First, a brief introduction to Japanese preparatory classes
The preparatory courses of Japanese universities are also called other subjects, which can be understood as language schools run by Japanese universities, and their functions are similar to those of Japanese language schools.
Other subjects generally start in April or September each year, and the visa period is generally half a year or one year.
Reading other subjects does not mean that you can go directly to the university. Take other disciplines of Waseda University as an example. The main purpose of early major is to train students to understand Japanese culture and learn Japanese for a short time.
Students who study other subjects want to enter a good university, and even our school generally has to take international student exams, internal exams and interviews to get in.
Second, the application for studying in Japan
If you want to enter a Japanese school, you must pass the language barrier. If you can't pass the language barrier, you have to study in a language school for one year before you can apply for university entrance.
For students who have no or low language foundation but want to study in Japan, it is a good choice to study in a language school in Japan for about one year. If you study very hard, you may pass the language school exam within half a year and enter a university or graduate school for further study.
Language schools in Japan are similar to preparatory courses in other countries, and most of them are run by the Japanese government or large institutions. Only a few private schools will have their own preparatory courses. The educational system of language schools in Japan is basically six months to two years. If you get excellent grades, you can graduate from a language school in half a year.
Japan's preparatory classes, like language schools, will also arrange and prepare counseling courses for the "Experiment of Studying in Japan". In Japan, however, there are few institutions offering preparatory classes, usually only private universities. However, some preparatory classes have certain limitations, such as restricting students' choice of further studies and stipulating that students can only enter the university where preparatory classes are located in the future.
Moreover, in addition to Japanese classes, preparatory classes also arrange other basic courses, which are full-time classes, and students have little time to work. There is no better guarantee in life. The preparatory classes start in April and June 10 every year, and the language school system is more flexible, starting in June 1, April, July and June 10 every year. There is little difference in tuition fees between language schools and preparatory schools, but in terms of visa success rate, language schools have higher visa success rate than preparatory schools.
If you want to study in Japan, it doesn't matter if your foundation is not solid. Preparatory course is the best choice for studying abroad with weak language foundation. It can make international students adapt to the pace of studying abroad as soon as possible, so as to adapt to university courses.
If there is no language foundation for studying in Japan, preparatory course is the best choice for students with weak language foundation for studying in Japan. Here, foreign students can better adapt to the Japanese environment and gradually improve their language level.
Third, introduce Japanese preparatory programs.
Japanese Preparatory Program A is aimed at students who want to enter Japanese public universities or private first-class universities.
Plan B of Japan's preparatory study abroad is a plan to avoid repeating the exam and get a guaranteed education. Shanghai International Studies University is a cooperative project established in 2007 with Tokyo Sakura Merrill Lynch University, Tokyo Shude University, Tokyo Sakura Merrill Lynch University, Osaka Badminton International University and Nagoya University of Economics. Students who have completed the required courses and passed the examination in the Overseas Cooperation College of Shanghai International Studies University will go to Japan to continue their undergraduate studies. Among them, students with high school education can directly enter the first year of university, and students with junior college education can directly enter the third year of university.
Plan C of Japan's preparatory course for studying abroad is exam-free, and the Japanese animation through train project. It mainly cooperates directly with well-known animation schools such as Tokyo Design Institute, Tokyo Animation Institute, Tokyo Animation Seiyuu Institute, Kobe Institute of Electronics, Japan University of Technology College, Tokyo Animation Institute, Japan Design Institute, TCA Tokyo Institute of Communication Art, Tokyo Institute of Game Designers, etc.
Plan D of Japan's preparatory course for studying abroad is a through train project of exemption from examination, fashion design and art design. Mainly cooperate directly with Japanese Institute of Culture and Fashion, Tama University of Fine Arts, Musashino University of Fine Arts and other institutions. In addition to Japanese training, this project also provides professional art course guidance to prepare for the college entrance examination, so that students can be admitted to the ideal top art university more smoothly.
Fourth, the advantages of studying in Japan
Teaching advantages: The teaching quality in Japan, especially in universities, is world-class. There are many world-famous universities in Japan.
Lower tuition fees: The tuition fees of Japanese preparatory courses are relatively cheap, and students have many opportunities to get scholarships.
You don't need an exam in Japan: you can apply directly to a Japanese university. Avoid the competitive entrance examination. National universities generally accept excellent foreign students directly, which can save time and money for language schools.
High visa rate: Japanese public universities are well-known in immigration offices and embassies, and visa applications are very simple. So far the success rate is almost 100%.
Good employment rate: The employment rate of graduates from top universities in Japan is very good. Studying for a master's degree in Japan, whether returning to China or staying in Japan in the future, will generally have good employment prospects. If you can get a job in Japan smoothly, you can earn back the cost of studying abroad in one year.