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03-01-2007, 09:03 PM
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#46 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
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| So how were your experiences in comparison?  | 
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03-01-2007, 09:06 PM
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#47 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UCLA | Venice
Threads: 92
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| Hmmm...maybe I'll do the JET Programme after I graduate. | |
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03-01-2007, 10:07 PM
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#48 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2005
Threads: 219
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| ekn111,
Not nearly as bad/funny. Just bad.
nikkei325i,
I recommend it wholeheartedly, despite my bad experience. | |
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03-01-2007, 11:23 PM
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#49 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UCLA | Venice
Threads: 92
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| Bad experience? Please elaborate...
Just to note, I am not the best public speaker and I tend to get pretty shy at times. Do you think this will negatively affect me? | |
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03-02-2007, 12:50 AM
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#50 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Threads: 13
Posts: 87
| Which lower division course do you recommend for Japanese?
I want to take Asian 60 (Intro. to Buddhism) with Poli Sci 40 in the summer, but it seems the reading workload will be too overwhelming... | |
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03-02-2007, 01:33 AM
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#51 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2005
Threads: 219
Posts: 10,304
| nikkei,
You'll be fine. I had a bad experience because my placement was really bad. Most people do a lot better than I did.
Bruintastic,
Take anything with Plutschow for an easy A and a fun experience. Oh, and Japanese film is a lot of fun. | |
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03-06-2007, 06:45 PM
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#52 | | New Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Threads: 4
Posts: 22
| UCLAri,
I recently found out that I passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 3. Berkeley's website states that "Advanced Japanese A" is open to those who passed Level 3. I'm assuming this means I won't have to take a placement exam.
The question is, what can passing the JLPT do for me at UCLA? | |
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03-06-2007, 06:50 PM
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#53 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2005
Threads: 219
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| As far as I know, nothing. But I never bothered trying to have my 2 count for much of anything.
I'd e-mail the dept. and ask. | |
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03-06-2007, 09:48 PM
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#54 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
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| Hey UCLAri! I appreciate your taking time to read through all these and giving such solid advice. I myself have a friend who is attending UCSD in the IR/PS masters program. He taught English in Japan, is focusing on East Asia in his studies, and is leet in virtually everything he does. I would like your appraisal: Is this guy awesome, uber-awesome, or just kinda awesome. It's a matter of life and death, so get back to me asap! | |
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03-06-2007, 10:05 PM
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#55 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2005
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| Well, I don't want to speak too effusively for this gentleman, but...he is pretty darn cool.  | |
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03-08-2007, 02:08 AM
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#56 | | Member
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Westwood/South Bay
Threads: 20
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| UCLAri, I signed up for a seminar with Professor Lohmann, but since the class time changed, I am probably unable to take it. She offered me PS 199- 4 units with a 25-30 page paper. Do you have any experience with this? That sounds really overwhelming and I wouldn't know where to start... | |
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03-08-2007, 02:37 AM
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#57 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2005
Threads: 219
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| I've written a few 25-30 pagers. Unless you're willing to put in at least a few hours a day on the paper, do NOT take a 199. It's a lot of work. | |
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03-08-2007, 04:45 AM
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#58 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
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| Is there an official process to become "prepolitical science"? And does it ensure you spots for lower div classes? | |
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03-08-2007, 12:04 PM
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#59 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2005
Threads: 219
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| The answer is no to both. | |
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03-09-2007, 01:44 PM
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#60 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UCLA / Westwood Gender: Male
Threads: 104
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| Hey UCLAri, did u do research as an undergrad? I'm looking into doing policy related research next quarter and wondering how it works. I'm a declared public affairs (public policy) minor. | |
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