Watch this if you want to study abroad in Japan! Application Process + Tips - Road to Japan
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- Hey everyone! In this video I go over my application process for Sophia University in Tokyo for Spring of 2024. I also address what you need and some tips! If there is anything I missed please leave a comment!
If you have any questions you'd like to ask me personally my Instagram is @Alex.rz11
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0:00 Intro
0:17 Why I'm going to study abroad in Japan
0:58 Things to keep in mind when applying
02:34 What you should do while applying
03:03 The application itself
04:49 Tips
06:29 Final Thoughts
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If you made it this far I'd like to give a quick shoutout to BOB
@paisenbob He's the reason I decided to study abroad and start making these videos! So thank you!!!
I love Japanese so much and i am happy that Immersive translate has been able to help me learn it so easily
Dude ur super underrated this is gonna help me so much in the future
Thanks man!
Liked the video right when I saw the anime recommendations😍😍😅
I am from the uk and i am going to do my last year of college and after that i can go to university, i really want to go to university in japan.
I don’t know much Japanese, going to start learning basic and hopefully i get the basic and be a lil decent in a few months time
Good luck!! It’s a long journey so try not to burn yourself out!
You were very helpful. Thank you very much for taking the time to record and upload this video. You're very cute btw. 😅
I’m so glad I could help!!!
hey! found this through reddit and i enjoyed the video, i subscribed and i hope to see more of your content in japan☺i'm currently going into senior year of high school (college app season soon) and was wondering if you considered study abroad as a variable when you were applying to colleges?
Omg thank you so much for the sub!!! To answer your question, I definitely did consider it while applying to colleges. It was definitely in my top 3 for picking where I wanted to go. Since I knew I wanted to go to Japan, I had to make sure the place I got into had a variety of options I could choose from. Good luck with the college hunt!!
In your honest opinion, do you think learning at least the basics is necessary or should you learn the language before going to study abroad?
I would say learning the basics before you come to Japan will be so beneficial and helpful during your time here. I wish I had learned and studied more before coming here. With that being said, this is the best place to learn the language and I’ve noticed that my Japanese has gotten a lot better over the past month and a half of school.
@@Alexshi11ty for the fast reply, but for example I am Portuguese and for me to study there I would probably have to make my own money and have my own financial support(Im already 18 btw), do you reckon its still possible with 1 year of working and then thinking on going there
Were you thinking of studying in Japan full time? If so have you already applied to a Japanese university?
@@Alexshi11tbf full time would be cool ig, but in my country for me to go university you need certain entrance exams
Yet im still discussing the idea with my brothers, weather i move, study or simply visit idk yet
I would still love to go there but also unsure if I really want university; at first I wanted high school but yea, those days are already gone lol
@@Shadedemons I’m not sure how the Universities in your country work but in the US its much easier to go through your university if they have exchange connections to universities in Japan. It makes it way easier to apply and they basically tell you what you need to do. If you decide to do a year or semester you’ll be able to plan it better with whatever you want to study. It was recommended to me to study abroad my junior year and since I started planning early I was able to save up, apply to scholarships, and figure out the best plan so that I wouldn’t have to worry about money here. If you do decide to go down a different route I would say try and get connections with faculty and set up meetings to learn more. It takes a lot of planning but i promise you it will be so worth it once you finally get here!
I’m looking forward to study my masters in Japan for spring next year. Any scholarships or schools will be much appreciated 🙏🏼
Definitely look into the Jassao scholarship!
Thanks a lot
i graduated HS about a year ago and have been saving up some money to try and go to japan and study. i was planning on going to a community college then transfer my credits to a university to finish my bachelors degree. i want to go and study japanese for around a year before i start college but i don’t really want debt after i come back. do you have any tips on how to plan?
Usually they recommend going later when you have your degree/major figured out. I’m currently a Junior and was able to get a few scholarships from my home University that made it pretty much free to come here to Japan and study for the semester. In your case I would maybe see if you could find some scholarships and apply for them as early as possible. Going while you’re in college is really awesome tho! It will be easier if the college you transfer to has connections in Japan. They’ll take care of a lot of the paper work and give you better direction and guidance instead of you having to do it all alone if you decided to go before college.
From what I’ve experienced and heard, it’s much easier to go abroad for a semester or year once you’re already at university and apply as exchange student.
What can I do to better my chances when studying abroad? I’m graduating hs with an associates, and freshman can’t study abroad at my college. So it’s like I only get one shot 😭
Could you explain your situation in more detail? What do you mean you’re graduating with associates in hs? I’m currently a junior studying abroad and its actually recommended to study abroad 2nd or 3rd year. I’ll be able to help more if you provide me with more details! Thanks!!
@@Alexshi11 so I did a bunch of college classes in high school and got an associates degree. Which means I’ll be able to get a bachelors at the end of my sophomore year in college, but that might be the end of my college career at that point, unless I go for a further education. So assuming I only for a bachelor’s, I only get my sophomore year to study abroad, if I can make the cut.
@@RareWashington Wow! That’s really impressive!! if I were in your situation I would try and contact the study abroad office as early as you can to start building a relationship with them. I applied the first day they started accepting applications and was even able to receive an early planning scholarship. My University also offers summer programs abroad and short 2 week programs as well. If you wanted to spend an entire semester you could try and finish all your major credits before the last semester of your sophomore year and go then. Most people make the cut so I wouldn’t worry too much. If you haven’t already see if there are multiple schools you can study abroad in Japan. When I applied I got the option to rank 5 different schools so that basically gave me the peace of mind that I would get into at least one of them (got into top choice 😩) if you need anything else feel free to ask here or message me on my instagram!
@@Alexshi11 thanks I’ll be sure to do that! And thanks for the reassurance as well 😂
ive been looking into keio university's application form
and apparently they dont have anytthing in english, their website and all forms and stuff (pdfs) is all in japanese
you gotta write two essays and a statement of purpose in japanese 💀
ive completed n4 but im pretty sure i need atleast n2 to write a somewhat decent essay
Are you currently a high school or college student? It’ll be much easier to go through the college study abroad application first as they do all the heavy lifting with communications and such
@@Alexshi11 im a high school pass out
ive been planning on moving to japan for quite a while now
@@Alexshi11 I am preparing for mext exam and can you tell me if all of the engineering courses will be in total japanese and is it even possible for international students to get good scores in their course by only doing one year of preparatory language school
How long are you going to that university in Japan?? Is it a full four years or are there other options?
@@crvxsh4625 Hi! Just here for a semester, I’ll be going back home in a month! Sophia offers one year and one semester exchanges. They also do full time too!
@@Alexshi11 that sounds awesome. I was in Japan for about a week and I want to go back so bad. I think it would be so cool to go there just for a semester
@@crvxsh4625 if you get the chance to it’ll be a great experience! For me it was the best decision Ive ever made
@@Alexshi11 thanks a lot for the help! I’ll probably be back soon with another question lol
@@crvxsh4625 yeah ofc! If you want to message me on instagram feel free its @alex.rz11
yo did you ever get accepted?
Hey! Video will be out later this week but yes I did🫡