School Systems in Japan vs United States

 After learning about the Japanese educational structure , I’ve realized that Americans just don’t care as much for school. While discussing in class with another Japanese student, I realized that there are similarities between both schooling systems. But the only differences that I found was that Americans don't really care for extracurricular activities in high school.They mainly see it as something to help you get into university, but you can still get into university without it. There's also no exam that you have to take to get into high school. 

One similarity that I found was the college preparation usually in the United States to prepare for college. Some students start from their second year of high school and some start from their first year of high school(that's if they want to get into an advanced college or a private university). The students who want to get into the ivy league schools, which are the hardest to get into, usually start training for that from middle school by also using cram schools and tutors. So they can get the perfect SAT and ACT scores, which is basically the American version of the college entrance exams which are highly optional but also strongly recommended.


One thing I found fascinating was that I expected the Japanese university life to be much different from my home university life. But after watching the video and using my own experiences, I realized that there actually is not much of a difference.  If anything, university life here in Japan based on my own experiences is much easier than the routine back at my home university. There is not much to comment on in the video because her schedule at her university and my schedule back in the United States are 99% the same with the only differences being that I go to multiple club meetings after class.


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  1. NoraOctober 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM

    I never expected America's school system to be so similar to japan's!

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