Realistic plan?

Hey guys,

Just wanted to know if you guys think this plan is realistic.

  • Applying to ALT stuff now, for next March/April, most likely.
  • Trying to work somewhere in Kansai, ideally Osaka, or north Tokyo
  • Already have a good friend living in Tokyo who is willing to help me find an apartment, and avoid all the major pitfalls.
  • Have a screening call soon with one of the big providers, and have entered the application process for a different company.
  • I'm currently N4, I'd say, but have never taken the test, and have a decent amount of gaps in my knowledge. I would love to be N2 within a year but I know I'm going to have to bust my ass, if that. i studied for 2 years at my community college and did a lot of WaniKani in the following years (at level 24 in it right now I think, last time I checked, but super rusty.)
  • I have a Computer Science and Game Design degree (one degree) from a decent US school, and I have tutoring experience from my time there (and my current job). I'd like to try to get a job at a games studio in Japan at some point, since I have a few shipped games on Steam.
  • From looking at this forum I can see that the ALT work varies wildly. Anyway, is this too pie-in-the-sky?
  • Oh, finally: I'm nonbinary but will usually pass as male. Are schools weird about this?

I think my goals for fluency or N2 level speaking are probably unrealistic, but I would love to hear from you guys. From browsing the forums I've seen you have your best chances to not be screwed with JET but you can't break the contract really. Otherwise there is huge variance and a lot of predatory crap with pretty much all the agencies. Thoughts?

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