Thursday, June 24, 2010

I live in the USA, and I would like to attend high school in Japan. I would prefer a boarding school that is..


I live in the USA, and I would like to attend high school in Japan. I would prefer a boarding school that is..?
...either public or private, but at least has dorms. I'm not talking about exchange programs by the way. I have a few questions about this: 1. How much do you think it will cost? 2. I would prefer to go to a Japanese school. how much Japanese do I need to know though (I know some) 3. How can I talk my parents into it? 4. What kind of classes do they have? 5. How long is spring break and summer vacation? 6. How can I find a school and apply for it? 7. What kind of things do they look for/expect in foreign students? (As in standards, expectations) 8. What kind of supplies would I need? Thank you very much! Please no rude answers. This is very important to me.
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1 :
There are few boarding high schools in Japan first of all. 1, It takes about $20,000 for 1 year. $60,000 for 3 years. 2, You need to know 2,000 kanji because that's what Japanese kids learn before high school. 4, Japanese, math, history, music, sport, English, and so on. 5, summer: between July 15 and the end of August, spring: between March 15 and April 7 or like that. 6, Just search on web. 7, There is nothing they expect "only" from foreign student. You are required to have Japanese skill and study like other Japanese students. 8, Just think about going to a high school there.
2 :
I thought we already answered this question. Most schools in Japan are for those who are already living in Japan. If you don't want to come to Japan as part of an exchange program then there's really no way you can come and go to school in Japan. It is not a rude answer, that is the plain truth and there's no way around it unless your family moves to Japan and takes up Japanese residency. If you want to go to a Japanese high school with Japanese students then you should need to know Japanese at a high/fluent level to understand all the classes and communicate with your fellow classmates.
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