Essays 1-02b: University Life

Students go to a library to study often. They have a large and beautiful one in KGU. There are not only books but  many teaching materials which are really helpful to study. Needless to say, they should be quiet in there, but if they need to talk about something, they can use a single room. All of these rooms are clean and large, and  perfect to study with their friends. Moreover, every student can enjoy movie collections. It’s good to refresh themselves and kill time.

KGU has a facility whose name is e-campus center. There are many computers in e-campus center. Students use the computers to do their homework, and they use them to hand in their homework to the post-office box in KGU. The atmosphere is very quiet, so they can concentrate on their homework or what they should do. Also, students can borrow notebook comuputer from e-campus center. If they don’t  have computer or notebook computer in their house, they can’t do their homework in their house. Therefore, they borrow notebook computers from e-campus center.

Every student has required subjects. Except for basic ones, students of English department have also “International society and Japan” class. If students are not interested in both international or Japanese politics, this class must be really difficult. However, knowing about politics is important to be a cosmopolitan. In writing class, they post book reviews on their blogs as a part of homework. Usually, they are required to do twice a week. What kind of books they choose is up to them. Some students choose fairy tale ones, some students choose information ones about animals,nature, and something.

They will have finals before summer vacation. A few classes have even midterm exams. Students are looking forward to summer vacation, but they must think about finals before think summer vacation plans. Some are open-book exams, but some are not. Even if they are open-book ones, students need to note down what they understand in classes surely. Students try to study hard to enjoy summer vacation.

After school, they can choose what are they going to do. There are various clubs in KGU. Students who belong to clubs, they do their own club activities. They can make friends with other departments students through club activities, having fun, driking, traveling. it seems very fun. Also, students like to spend time in a bakery. After fifth piriod, many students go there with their friends. The bakery has big windows, and looks lively. They can do whatever they want to -study, hang out and take breath.

Students come to KGU on weekdays. They come to by bus, bicycle, motorcycle, car, train, and on their foot. There are many ways they come to KGU. Maybe, almost students come to KGU by bicycle because there are many bicycles which are parked in an area for parking bicycles in KGU. Students who live near KGU take about 10 minutes to come to KGU. Students live near Aso or Yatsushiro take about an hour or more to come to KGU. Students who live near KGU use their bicycles or on their foot to come to KGU. Students who live far from KGU take train, Bus, or car. It may be hard  for them to come to KGU.

Students eat lunch at KGU. They eat bread, lunchboxes, dishes which made in KGU ,and so on. Students eat them with their friends in the school. It is very fun time to talk with friends and eat lunch. They eat lunch in a class room, a stundents’ dinig room, or bakery. Sometimes, they study what they should study with their friends. That is helpful to motivate them. Also, they can know some new information from their friends. Friendship is important to spend time in their school.

Students can go abroad with a program which is supported by KGU. However, not everyone can go. They have to get a four hundred fifty points of TOEFL. It is hard to get the points, so students who want to study abroad study hard. Moreover, they study hard to take a good score of TOEIC test. They aim to get more than six hundred or seven hundred points. That is not easy to get such score. When they can get high score, they can get closer to their dream or their job which they want to work.
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