Hey all, a post like this has probably been made millions of times on this subreddit, so I'll try to keep this brief. I'd really appreciate your help though! You people are here are amazing!
Currently, I'm a 16 year old in America. Used to have a passion for environmental science/biology. However, this is still a major that I would want to graduate into simply because of how much time and effort I've invested in it.
After sophomore year, I just felt completely lost in life and felt empty. Then, after a 3 week trip to Japan, I felt like I wanted to move to Japan, and so far, it's served as my guiding light and was the only thing keeping me going.
I wanted to move simply because I'm interested in the culture, anime (huge vocaloid nerd), and women (cringe I know). Hell, even my parents are egging me on to get a wife there.
And thus, I've spent many hours looking into possible Japanese Universities with English Programs that could let me study in Japan. I've been interested in Nagoya, Tokyo International, Hokkaido, and Okayama University.
Tuition wise JP universities are at least 3-4 times cheaper than the local Universities around me, like UCLA and USC, so it's a cost that is definitely managable (I come from a middle-class family.) My academical qualifications are OK, 4.0 GPA, participating in a community farm project, and volunteered hundreds of hours with my local police department. Taking chemistry and environmental science APs.
However, my research tells me that just because I've got problems here doesn't mean I'd live any happier in Japan, and I'm currently trying to decide if I should just suck it up and go to my local universities or try to attend a Japanese one so that I can eventually live and work in Japan, which I feel like would make me happier.
Please let me know what it is that I should do, and don't go easy on the feedback. I think a dose of the hard truth would be the best for me here. Sorry for making you read all this!
by BeneficialContest616