Hi everyone
I’m currently trying to decide which language school I should apply to. My main focus would be verbal communication with a secondary focus of preparing for the JLPT exam.
I narrowed it down to 3 schools:
**- Japan Tokyo International School**
I can’t find much on this school on reddit but it has some good Google reviews and the website is detailed in regards to the application process. Beyond that, it is also pretty cheap. It makes mention of dormitories on the site but there is no other information given.
**- Naganuma School**
Lots of people vouch for this school. It’s a little bit more expensive and it seems like the bar is set quite high as it is a very intensive course, but well worth it. They only provide female dorms, so I would need to look for a share house or something similar.If anybody has any experience with either, let me know!
**- GenkiJACS**
I originally stumbled on this school when checking schools in Fukuoaka but they also seem to have a Tokyo school. Very flashy website, not too expensive, but some reviews here on Reddit mention that the quality in education goes downhill when reaching N3/N2 levels.
If there are any other schools in the price range (6k$/year give or take) that I should take a look at, please let me know!
I was also contemplating Yamasa Institute but that school is situated in Okazaki and would probably provide less options for part-time work and other activities than Tokyo.
Beyond that, if anybody has any experience/strong feelings regarding dormitories vs. share houses, do let me know!
Happy new year!