I'm from America and have a Bachelor's degree already. My plan is to go to language school in a couple years and then go to grad school after so that I can try to get a masters while in Japan (if you're wondering, yes, I plan on staying and living in Japan). The thing is, I'm not quite sure if I will be allowed to go to grad school in Japan with my Bachelor's from America. If there is anyone who has experience with this, any info you can provide would be helpful.
I plan on going to either an ISI Tokyo location or Akamonkai (also in Tokyo), so I will be saving A LOT of money. To give you a clearer picture, I'll use Akamonkai's fees for example. I plan on going for 2 years and the total fees will be ¥1,605,000 (around $10329.70). That price is only for the school fees, NOT living accommodations, food, etc. I plan on saving DOUBLE that. On top of that doubled amount, I will double that amount again lol. All in all, I will save around $40,000 total before leaving America.
Now, after completing language school, the amount of money I brought would have dwindled in those 2 years. I have heard that Japan uni's aren't "that expensive". In order to afford uni after language school, the best ways I were recommended were to use my language school to help get a scholarship and work a part-time job. Again, if you have any experience with going to uni after language school, your story will be helpful to me, thank you.
Note: Yes, I've been to Japan once before and loved it (just in case anyone was wondering…)
by shisui0000