Sorry for bothering you by bringing up the following difficulty here, but I am now really frustrated and hence hoping to receive the wisdom of you here. I am now mainly considering 2 undergrad programs, one (not yet admitted, but expect to have obtained this offer very soon) from a local university a bachelor of law (llb) while the second (offer obtained already) from a decent national university an English-taught bachelor of social science (covers many diverse areas like politics, international relations and law) in Japan. I’m really struggling a lot. Could you help offer some advice as to which one should I go? Thanks a lot in advance!!!
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The +ve of the local llb
1. Can become a lawyer after graduation if having a high gpa mainly and passing the exam which requires lots of efforts as far as I’ve heard from those who are studying there.
2. Teaching quality might be higher than that of the program in Japan with regard to the fact that some have expressed concerns of the quality of it.
3. No need to have much financial burden during study cuz there are loans to pay tuition.
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\-ve of it:
1. A nightmare if i cant get the lawyer license eventually. Quite a large portion of gradates can’t get the lawyer license. The path to becoming a lawyer is very restricted without a license, and the salary of jobs in non legal field for those llb graduates who are not able to get the license are quite low.
2. Hard for me to concentrate study (dorm is virtually not an option opened for locals) because I have to stay with my family’s erratic emotions and attitudes always (eg, they will throw my personal stuffs away if they find I am not acting according to their demands. Lots of other conflicts also happened, which caused me entered depression years before.).
3. Even if I can obtain the lawyer license eventually, it would be very hard to get into any of the international (or local big) law firms or earn a lot because this university is not very well-regarded locally.
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\+ve of the degree in Japan
1. Covering more areas, so I can check which areas of study is my favourite, against the llb where it would be extremely hard to study law if later I discover that I have more interests in other disciplines like politics or IR than law.
2. Higher chance of obtaining a higher cgpa then that of llb because I’ve heard that llb may refrain from giving many students a high grade even they have obtained enough scores in the asm and exams. Cgpa is vital as I may also consider doing a master in the future.
3. A more vital concern that, I can pursue a study without being negatively affected by my family. I have once had the chance of living alone elsewhere and I could say that’s the happiest time I’ve ever had in my life.
4. Enabling me to be more accustomed to the Japanese styled employment system. There are career support offered by the university and student org, I am convinced there be higher chances of employment in Japan if I come and study for 4 years and prepare the career well before graduation (and strive for N2) than having a local llb.
5. Allowing me to have chances to stay in Japan and immigrate here hopefully with the highly skilled professional visa. I’ve checked lots of resources and if I want to obtain pr or even naturalization, it is more realisable to study in Japan for 4 years for targeting the points required in the professional visa than staying locally.
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\-ve of it
1. Teaching quality
2. Would be a nightmare if I ultimately can’t find a job in Japan for various reasons
3. Salary may be quite low after deduction of tax, and low for non-IT graduates
4. Career option is pretty limited for social science graduates as the job market tends to favour IT professionals heavily
5. Would be a nightmare as well if my family stop financing my study in Japan. Ofc I would go for part-time jobs here, but if suddenly they stop giving me the money required for paying tuition, I am scared I may be forced to withdraw disastrously. (U may wonder why they agree to finance me even the relationship is poor, but I hope to remain at least a little bit of privacy here as telling the further details of my family stuffs is hard for me).
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As the undergrad is a 4 yr study, i really dont want to make a wrong decision. But those +ve and -ve are really quite balanced, so i cant figure out which is better.
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**(Urgent) Begging for advice regarding my undergrad decision (Sorry for Long Writing)**
Sorry for bothering you by bringing up the following difficulty here, but I am now really frustrated and hence hoping to receive the wisdom of you here. I am now mainly considering 2 undergrad programs, one (not yet admitted, but expect to have obtained this offer very soon) from a local university a bachelor of law (llb) while the second (offer obtained already) from a decent national university an English-taught bachelor of social science (covers many diverse areas like politics, international relations and law) in Japan. I’m really struggling a lot. Could you help offer some advice as to which one should I go? Thanks a lot in advance!!!
The +ve of the local llb:
1. Can become a lawyer after graduation if having a high gpa mainly and passing the exam which requires lots of efforts as far as I’ve heard from those who are studying there.
2. Teaching quality might be higher than that of the program in Japan with regard to the fact that some have expressed concerns of the quality of it.
3. No need to have much financial burden during study cuz there are loans to pay tuition.
-ve of it:
1. A nightmare if i cant get the lawyer license eventually. Quite a large portion of gradates can’t get the lawyer license. The path to becoming a lawyer is very restricted without a license, and the salary of jobs in non legal field for those llb graduates who are not able to get the license are quite low.
2. Hard for me to concentrate study (dorm is virtually not an option opened for locals) because I have to stay with my family’s erratic emotions and attitudes always (eg, they will throw my personal stuffs away if they find I am not acting according to their demands. Lots of other conflicts also happened, which caused me entered depression years before.).
3. Even if I can obtain the lawyer license eventually, it would be very hard to get into any of the international (or local big) law firms or earn a lot because this university is not very well-regarded locally.
The +ve of the degree in Japan:
1. Covering more areas, so I can check which areas of study is my favourite, against the llb where it would be extremely hard to study law if later I discover that I have more interests in other disciplines like politics or IR than law.
2. Higher chance of obtaining a higher cgpa then that of llb because I’ve heard that llb may refrain from giving many students a high grade even they have obtained enough scores in the asm and exams. Cgpa is vital as I may also consider doing a master in the future.
3. A more vital concern that, I can pursue a study without being negatively affected by my family. I have once had the chance of living alone elsewhere and I could say that’s the happiest time I’ve ever had in my life.
4. Enabling me to be more accustomed to the Japanese styled employment system. There are career support offered by the university and student org, I am convinced there be higher chances of employment in Japan if I come and study for 4 years and prepare the career well before graduation (and strive for N2) than having a local llb.
5. Allowing me to have chances to stay in Japan and immigrate here hopefully with the highly skilled professional visa. I’ve checked lots of resources and if I want to obtain pr or even naturalization, it is more realisable to study in Japan for 4 years for targeting the points required in the professional visa than staying locally.
-ve of it:
1. Teaching quality
2. Would be a nightmare if I ultimately can’t find a job in Japan for various reasons
3. Salary may be quite low after deduction of tax, and low for non-IT graduates
4. Career option is pretty limited for social science graduates as the job market tends to favour IT professionals heavily
5. Would be a nightmare as well if my family stop financing my study in Japan. Ofc I would go for part-time jobs here, but if suddenly they stop giving me the money required for paying tuition, I am scared I may be forced to withdraw disastrously. (U may wonder why they agree to finance me even the relationship is poor, but I hope to remain at least a little bit of privacy here as telling the further details of my family stuffs is hard for me).
As the undergrad is a 4 yr study, i really dont want to make a wrong decision. But those +ve and -ve are really quite balanced, so i cant figure out which is better.
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