University Advising

At UWC ISAK Japan, experienced university advisors work alongside every student to understand their strengths, goals, and circumstances and help them find the right path forward.

Advisors are based on campus full-time, building genuine relationships with students from Grade 10 through graduation.

Each semester, admissions representatives from universities around the world visit campus to meet students directly, and we arrange access to college fairs in Tokyo and beyond.

Where Our Graduates Go

Our graduates earn places at leading universities across 16 countries. Recent cohorts have received offers from Princeton, Yale, Penn, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, UC Berkeley, the University of Chicago, Williams College, Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, LSE, the University of Amsterdam, UBC, the University of Toronto, the University of Tokyo, Waseda, and Keio, among many others.

Download our School Profile for University Advising for a full picture of graduate destinations and our advising philosophy.

The Advising Journey

Advising begins in Grade 10 and continues through graduation. In Grade 11, students attend on-campus university presentations, begin building their school list, and plan their standardized testing. In Grade 12, students finalize applications and meet regularly with their advisor through each deadline cycle.

UWC ISAK Japan is a registered SAT testing center. Students can sit exams without leaving campus, with tests administered throughout the year.

Gap Years and Entrepreneurship

Each year, students choose to take a gap year, launch a business, or pursue a once-in-a-lifetime experience before university. Recent graduates have completed Global Citizen Year internships, sailed with Semester at Sea, participated in Baret Scholars, and founded their own ventures.