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Originally Posted by jwfort
ok i have question. but first i think it's awesome that you went to japan with nothing and are still living there today. its kool. and its a lot like my problem. See I have this goal in 2 and half years I will be graduating high school, and I would like to someone start my life in japan very soon after I graduate. I will have had 4 years of japanese and more counting the books and advanced learning I've done on my own. The problem is I don't want to wait until after college to go. I'm impatent. And looking for a job in japan seems super difficult without any college background. I know there are some jobs that will hire you without college and just start teaching you while your working in the job. but it all seems difficult. but i want it more than anything in my life. So any words of advice for someone like me?
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If you're impatient, then just visit Japan on a tourist visa. You can stay for up to 3 months and it's easy.
But to move to Japan right after high school with no real qualifications is nearly impossible. And 4 years of high school Japanese doesn't amount to much, it counts as only a year of college Japanese or level 4 of the JLPT which is not worth anything.
Visit Japan as a tourist and stay with a host family if you can. Then go to college, test into the second year Japanese class your freshmen and go on an exchange program in your sophomore year. When you come back from a year abroad your Japanese should be beyond the fourth year level by your junior year if you studied hard so you can jump into the fifth year if they have it. Take the JLPT level 1 your senior year and now you have a college degree, JLPT level 1 certificate, and study abroad experience so you'll be more qualified for work in Japan.