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How hard are classes in Sophia University ?
I will be in exchange for the next semester in Tokyo Sophia Univeristy, and I don't know which classes to get ?
I want to pursue a career in Finance, so I was thinking perhaps :
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I will be in exchange for the next semester in Tokyo Sophia Univeristy, and I don't know which classes to get ?
I want to pursue a career in Finance, so I was thinking perhaps :
- International Financial Management (Pr. ISAKA Naoto)
- Corporate Strategy (Pr. HAGHIRIAN Parissa)
- Financial Accounting (Pr. UENISHI Junko)
and other classes I still I'm thinking of
The thing is that I'm trying to find the perfect balance between having good classes that will help me land a job in Finance, but also have like a 4 days week and some bullshit classes to relax and travel
What do you guys think about this ?
honestly the workload at sophia depends way more on the prof than the course name. uenishi's financial accounting is pretty straightforward if you've done intro accounting before, she goes step by step through the problems in class. the midterm is basically identical to the practice set she gives you, just different numbers. not a blow-off but def manageable for a 4-day week
for a finance career tho i'd swap one of those for a japanese business culture class if they still offer it. recruiters here actually care about that stuff more than u think. the ones at yotsuya campus are usually lighter too since they're aimed at exchange students
if you really want to travel skip friday classes entirely. most of the good weekend trips leave shinjuku station early morning so having thursday as your last class day opens up way more options. just check if your visa lets you do that many travel days
honestly the classes at sophia are pretty manageable compared to other tokyo unis. i took Isaka's class two years ago and he's chill but expects you to actually read the cases before class. not hard to get a B+ but A's take effort.
for your schedule, try to cram classes on tuesdays and thursdays since a lot of the FLA courses are on those days. leaves you free for friday trips to kamakura or hakone. the yamanote line from yotsuya station is super convenient for that.
also imo corporate strategy with Haghirian is a good pick, she's got solid industry connections and her grading is fair. just don't expect easy As if you skip class, she notices.
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Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.