Originally Posted by
mac man4444
I'm in Texas so it may be hard to attend but thank you for mentioning it. I'll have to keep it in mind. And I knew about the JLPT but not about the different grades. When would you recommend taking the JLPT? I'm currently in high school and am learning Japanese on my own because my school doesn't offer it. I plan on taking it in college though and I've put serious thought into making it my major or minor. I don't necessarily need to major in something related to aviation to get a job with an airline, right?
I've also looked into JET before. I heard that they are quite limited in the amount of teachers they take in. And I don't really want to get a degree in education if it would be temporary.
I have been looking into studying abroad. I would like to some time during my high school career (and during college) but I don't know how that effects graduation and school work. I'm taking several AP classes but I don't know how being gone for a semester would effect them. Do you know? I know you went during college but I'm sure there are some similarities.
Junior year/senior year is the best time to go.
As far as JET having limited spots, do not buy into that. Every one who I know that applied in my university got in. And that is not dependent on your language skills. They actually prefer people in the beginning/middle skill range so they are fresh and willing to learn as much as possible.
The credit system is different at all universities i'd imagine. I got credits towards my major for specialized classes they had set up for study abroad students there.
Not sure about what it takes as far as qualifications for airlines, but I'm 100% sure it's insane.
What grade of the JLPT you take depends on the job you are applying to. If you are fluent and can pass N1, that's what you would take, but N1 is native level so it's impractical. Some jobs which know that you need to communicate on a daily basis with native speakers will require a higher level.