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The University of Tokyo (''Tokyo Daigaku'', often shortened to ''Todai'') is the oldest and one of the most prestigious National Universities of Japan. Considered the nucleus of higher education in the country, Tokyo University has 10 Faculties (this is roughly equivalent to an Academic Department in the west) and is spread around five campuses in the Greater Tokyo area. [[The Other Wiki]] has a full article about the University [[wikipedia:University of Tokyo|here]]. |
The University of Tokyo (''Tokyo Daigaku'', often shortened to ''Todai'') is the oldest and one of the most prestigious National Universities of Japan. Considered the nucleus of higher education in the country, Tokyo University has 10 Faculties (this is roughly equivalent to an Academic Department in the west) and is spread around five campuses in the Greater [[Tokyo]] area. [[The Other Wiki]] has a full article about the University [[wikipedia:University of Tokyo|here]]. |
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Getting accepted to a university is one of the main goals of Japanese high school students, and the majority aspires to be accepted by the national universities of Japan, Todai being the hardest to pass. If they did not get accepted (and most of them do), instead of finding another school to take them in, Japanese students opt instead to take a year off in their studies, preparing themselves to retake the exam [[The Determinator|for an indefinite number of times]] until they pass. These student are called ''[[Ronin]]'', as students without a university to attend is deemed similar to a [[Samurai]] without a feudal Lord to serve. |
Getting accepted to a university is one of the main goals of Japanese high school students, and the majority aspires to be accepted by the national universities of Japan, Todai being the hardest to pass. If they did not get accepted (and most of them do), instead of finding another school to take them in, Japanese students opt instead to take a year off in their studies, preparing themselves to retake the exam [[The Determinator|for an indefinite number of times]] until they pass. These student are called ''[[Ronin]]'', as students without a university to attend is deemed similar to a [[Samurai]] without a feudal Lord to serve. |
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