This study sought to better understand the academic and social aspirations of undergraduate women in Guam and Japan. A survey question examined whether significant differences existed between Guamanian and Japanese undergraduate women in status aspirations and occupational ethics and in their life course selection. The questionnaire's five sections included: academic and social aspirations, gender equality in employment and work ethics, self-evaluation, life-course selection, and demographic information. Respondents included 111 undergraduates at the University of Guam and 131 undergraduates at two universities in Japan. Multiple regression analyses measured the association of status aspirations with the life course selection. The study found the ranking of status aspirations similar in both groups, but found the magnitude significantly different, with Guamanian women overall aspiring much higher than Japanese women. Similarly, in measures for occupational ethics, rankings were similar but magnitudes were significantly different. The correlation of variables on the relationship of life course selection with status aspirations was moderate. For Guamanian women, the contributing factors were getting married and having a child; for Japanese women, having a profitable job and becoming a mentor for the next generation were the contributing factors. The questionnaire is appended. (Contains approximately 45 references.) (CH)