Can you Teach English and go to School in Japan?
 

Hi, I'm new to the forum. I just happened upon it today, and saw there were Japanese here and people who like Japan.

I'm a college graduate with a few degrees, and I'm planning on doing pre-med in prep for medical school (I have degrees in a social science.) I was wondering if anyone knows whether I could teach English and attend the classes. I would love to be in Japan for a few years and get completely fluent, but with my med-school plans, it a bit difficult.

Anyone have any ideas?

How fluent is your Japanese?

I'm actually pretty rusty now. I can have a basic conversation, but a lot of my reading aptitude has declined because I originally was doing self-study and haven't had much opportunity in college because of classes. I've just recently had the opportunity to take Japanese that wouldn't conflict with my major.

I guess somewhere in the intermediate range.

Actually, yes. It probably won't be easy, but I think you can earn extra money by teaching English to little kids if your Japanese is pretty good. I don't think you need to be fluent, but it would help.

Well, you know how hard med-school is for fluent speakers of English, I am just thinking the application process alone could be pretty tough.

Do you speak German? Lots of Japanese medical terms come from German.

True, true.

I know it would be challenging, but I like challenges, and if I can pull this off well, it would look REALLY good on my application. I just am struggling at where I should go to start. I understand admissions in the U.S., but beyond the U.S. it's feels completely different.