Is it true that I can’t study at university if my high school graduation has passed over 5 years?

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   **Is it true that I can’t study at university if my high school graduation has passed over 5 years?**

   For some political reasons, I’ve been stopped my education since 2020 when i graduated from high school. I am studying japanese and music theory right now and trying to study composition major at university in japan(I haven’t decided yet). Today my mother told me what she heard from someone that they wouldn’t let me in if my high school graduation has passed over 5 years; just like expired. i’m studying N3 right now and I would like to take at least over 2 years for fluent japanese and confident myself enough to go to music university. So will it be too late??? Please will you give me some advices or tell me is it true about that expire???

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2. You would need to look at the admissions requirements for the university you’re applying to.

3. Not likely. Even many Japanese retired seniors who graduated from high school 50 years ago enroll in college.

   Speaking of 5 years, Japanese high schools can delete grade information and refuse to issue transcripts for those graduated more than 5 years ago, according to Article 28 of the Enforcement Regulations for the School Education Law. Your mother might have confused it with your situation.