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I'm a US student and I want to apply to Sophia University's Faculty of Liberal Arts department next year after I graduate high school. Is it difficult for foreigners to get accepted there? I know that they only accept 130 students each year, so is it next to impossible to get in? Do they pay a lot of attention to SAT scores? Also, how important is the essay? Any help would be great.
 
Hi Lynn,

Sophia FLA accepts only 130 students simply because it is a small school specialized in college-level education in English. In the past, there used to be information on the Web regarding the minimum requirements for admission into FLA. It seems to have disappeared, probably suggesting that the screening process depends on variables, such as the number of foreign nationals, Japanese nationals with overseas education, Japanese nationals without overseas education but with exceptional abilities, etc., applying for admission in that year or semester.

Anyway, SAT is a MUST. I believe you need a reasonably respectable score for that.

JFYI, the school's website says you need a GPA of 4.0 or higher if you wish to skip the regular admission process and get admitted by recommendation. For further information, you should be inquiring directly with the school.

Sophia University Faculty of Liberal Arts admission
 
Thanks

Thanks for the info! I hope I get accepted. I'm also going to try for ICU but I really want to go to Sophia. I've heard that you have to take an entrance exam, so I'm going to prepare for it. Thanks for your help
 
I don't know if this is very helpful, but here goes:

I got accepted into Sophia's FLA last year and it didn't took much effort.
I am from Germany, thus English isn't my first language. I scored about 1650 (with 700 in math) on the new SAT and 109 on the TOEFL (which you probably won't have to take). I wrote pretty decent essay I guess and the letter of recommendation sounded good.
I think they are trying to be desperately international, thus you should have a good chance if you are not Japanese.

Besides that, I thin FLA is a decent school, but if you can get in any good US-colleges, that is money better invested.
 
Hi, I too have some questions

I am also applying to Sophia University FLA 2010 Spring enrollment.
My GPA is 4.0/5.0, but I chose not to be recommended by the school so I am applying via the AO system by myself (There are too many terms of agreement to abide by if I were to be recommended by my school). I go to a Japanese school where all classes are taught in Japanese.
I have a 100 on the TOEFL iBT test (my first language is Chinese thus I need to take the TOEFL test), and I have a 1560 on the new SAT test.
So, will it be difficult for me to get in? I feel very uneasy because I heard that it is very competitive.
 
I think you should have good chances.
For someone from Asia 100 on TOEFL is very good, so is 1560 on the SATs. (I would guess that you had a very good score in the maths part.)
And if you speak perfect Japanese, that is a big plus.
 
To opseudo) Are you also a degree student? Could you tell me more about the faculty? like the difficulty of the classes, student body, and the professors :?
Also, I heard that there is a placement test for freshman students. Is it hard?
 
@paullee

I'm also thinking about to go to Sophia this year. So maybe I can help you?


I went to Sophia University for a campus visit the other summer. I kinda took a peak at a class (I really wasn't supposed to be in the class but a friend goes there so I "ninja-ed in") and the teacher was very laidback. The class however, is HUGE. I think there were atleast 40 students in that class.


Now regarding the entrance with the AO system, I heard the freshman entrance exam is hard too. But if you have a specialty in something (i.e. proof of very high mathmatical knowledge, or any other criteria) you'll probably be good. After-all AO-entrance looks for "special talents" and you need to show that "special talent" off.


Another useful information you may want to hear...
The average SAT scores that people have gotten in the University is RUMORED to be around 1600. So your score may be borderline but good(especially if you haven't lived in an English speaking country). And also I have heard RUMORS that the average TOEFL scores were anywhere from 80-90 so if you have a TOEFL over a 100, that should cover-up the English-fluency (that is in my opinion).
 
Well, thanks for answering my question. The results will be out on Feb 2nd. I will let you know whether I am accepted to the program.
 
Hey guys, I'm applying for Sophia as well (Waseda is my first choice though) so I'd benefit from any tips you could give me on enrollment after you've gone through it all.

I have a question on finance. A year of study at Waseda and Sophia costs pretty much the same (the first year, later the prices go up); I was wondering about the document of secured funding that both universities ask for (the one where you have to prove you're able to pay):

-Do you have to prove that you can pay for the current year only or the entire study program (4 years)?
-Do universities require you to have a deposit in the bank of a certain amount when enrolling?
-For example, if you have managed to secure a sponsorship of a certain amount, is it possible to pay in installments?

Thanks in advance!
 
ultima,

I really really really wish that I can answer your question but I do not know the details.
I've already applied and I don't remember the figures for the money...

And yes you will need a deposit in the bank for enrolling.

Have you checked their websites to see? I think it's there...
 
>>>ultima

Maybe you can contact the admission office via email. I am also unable to answer your question because I currently reside in Japan and hold a long-term resdient visa, which means applying for a visa isn't on my to-do list, luckily.
 
Oh sweet! I got accepted as well!
However I am enrolled as a fall semester student so I won't see you til then.
Hope I get to meet you lol
 
im also applying to Sophia University

hi, im applying to Sophia University for Fall 2011.
im Japanese and speak fluently in Japanese but was born in America
but im trying to get in as a foreigners because my toefl score was bad.
do you think they will let me in as a foreigners?
although my SAT was not that good....
 
I'm pretty sure that admission is based on the type of pre-college education you received, rather than your nationality.

If you went through the American education system, the admission process is the same for you as for American nationals. Still, they'd expect you to pass TOEFL with flying colors (which is expected of Japanese returnee students) and to submit reasonable SAT scores.

At any rate, you should inquire with Sophia FLA admissions for further details.
 
i went to elementary school, middle school in America, and still going high school in America.

so does that mean, i have to turn in my TOEFL score?

and what is FLA mean?
 
kahboomxx said:
i went to elementary school, middle school in America, and still going high school in America.

so does that mean, i have to turn in my TOEFL score
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Yes, you have to. If you're not a senior yet, you will have time to improve your TOEFL score.

and what is FLA mean?
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FLA stands for Faculty of Liberal Arts, the only department at Sophia that teaches college-level courses in English.

For your info:
http://www.fla.sophia.ac.jp/admissions/faq.html#q02
 

Whew, its been a while since i've been here!

Well I got in as a Japanese returnee, not as a foreigner (I was born in Japan but was raised in Europe and the USA). I'm not sure if you are allowed to apply as a foreigner so you should definitely directly ask Sophia's Admissions Office just to be safe.

I must say this though, I really doubt that it makes a difference whether if you apply as a foreigner or a Japanese returnee (regarding your TOEFL and SAT scores...)
I do not know how "bad" your toefl and SAT scores were but you have time to improve, just as the admin said.
 
and not to offend anyone, but I don't think you should be applying to Sophia if you don't know what FLA means... Do you know what contents you are going to need to study at FLA?
 
well, i know what it means but i didn't know the abbreviation for it.
 
Don't feel bad , LOL.

kahboomxx said:
well, i know what it means but i didn't know the abbreviation for it.
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I thought it was an abbreviation for Florida and I've been around 60 years.

Uncle Frank

 
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