I will introduce system differences of university between America and Japan.
American university starts in September but Japanese university starts in April.
In America, universities refer to GPA or SAT when you will enter the university, but in Japan, there is entrance examination.
There is a system which is called drop in America. In this system, you can cancel the lecture which you take, but in Japan you can’t.
In America, if you are a superior student, you can take the class of a graduate school. But you must keep good result or you will have to leave the school.
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