Morning Everyone
I need advice on schools in Japan, I will be using my GI BILL and I am searching for schools that will be able to take me, I currently have a 2.4 GPA. I know the quality of education is poor here in Japan but I’m planning to learn Japanese in school and get a job in Japan once I graduate. I know my options are limited since I’m using a GI BILL.
Thank You
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**Studying In Japan**
Morning Everyone
I need advice on schools in Japan, I will be using my GI BILL and I am searching for schools that will be able to take me, I currently have a 2.4 GPA. I know the quality of education is poor here in Japan but I’m planning to learn Japanese in school and get a job in Japan once I graduate. I know my options are limited since I’m using a GI BILL.
Thank You
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Who told you the quality of education in Japan is poor?
Explained before by [dalkyr82](https://www.reddit.com/r/movingtojapan/comments/138vhkm/searching_for_non_selective_japan_universities/jj13m9q/)
>The [VA has a search tool](https://www.va.gov/education/choosing-a-school/) to find GI Bill eligible schools. Select “Japan”, click search.
Your real problem is not finding a school, but finding a purpose for going to school. What do you plan to do after graduating?
“Getting a job in Japan” is not a career in itself.
I will be honest with you, just like applying for an MBA in the US, for you to be considered a high-level job in Japan (in consultancy or Product Management type roles related to your degree), not only do you need native level-Japanese, but you really have to graduate from a top university in Japan for companies to even consider you as a foreigner looking to study in Japan… Even then, Japanese companies don’t value MBAs as much as the US because most Japanese company philosophies revolve around hiring fresh undergrads and training them into a particular role. Furthermore, there are a handful of international companies that might consider you but you will most likely compete with the brightest students of Japan who are bilingual as a default and studied at top universities around the world. There aren’t that many English based MBA programmes here in Japan. Kyoto University, Waseda and Keio are some of the elite universities in Japan, and yes although their English program quality can be questionable, it doesn’t disqualify the fact that the acceptance rate for these schools are still fairly low. For example, Kyoto Uni has an MBA dual with Cornell Uni, and the class size is roughly around 10 students, and who would rather reject applicants than meet yearly quota. And this yearly intake of 10 students include MBA students that are not interested in doing the dual programme. You have other nationally reputable universities as Sophia and ICU, which are your best options, but considering your GPA, you will really have to score exceptional marks on your GMAT and somehow obtain JLPT N2 (if you want to study Japanese). Also, to add, internships in Japan are only a week long, and universities in Japan rarely help you with employment and internship opportunities. It genuinely better to gain experiences in the US then move to Japan.
But there is hope! My genuine advice is to get into a university in the US with the best employability rate in whatever role you intend to do after graduation (which tbh you have to research and can only answer for yourself), and work hard to get into a company that has offices in Japan and try to get transferred.
Of course no one stopping you to apply for universities in Japan with the aim of getting a job. If your application is exceptional then maybe your GPA would be accepted, however, this is all down to you. If you know Japan is where you want to study and work in after graduating, I would advice you to really map out your goals and work hard! At the end, only you can manifest your goals and turn them into reality with the right plan and mindset! Wishing you the best!
If you want jobs in Japan, seeing you have the GI Bill is you can work as a contractor or find a job on one of the US bases in Japan.
How about getting a civilian/contracting job?
Try Temple University Japan, classes are in English and if you ever want to go back to America you can prove to have an accredited American Degree. Plus there’s plenty of military in attendance so i’m sure GI BILL is okay.
If you wanna learn Japanese you can probably set yourself as a Japanese minor and do whatever you want for your major. TUJ is known to be pretty lax with GPA requirements but i’d still try and get that up before you apply.