are built into the first semester of classes. I mean it’s in addition to the classes. I don’t remember the exact price but you also do not have a choice. It’s mandated to live in the dorm for your first semester unless you have family that already lives in Tokyo. So for basically everyone, you will have to live in the dorm for your first semester no matter what. Then you can move out into your own apartment. As far as food, there is a meal plan that you can buy but I did not do that so I can’t really speak to that. I cooked a lot or ate out. Most of the students either ate out or cooked for themselves.
Is it possible to tell me the dimensions of the area to store luggage in the room?
Hi. I don’t live there anymore and I don’t have access. But I can say that it will fit any large size luggage I’ve ever seen. The large “hidden” storage that is under the bed will fit one large suitcase for sure. And you could fit a couple of smaller ones in the front opening. Again you are only here for the first semester and then you can move into a larger apartment.
Is it possible to move other apartments during first semester of junior?
As I understand it…no. All students are required to live in the dorm for their first semester. It’s part of the visa requirements or something. You can double check with OSS office of student services to double check if there are other options. But I believe you have to be there for your first semester regardless of what school year you are in. My group were allowed exceptions because of when we came in and surrounding covid stuff. But I think it’s back to normal now.
Hey man I’m a first year in a American university is it cheaper there than here in America I am worried I won’t be able to pay for it all
I would check here to know for sure for you. www.tuj.ac.jp.
The school itself is pretty affordable I think. Compared to average US prices but you have to check it out to know for sure. You also have to pay to live here. Rent, food, transportation, etc. it’s not particularly expensive to live here. I’ll make an expenses video soon. But check out the website. It is pretty dope here tho.
how did you find an apartment?? I need tips!
Gaijinpot is a good source to look for apartments. They will connect you to an agent that will help you to find something. I was very lucky and was accepted to the first apartment that I liked. But it is true that as a foreigner, it can be very very difficult to find a place that is not explicitly for students.
How far is the Dorm from the Campus?
Sorry for the late response. The dorm that I stayed in is nearly 1 hour commute door to door. They have a couple of dorm buildings I believe, but they are all nearly an hour away.
@@wesworldjourneys
Thank you so much!
Oh wow that is far.
We live in Tachikawa and my daughter will start TUJ in Sept.
We were looking into staying in the dorms, but our house is closer.
Took us 55 minutes door to door when we tested the commute.
@@Dangic23oh yes. Then the commute is very similar and can save a lot of money staying at home for now :)
Hey man, I applied for spring semester of 2024 and I haven’t heard back and it’s been 3 weeks, do you know if they will send physical mail if you got accepted or an email? Your videos are awesome!
Hi. Thanks for watching. :) Um. We are at the end of the fall semester right now so maybe they are busy with that at the moment? End of semester plus holidays happening. They should get back to you by email. 3 weeks isn’t too long. If you haven’t heard anything maybe by end of January, I would send a follow up email.
@@wesworldjourneys Update: I got accepted lol
@@kazemin8853 congrats!! You’re gonna have a fun time here!! :)
@@kazemin8853 omg that’s so good I was wondering could u possibly reply back with ur instagram or any other socials because I wanna transfer my second year of college, and I’m just wondering about some things :) if that’s ok with u
do you have any socials you reply in? i’m 17 turning 18 interested in TUJ with my girlfriend also being interested. application season is here so i’d like to see and hear more about your experienxe
Sure. You can DM my instagram @wesworldla. The link is also in the video description :)
Hey I know that place :)
Very informative!
Still seems like yesterday LoL
WesWorldLA,spelndid done-all the best~💥
Thank you :)
Hey love this video!!! I have a question, I saw in your comments that you went to community college and I just wanna say I went to community college too and taking a gap year and I was wondering how did your credits transition? and how is tuj? Bc I really wanna go there but on Reddit there are some strong opinions and I want someone's opinion from someone that is there.
Hi. Thanks for the comment. Yeah so long as you completed all of your GenEds at your CC then you should be mostly fine. Of course they will tell you when you submit your transcripts. There might be a couple of Temple specific classes you might have to do. But that comes from the main campus in Philly. As for the school itself, I think it’s a fine school. We have a student body of around 2000 I think. Brand new building and a lot of state of the art stuff. I can only speak to the communications program but it’s pretty good I think. I’m television and film production track and it’s pretty comprehensive. But it’s a decent school and you get to live in Japan. So you get your degree and get to live in an amazing place. So I’d say apply and have them go over your transcripts to see a plan. Hope that helps. :)