[nicholchau]

As said in the title..
I'm a CC student and planning to transfer to an university as an East Asian Studies major.
I'm studying in California so I'm thinking UC Berkeley but I'm interested in out-state too.
Is there anyone who is this major too?
I do need some advice =]

[soccerinkorea]

As said in the title..
I'm a CC student and planning to transfer to an university as an East Asian Studies major.
I'm studying in California so I'm thinking UC Berkeley but I'm interested in out-state too.
Is there anyone who is this major too?
I do need some advice =]

Depends what your trying to focus on. Just telling us East Asian Studies major is very vague.

[Kang1004]

hey,

me too I am studying East Asian Studies ^^

I am currently at the University of Toronto where they have a really good east asian studies program. However, as you mentioned UC berk. is definitely one of the best for their eas program!

From my own research I came up with those:

Uk:

Oxford
Cambridge (but seems that on eas (or oriental studies there...) Oxford is better)
school of oriental and african studies

USA:

Harvard (obviously...)
Yale
Chicago
Hawaii at Manoa (def. one of the best in eas)
Princeton
Columbia
UC berk. (for sure...)

Canada:

2-University of toronto (I am currently attending UofT and there is a huge range of eas classes and they are really good!)
1-University of British Columbia (slightly better than uoft on eas since bigger asian pop. (more than 40% of pop)
3-Mcgill


Asia:

Singapore national uni. (not much korean stuff there)
School of Korean studies (korea)

These are MY preferences but does not mean that other school are not as good. I personally focus on korean studies right now at UofToronto and finally planning on going Oxford for graduate (simply for the reputation and cheaper than american universities)

Singapore uni. does not offer much Korean stuff just as many university that will mostly focus on China and Japan.

I went to UofToronto because I am from Montreal (close to toronto) so since you are so close to UC berk.it should definitely be one of your best choice. However I heard that the competition is awful there and the price worse....so in regard to competition and price matter: hawaii, UBC, UofT! (canadian uni. are slightly easier to get in but universities as uoft, ub or mcgill are among the best in the world)
if you love nature --> Hawaii or UBC
I guess if price is not a problem it's all about the location!

but obviously I am super biased haha

here's what wiki says:

Noted East Asian Studies Programmes

[edit] United Kingdom

University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Leeds, the University of Bristol, the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies, University of Manchester, and University of Sheffield.

[edit] United States

The universities listed are NRC Awardees:

Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Harvard University, Indiana University Bloomington, Michigan State University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Chicago, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Kansas, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, University of Southern California, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Yale University.

Canada

University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Alberta and University of British Columbia.

Australia

Australian National University

India

Jawaharlal Nehru University

[nicholchau]

Depends what your trying to focus on. Just telling us East Asian Studies major is very vague.

I'm still thinking abt the focus - Japanese or Korean.

Thanks a lot!!!! You're really helpful.

I'm still thinking to focus on Japanese or Korean.
UC Berkeley only has Chinese and Japanese Studies programs... but as it's the nearest university and I like it, it's my first choice
I'm thinking to go to grad school, too. I dont know UK universities are cheaper then American one O_O! I always think the price levels in UK are higher.

hey,

me too I am studying East Asian Studies ^^

I am currently at the University of Toronto where they have a really good east asian studies program. However, as you mentioned UC berk. is definitely one of the best for their eas program!

From my own research I came up with those:

Uk:

Oxford
Cambridge (but seems that on eas (or oriental studies there...) Oxford is better)
school of oriental and african studies

USA:

Harvard (obviously...)
Yale
Chicago
Hawaii at Manoa (def. one of the best in eas)
Princeton
Columbia
UC berk. (for sure...)

Canada:

2-University of toronto (I am currently attending UofT and there is a huge range of eas classes and they are really good!)
1-University of British Columbia (slightly better than uoft on eas since bigger asian pop. (more than 40% of pop)
3-Mcgill


Asia:

Singapore national uni. (not much korean stuff there)
School of Korean studies (korea)

These are MY preferences but does not mean that other school are not as good. I personally focus on korean studies right now at UofToronto and finally planning on going Oxford for graduate (simply for the reputation and cheaper than american universities)

Singapore uni. does not offer much Korean stuff just as many university that will mostly focus on China and Japan.

I went to UofToronto because I am from Montreal (close to toronto) so since you are so close to UC berk.it should definitely be one of your best choice. However I heard that the competition is awful there and the price worse....so in regard to competition and price matter: hawaii, UBC, UofT! (canadian uni. are slightly easier to get in but universities as uoft, ub or mcgill are among the best in the world)
if you love nature --> Hawaii or UBC
I guess if price is not a problem it's all about the location!

but obviously I am super biased haha

here's what wiki says:

Noted East Asian Studies Programmes

[edit] United Kingdom

University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Leeds, the University of Bristol, the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies, University of Manchester, and University of Sheffield.

[edit] United States

The universities listed are NRC Awardees:

Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Harvard University, Indiana University Bloomington, Michigan State University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Chicago, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Kansas, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, University of Southern California, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Yale University.

Canada

University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Alberta and University of British Columbia.

Australia

Australian National University

India

Jawaharlal Nehru University