By Kayo
23 August 2022


I am really enjoying my university life at SMU. I got to meet a lot of people who have different thoughts that I couldn't have noticed, and it's very interesting to find out about those new ideas. Although Singapore is a small country, I have many opportunities to get to know people from various backgrounds. Thanks to them, the time I spend here is very special.

Here in SMU, almost everything is different from my home university. First of all, classes are small compared to the ones in my home university where we usually only sit and listen to the lecture while participation is required in SMU. Because I'm not confident, I was afraid of making mistakes when I give my opinion to the class, but I learned that each student respect each other's perspectives, so I am trying to speak up more in class. Also, students here are really passionate about what they are learning. Their passion literally made me rethink about my future goals. It made me realize that everything I learn will be connected to my future path and that now would be the only time when I can fully focus on studying what I like, so I should treasure my time here.

I still haven't figured what I want to do in the future, but hopefully, I'll find one through my study at SMU.

Kayo, from Waseda University (Japan), currently on exchange at Singapore Management University

 

 

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