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tomorris wrote: I interview for ECC on Monday in Chicago....does anyone have any advice? I want to be placed in Tokyo, so I can live with my Japanese friend...any help would be appreciated.
mercutio wrote:oh and apparently usually it helps if you have a number of psychological issues or a complete lack of self-esteem
tomorris wrote: I feel kind of like I'm going to work at McDonald's for a year. Does anyone know of a better way to get a job in Tokyo?
tomorris wrote:After that, I will go back to the US to go to law school, and I won't live in Japan again.
kamome wrote:...have you checked the deferral policies for the schools you want to go to?
bejiita wrote:If you do intend to go to law school and all you want to do is experience Japan for a short time but not too short, go to law school first. Then, when you've got your financial aid from your student loans, do a Spring Abroad semester at Temple. That should give you at least 5 months, 6-7 months if you decide to stay the summer.
Yeah, some people will say that Temple is not that great of a school, but who cares, you'll only be attending it to experience Japan.
Big Booger wrote:http://l-school.hbi.ne.jp/recruit/recruit_en.html
Something like those are not so bad. The only thing is the Visa deal.
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tomorris wrote:Hi,
Also, another problem is that I can't start until I graduate from college, which is in the end of May. I take the LSAT in early June, so I wouldn't be able to go to Japan until mid to late June....if anyone has any other ideas, i would greatly appreciate them. from my reading on this and many other sites, ECC is supposed to be much better than NOVA and the other mega-eikaiwas...i'm not expecting some great job, though.
-- tom
tomorris wrote:Hi,
I don't think that the LSAT/Law school thing will really be a problem. With the LSAT, they average whatever scores you get over multiple tests, so I highly doubt that I will take the test a second time... also, I know that I will go to law school in either NYC or LA, so that narrows my field down quite a bit of where I want to go... I don't mind flying back for an interview or two. I just feel like if I don't do my "year overseas" thing now, I will probably get stuck on a career path where I won't ever want to....Also, I am applying to the Peace Corps as a backup plan to ECC...does anyone here have any experience w/ the Peace Corps?
-- Tom
Big Booger wrote:http://l-school.hbi.ne.jp/recruit/recruit_en.html
Something like those are not so bad. The only thing is the Visa deal. That is why ECC and the like are popular amongst those coming over on the boat
japslapper wrote:Well when we all are a lot richerlets start up a decent eikaiwa ......hmmm "Japslappers Academy", which treats workers well and ultimately sent ECC and Nova down the tube!!
altar wrote:[
They offer JPY 250000, but do they provide an appartment with that? If not, is it really possible to live on that in Tokyo?
Via Terrie Lloyd's "Job Tips"
http://www.daijob.com/wij/en/colum/terrie_111.html
Looking at informal English teaching (versus getting a job in a proper school or university) first, generally you work in the evenings and thus have scope to hold down a second job or to pursue training for an alternative career. You can expect a salary of JPY250,000-350,000 per month for about 30 hours a week....
Manual labor is a tough route to go, especially now that so many able-bodied Japanese are out of work. Nevertheless, the Immigration Bureau says that there are about 350,000 legal foreign factory workers in Japan - so obviously there is still work available. Generally speaking, you will need a friend or relative to help you find a job, and although you may not speak Japanese to begin with, it won't take long to pick it up. You can expect a wage of about JPY230,000-300,000 for a factory job, with scope in some industries for overtime.
altar wrote:Big Booger wrote:http://l-school.hbi.ne.jp/recruit/recruit_en.html
Something like those are not so bad. The only thing is the Visa deal. That is why ECC and the like are popular amongst those coming over on the boat
They offer JPY 250000, but do they provide an appartment with that? If not, is it really possible to live on that in Tokyo?
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