はじめまして、みなさん！
I’m seeking any advice or insight folks who’ve attended any graduate programs taught in English, especially for Waseda University. I’ve come to a bit of a crossroads in my life, and I think it’s a good time for me to seriously consider graduate school before I get any older.
A bit about my background; I finished my English major at Pitzer College, of the Claremont Colleges in the US and graduated in December 2018; I moved to pursue advertising as a copywriter, only for the pandemic to strike during the third quarter of my enrollment at Miami Ad School. That combo’d with the rise of ChatGPT has sundered and shaken the advertising industry, plus I found I didn’t enjoy the day to day of copywriting much either. I also do not recommend Miami Ad School; my creative director and internship program lead made it sound like the ivy league of advertising schools, but imo the program is questionably run and is a scam.
Currently, I’m prepping to record my first commercial demo as a voice actor, but I want to pursue graduate school for more structure, direction, and to develop skills/knowledge/networks that can help me find a job that I can at least live with while also pursuing my passion for voice acting.
In terms of Japanese ability; my reading and writing are not great, probably N5 level, while my speaking abilities are closer to N4.
Now to revisit the question: are there any things in particular I should concentrate or focus on when it comes to applying to any of Waseda’s English taught graduate programs, or other English taught graduate programs at Tokyo University or ICU? I’ve never applied to a graduate school before, and this is my first time applying to one internationally as well, so I’m a bit intimidated by the mountain before me.
I’d appreciate any and all advice or suggestions you may have for me. Thank you so much!
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**Seeking advice for applying to Waseda University’s English graduate Programs/other English-taught grad programs**
はじめまして、みんなさん！
I’m seeking any advice or insight folks who’ve attended any graduate programs taught in English, especially for Waseda University. I’ve come to a bit of a crossroads in my life, and I think it’s a good time for me to seriously consider graduate school before I get any older.
A bit about my background; I was an English major at Pitzer College, of the Claremont Colleges in the US; I moved to pursue advertising as a copywriter, only for the pandemic to strike during the third quarter of my enrollment at Miami Ad School. That combo’d with the rise of ChatGPT has sundered and shaken the advertising industry, plus I found I didn’t enjoy the day to day of copywriting much either.
Currently, I’m prepping to record my first commercial demo as a voice actor, but I want to pursue graduate school for more structure, direction, and to develop skills/knowledge/networks that can help me find a job that I can at least live with while also pursuing my passion for voice acting.
In terms of Japanese ability; my reading and writing are not great, probably N5 level, while my speaking abilities are closer to N4.
Now to revisit the question: are there any things in particular I should concentrate or focus on when it comes to applying to any of Waseda’s English taught graduate programs, or other English taught graduate programs at Tokyo University or ICU? I’ve never applied to a graduate school before, and this is my first time applying to one internationally as well, so I’m a bit intimidated by the mountain before me.
I’d appreciate any and all advice or suggestions you may have for me. Thank you so much!
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First question:
Did you actually ***finish*** your degree?
Based on your post it seems like you did not, though it’s not entirely clear. Does “I was an English major…” mean you graduated? Based on the context of moving to another school it seems like the answer is no, but I could be misinterpreting.
If you don’t have an undergrad degree you’re going to have a *very* hard time getting accepted to a graduate program.
Waseda is a tough university to get into. My husband went there.
Wait, you left Pitzer to go to a for-profit diploma mill? 💀
Understand that for graduate programs the professors have a large say on who they want to accept. First pick a major and then pick a lab, and get in touch with the professor.
Some professors may even take you as research student if they like you enough as you prepare for admittance.