Report of the program activities (during the program)
Date of reportingyear 2018 month 12 day 10

Host University

California State University, Long Beach
I belong to a specific department（Please fill out the following information）※ Name of the department：

Department you belonging toI do not belong to any specific department and taking the classes ofat the host university

various majors.
Other：Duration of the exchange

year 2018 month 8 to year 2018 month 12program
Department you belong to at

School of Global Japanese Studies

Meiji UniversityofYear (before departure)

Undergraduate: year 3／Graduate

Major(field of study)/ Graduate school

Major
Masters

Doctorate year

Ｉ. How did you find the information to prepare for your departure? Please report and give someadvises for future exchange students going abroad on what they need to know and beinformed.
I kept on contacting some students who used to study at the same university as me and gathered informationsuch as classes, housing and something useful from them. Based on my experience, it is important to prepare forthose things as soon as possible, and if you find something unclear or that you don’t know about the program,
you’d better to ask officers at your host university by e-mail.

Ⅱ-1．Preparing before going exchange program (About VISA) .
Type：F-1
How long did it take to get a VISA：1 week
（How long did it take from the application to the acquisition ofWhere to apply：American embassy
Cost：35 thousand yen

your VISA?）

What kinds of documents were required to submit to apply for VISA? How did you prepare those
documents?
The copy of passport, residence card, admission certificate, school certificate
Please report on the details of applying process.
I entrusted the application to one of the travel agency.
If you took any interview at the Embassy, please report on the details of the questions you were asked.
Why do you come to U.S.? What do you study there? Who will pay for the tuition?
Were there any difficulties or notices to take the VISA?
If you are not Japanese, you should prepare more documents to apply for VISA than Japanese, so make surewhat kinds of them are required.

Ⅱ-2．Preparation before departing for exchange program （Other topics）
Please report on any other necessary preparation before your departure. (E.g. Preparation of money,purchasing a cellphone, shipments of your commodities, and etc.)
To make sure where to purchase SIM card in the cheapest way, if you get it at the airport, it’ll cost more
expensive than at the shopping mall.

Ⅲ．After Arrival
1. Arrival Information
Singapore Airlines

AirlineHowtopurchaseair

Expediaticket※利用した旅行社・旅行サイト，格安航空券情報等があれば記入して下さい。

Arrival airport

LAXArrival time

Pick-up
How to get to the campus

How long did it take fromtheairport

toof

Pick-up of

host university

your friend

13:25

Public transportation（Busother: Pick up oftaxi

Train）

your relatives

About 1 hour and a half with the heavy traffic

thecampus?
Are there any important points to get to the campus? Please inform on the cost of taxi or anytransportations.
No.

Arrival datemonth 8 date 16 time 18:00

2. Housing
Did you check-in

YessoonNoafterIf your answer is “No”：The date you checked-in was…
month 8 day 20

arriving?

Type of housing

Dormitory

TypeAloneoftheApartment
two persons

Other（）Other（Living room）

room
Room mates

Japanese Student

International Student

How to find theRecommendation from host university

Other（）by yourself

Other（Recommendation fromaccommodation

my relatives）

Details

My relatives knew the person who worked in the real estate industry, so she introduced theoftheapplication

apartment to me.

Have you decided your accommodation before departure or after arriving easily? Were there any troubles
to find it?
I managed to find the place to live in after arriving and it took really hard time to find it because it was too late to look forsomewhere available.

3. Orientation
Was there any orientation?
DateYesNo8/21-24

Was it mandatory to attend?

Yes

Did it cost any?

No. It’s free of charge.

Contents (details)

NoYes

No

arranged for exchange students?

Date of beginning of the class）

How to register the courses, the schedule, housing, notifications about
documents

Was there any special guidanceYes（Cost：month 8 day 27

Ⅳ. Other process to be completed after arriving
1．Was it necessary to get any permission of staying after arriving? If yes, where, report on when, and how
to apply for a permission? How long and how much did it take? Was there any trouble?
No.
2．Were there any other procedures you completed after arriving? (E.g. medical checkup, inoculation andetc.) If yes, report on where, when, and how did you complete them? How long and how much did it take?
Was there any trouble?
No.
3．Did you open any bank account abroad? How did you open it and what kinds of documents wererequired to apply? How long and how much did it take? Was there any trouble?
Yes, I went to the bank to apply for setting up my bank account. When applying, ID (like passport) was required
and they needed the information such as my phone number, current address in US. I could open my bank accounton that day.
4．Did you purchase any cellphone? How did you open it and what kinds of documents were required topurchase it? How long and how much did it take? Was there any trouble?
No.

Ｖ. Course registration and classes
1. When and how did you register your courses?
Before departure （approximate date: month 7day 20）
OnlineFilling out an application form

Not allowed to register

After arriving（approximate date: around month
Onlinedayother（））

With support by International office at the host university

Not allowed to registerother（）Was there any priority as an exchange

Yes

Nostudent?
If your answer is Yes, please report on the details.
Some classes offered more seats for Study Abroad students rather than the other students from US.

If your answer is No, how did you register your classes?

If you had registered the courses before departure, could you change or add any classes after arriving? Could
you register all the classes which you wished to attend?
Yes, I could change or add any classes up to 4. If more than 4, extra fee should be paid. Some classes didn’t open
for the students who didn’t meet the requirement.

Ⅵ. Weekly Schedule (Please enter your daily life such as class, activities, and self studies.)
Mon

TueWedThuFri

Sat

Sun

7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00
Class

11:00
Class

12:00

ClassClass

13:00
14:00
Class

15:00

Class

16:00
17:00
18:00

Meeting

ClassClassClassClassClass

Meeting

19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
24:00
Ⅶ. Feedbacks from the beginning of the program to the present
Please give us any feedbacks on the host university, your program, classes, dormitory, and your lifeabroad.
The university is located by the seaside and close to the downtown, which is great. There are various
departments and opportunities for education and I’m sure you can find the subject you really get interested in orwant to learn the most, if you don’t because I’m the one of them. Also, try to participate in the other club activities
not just focus on your study, and you can get to know many people which makes your life abroad moreenjoyable.

Please give some advice to the students who are willing to study abroad at the same host university inthe future.
Don’t do everything by yourself, know how to ask for help and trust people around you. And you’d better toresearch what the university could be like in advance.