Hello there, I just graduated from an American high school within the past few months and was feeling just a bit overwhelmed with the things I'm trying to accomplish so I figured I would ask here for some help.
To start I've been planning to go to college in Japan for many years and even though I have looked into this quite a lot I would really appreciate any help. The most important thing is that I truly want to be a professor of Philosophy at a Japanese university. I know there's not much money involved there but I'm honestly not to worried about that. But, I'm not completely sure how guaranteed a job is in that subject so I am completely willing to learn another subject if absolutely necessary.
Currently though my Japanese is far from fluent and I understand that I would need to attend a Japanese language institute, an American college in Japan, or a college that would teach in English as I learn Japanese. I am entirely willing to attend these because I know i couldn't get far without being completely fluent in the profession I want to go into.
In all honesty I am taking this very, very seriously because I am choosing to not come back to the US after leaving if it can be helped at all. In other words I would like to become a full resident there; my family and friends fully understand this as well and I have absolutely no regrets in this decision.
So basically any information would be greatly appreciated, and I mean anything haha. Like schools that would be down my career path or any programs for what I'm trying to do. Anything relating to financial aid and other expenses or just any good advice that you feel the need to say. Also, what I would need to teach in Japan like certificates and what would be recommended that I do to help myself down the road. I really am planning on my future involving Japan so I would literally take absolutely anything into consideration.
But, finally I understand what I'm trying to do is not easy and that hard work put towards it is necessary. I understand what it means to do all this has I have been warned thousands of times by people of every standing, those in Japan or those who have been there, as well as my family and friends. I realize what I must be willing to do, but still even after everything I still want to live out my time there - Thanks again ^_^
To start I've been planning to go to college in Japan for many years and even though I have looked into this quite a lot I would really appreciate any help. The most important thing is that I truly want to be a professor of Philosophy at a Japanese university. I know there's not much money involved there but I'm honestly not to worried about that. But, I'm not completely sure how guaranteed a job is in that subject so I am completely willing to learn another subject if absolutely necessary.
Currently though my Japanese is far from fluent and I understand that I would need to attend a Japanese language institute, an American college in Japan, or a college that would teach in English as I learn Japanese. I am entirely willing to attend these because I know i couldn't get far without being completely fluent in the profession I want to go into.
In all honesty I am taking this very, very seriously because I am choosing to not come back to the US after leaving if it can be helped at all. In other words I would like to become a full resident there; my family and friends fully understand this as well and I have absolutely no regrets in this decision.
So basically any information would be greatly appreciated, and I mean anything haha. Like schools that would be down my career path or any programs for what I'm trying to do. Anything relating to financial aid and other expenses or just any good advice that you feel the need to say. Also, what I would need to teach in Japan like certificates and what would be recommended that I do to help myself down the road. I really am planning on my future involving Japan so I would literally take absolutely anything into consideration.
But, finally I understand what I'm trying to do is not easy and that hard work put towards it is necessary. I understand what it means to do all this has I have been warned thousands of times by people of every standing, those in Japan or those who have been there, as well as my family and friends. I realize what I must be willing to do, but still even after everything I still want to live out my time there - Thanks again ^_^