The AU site says that acceptance to Sakura Scholars is not released until April 1st, regardless of application time.
Got my letter from AU, admitted for Spring Semester. Called to ask if that prevents me from being eligible for Sakura Scholars. They told me that acceptance for it should be in the packet they sent.
Is this correct? Does anyone have notice of their acceptance to the program? Since their site is giving contradictory information I wasn’t sure. The person answering my call also had me on hold and didn’t sound sure of the answer.
Not totally sure, but the Sakura Scholars this year had a required class in the fall and one in the spring before people head to Japan. The one in the fall was for only Sakura Scholars, but didn’t teach anything unique to the program (just a Gen-Ed). Your spring-admission would prevent you from being eligible if they are keeping the current structure of the program, but since this year was a pilot its possible there have been changes.