TAISI program has discontinued all the admission schemes for April admission from 2023 intake onwards, and combined them into September admission. For detail, please refer to the news here.
<Number of Students to be admitted>
60 students
* Admitted students will enter in September as first year students of a four-year program
<Screening Method>
– Document Screening
– Online Interview (if deemed necessary)
<Timeline and Important Dates>
Application Period |
Interview (if required) |
Results Announcement |
|
First Round | Jan 10 – 16, 2024 | Feb 17 – 18, 2024 | Mar 4, 2024 |
Second Round | Jan 17 – Feb 15 (5:00 PM), 2024 | Apr 6 – 7, 2024 | Apr 12, 2024 |
Third Round | Apr 24 – May 8 (5:00 PM), 2024 | Jun 8 – 9, 2024 | June 14, 2024 |
*Application Guide for 2024 September Entry will be published later.
<Guidelines for all applicants>
– Application Guide for TAISI Admission September 2024 Entry
– List of Application Documents by Education System
<Guidelines only for applicable applicants>
– Visa Application Guideline for TAISI Successful Applicants
<Template for application>
– Statement of Purpose Format
– Certificate of (Expected) Graduation
– Proof of Achievement
<Online Application>
The application process to be completed via the online application system , “The Admissions Office (TAO)”.
https://admissions-office.net/en/portal
<Direct Submission>
Please use the following Waseda University code when sending official scores;
SAT: 0837, ACT: 5473, IBDP Results: 00549, TOEFL-iBT: 9342, IELTS: See Application Guide for detail
If your high school/institution has a policy of not directly providing students with official certificates, please ask them to submit the required certificates directly to the School of Social Sciences Office via e-mail; taisi-admission<at>list.waseda.jp
<FAQ>
– TAISI Admissions FAQ
<Related News>
– Changes to the requirements for Recommendation Letter
– Changes to the requirements for SAT
– Change of Admission policy for TAISI Program (2023 admission onwards)
Academic Year | Applicants(A) | Successful Applicants(B) |
Acceptance Rate (B)/(A) |
2018 September | 261 | 87 | 33.3% |
2019 September | 273 | 68 | 24.9% |
2020 September | 194 | 76 | 39.2% |
2021 September | 292 | 57 | 19.5% |
2022 September | 201 | 63 | 31.3% |
2023 September | 162 | 76 | 46.9% |
Number of students to be admitted was 40 until 2022 September intake, but it will be 60 from 2023 September onwards.
Academic Year | SAT | IBDP (Without Bonus) |
|
2021 September | 1,373 | 38.0/42 | |
2022 September | 1,407 | 37.6/42 | |
2023 September | 1,432 | 37.1/42 |
** NOTE **
We encourage students to keep in mind that this statistic only reflects a part of our holistic review process, and your performance on the test alone will not determine your admission decision. TAISI program does not have a minimum standardized test score that students must meet in order to be granted admission.
All inquires on TAISI Admission should be sent to TAISI Admission, School of Social Sciences, Waseda University. Our contact information is as follows:
SSS TAISI Admissions Office
Waseda University, School of Social Sciences
3rd Floor, Building 14
1-6-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050, JAPAN
*Please read the Application Guide and FAQs carefully before making inquiries.
*We only accept inquiries through our inquiry form, so please ensure that you provide a valid email address to enable us to respond to your inquiry promptly.