Hello, I (28M) have been wanting to live and work in Japan for over a decade now. Being born into a poor and broken family made getting a bachelor's degree especially challenging, and due to that I have just graduated at age 28. I have applied to both JET and Interac looking for an ALT job as I heard that was an easy way to move to Japan for Americans. I was rejected from Interac and am an alternate for JET and it seems unlikely I will be upgraded.
That being said, I begin to wonder should I keep applying to ALT companies? It seems like the pay is less and less with each one I apply for (thinking of applying for ALTIA). I have a degree in economics which will do nothing for me in Japan, but if I stay in the US I can potentially be a CPA by the time I'm in my early thirties. With that kind of job I'd be able to afford travel to Japan and other countries as well. I could also try to get an accounting firm to send me to Japan for work, though I don't know if this is something that is difficult to do.
Growing up without money and now being in a place where I am comfortable with the potential to earn even more would be a big thing to give up just to be a broke English teacher in Japan. But I would be in Japan finally. So I am asking for advice on what to do.
Tl:dr should I become an ALT now or wait a few years and try to move to Japan through an accounting firm?
by Professional_Cap335