Going West without going broke

<p>I second Scripps & Oxy as great merit aid possibilities for you. </p>

<p>I have a friend whose D is about to graduate from Oxy. They have excellent international study programs and great language programs as well. Don't know about Japanese, this girl studied Chinese. She loved it.</p>

<p>One of my friends here at UCLA studied at Oxy before becoming a grad student here. He adored it.</p>