Which country is better to study in?

Studying in Japan is probably the most cost-effective option.

I will give you a summary of the cost-effective version of studying abroad in Japan to give you a feel.

The main expenses required to study in Japan are tuition fees and living expenses.

Studying in Japan is divided into two stages. One stage is to attend a language school, and the second stage is to finish the language school and get admitted to a Japanese university. So we talk about costs in two stages.

The first is the cost of language school.

The tuition fee for a language school for one year is about RMB 50,000, which includes registration fees, admission fees, teaching fees, tuition and miscellaneous fees, etc. Anyway, the tuition fee is 50,000 per year.

After attending a language school, you can take the college entrance exam. If you pass the exam, you can end your studies at the language school.

Most students study in a language school for one year. A small number of students who learn language slowly will choose to study for one more year. Of course, there are even some students who have very good basic skills and took the exam after only attending a language school for half a year.

Japanese language schools conduct new admissions in January, April, July, and October every year, and charge students according to the length of time they study. Therefore, if you can enter the university in a short time, the tuition fee will be less.

In language schools, students study for half a day, and most of the students go to work for the remaining half day. The average income from working part-time for a month is 7,000 yuan. If you work hard and save a little, 7,000 yuan is enough for accommodation and living expenses.

It is equivalent to preparing 50,000 tuition fees at the beginning, and then you can basically be self-sufficient in the language school stage. (Working + studying every day is exhausting, and study time is also squeezed)

The next step is the cost of college.

Japan has different tuition fees for public universities and private universities. Generally, tuition fees at public universities are lower than those at private universities.

The tuition fees of national public universities are unified, and the tuition fee is 30,000-40,000 yuan regardless of major. You can also apply for scholarships, which can be reduced by up to 100%. This kind of scholarship is not a meaningful scholarship that only one person in a class can receive, but a high-probability, comprehensive scholarship that only one or two students in a class can receive. Public universities in China are equivalent to official universities run by the government. It is more about cultivating scientific research talents and doing research.

Private universities are more about cultivating talents for companies. After graduation, the best people enter the best companies. The teaching content of private universities is more popular with the corporate world, such as the well-known Waseda University. Keio University is a private university.

The tuition fees of private universities range from RMB 60,000 to RMB 80,000 per year. Generally speaking, scholarships are waived for students, generally ranging from 30% to 50%.

There are more than 600 private universities in Japan. There are only more than 100 public universities in the country combined. Therefore, private universities are still the mainstream in Japan, and public universities are more focused on cultivating scientific research talents.

We assume that the tuition fee for a national public university is RMB 30,000-40,000 per year after exemption. Accommodation and living expenses can be earned through regular work. As for the tuition fee of RMB 30,000 to RMB 40,000, you can actually earn it by working during the spring, summer and winter holidays (winter and summer vacations). And after entering college, as your language skills improve, you no longer have to work in a convenience store like you did when you first came here, but you can find a job with a higher income. In addition, if you don’t go to school during the winter and summer vacations, you will have more time to work, and you can find a job worth more than 15,000 yuan a month.

So, once you enter university, you can actually be self-sufficient in tuition fees, living expenses and other expenses.

Japanese surveys show that 30% of college students will refuse their parents to pay tuition and living expenses after entering college, and make money by working or taking out loans. Therefore, it is also a common phenomenon in Japan to be independent at the university level.