Minerva

• If I don’t get accepted to the University of Tokyo or SFC, maybe I should apply to Minerva.

  • Regular Decision II deadline is on March 15th.
  • Oh, but what about the tuition fees?
  • It’s around 3 million yen per year, about twice as much as SFC.

• What do you do for the application?

  • Take an IQ test and write an impromptu essay.

• Traveling to 6 cities sounds really fun. (blu3mo)

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-downside-of-going-to-Minerva-Schools-at-KGI

• It seems like Minerva requires a lot of independence.

• They don’t even have a campus, so it seems easy for your daily routine to fall apart.

• Because Minerva is a young school, students want to improve its reputation for future job opportunities.

  • So it’s possible that negative opinions are not widely expressed.
  • (Even when searching for “downside of Minerva,” not much comes up.)
    • I feel like the students might be exaggerating a bit because they are so enthusiastic about Minerva.
    • https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-of-Minerva-Schools
      • This page has quite a few negative opinions.
      • However, since there are no opinions from actual students, it might just be biased views from outsiders.
    • https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-be-a-student-at-the-Minerva-Schools-at-KGI
      • This page has both pros and cons from actual students, which is good.

• Admission

  • No biased measures or standardized tests like the SAT or ACT.

  • No admissions quotas for gender or ethnicity.

  • No preferential treatment for U.S. students, legacy applicants, or recruited athletes.

  • No consideration of financial or family status during admissions.

  • No enrollment cap.

    • So there is no maximum number of students, I see.

  • As you complete each step of the admissions process, we learn more about your individual abilities and interests: what is important to you, how you spend time outside of class, and how you think across various dimensions.

    • This is similar to what I read in “Grasping the Type of Supplementary Essay.”
  • It’s free, which is amazing.
  • Timing
    • Early Action (EA) and Regular Decision (RD1) are the same as other universities.
    • There is also RD2, which is convenient (deadline on March 15th).

• I accidentally created an account during the 2021 admission cycle.

  • It seems like you can only have one account per admission cycle, so I need to create a new account with a different email.
  • 
  • Create it with “+minerva”.