I'm trying to get out of the US as soon as possible right now and I really wanna apply for Japanese citizenship and live in Yokohama, where my great grandmother (someone I looked up to a lot who passed away a year ago) lived. I was searching for the requirements and decided the easiest way to meet the 5-year residence requirement would be to apply for Bunka Fashion College and then go on to Bunka Fashion Graduate University, so not only would I live there while I was attending but I would also get the necessary degrees I needed to get for the career I wanted to pursue.
I would like to know how much to expect it to cost, mostly. What costs should I consider? I saw tuition fees range between 11,158-12,129 USD for international students at BFC, and about the same for BFGU, but that's what the Google AI overview told me so idk how accurate that is. I'm a stupid lil freshman in highschool so I don't have a handle on what other costs to consider and how much it should cost for me. Tuition doesn't cover student accommodations I don't think, and it also doesn't cover study materials. How much would that cost and how much money do I need in order to be able to afford just the essentials (tuition, housing, study materials, groceries, utilities, etc.) to live in Tokyo to attend Bunka for six years?
Oh, also, any tips on the steps I should/will take in preparation to and in applying for this school and for a student visa would also be greatly appreciated. I'm clearly not very experienced in adult stuff and every time I bring up applying to Bunka to my parents they just tell me I can't do it because it's too expensive (hence why I've got backup plans to attend uni in my state and just figure something out later to move to Japan), but they never tell me what makes it so expensive or what processes I need to go through for this.
by ShinyStar219