Monday, September 12, 2011

Need help on how to enter HAL tokyo college of technology and design?

Question:


i still attend high school and im learning Japanese and my life's dream was to always attend HAL in japan, im very interested in taking their game design coarse however i need some major advise on how to move their and what i require to become enrolled their ( what test to take ect...)

Answer:


1) Take the Ryuugaku Shiken or JLPT N1. One of these is usually required for entrance as a normal student in a Japanese University. The former will test you on Japanese as well as math, science, and composition skills (all at collegiate level Japanese). The latter is simply a Japanese ability test (highest level).
http://www.jasso.go.jp/eju/index.html
http://www.jlpt.jp/e/

2) Submit and application to HAL. The application is all in Japanese, as are the courses. The application fee is equivalent to $100. You cannot send a check, you will have to figure out a way to furi komi without a Japanese bank account. Here is the application for the AO Program:
http://www.hal.ac.jp/tokyo/enter/pdf/TH_…

3) Wait for an answer.

4) If you are accepted, you can then worry about getting a visa. There are several forms you will have to file, but it starts with a form from them showing that you will be enrolled. According to the consulate general's website, you can't get a visa from a non-accredited school. If this school is not a real college, like the cheap said, your dream ends here.

Below is the chart for tuition costs (under 学費納入). You will need to prove that you can pay for this in order to get a visa (which the school has to be willing to sponsor you for):
http://www.hal.ac.jp/tokyo/enter/daytime…

One option for scholarships is JASSO, which provides scholarships for students studying a variety of subjects in Japan:
http://www.jasso.go.jp/study_j/scholarsh…

Also, pay attention to the application periods in the HAL link above so that you can coordinate the scholarship with the time you want to start school.

Personally, I don't think this is going to happen. If they are not an accredited college, they cannot sponsor your visa and therefore you could not go. However, it should not require any thing besides money and Japanese proficiency, if it is possible. So, now I have given you everything you need to make your dream happen (except Japanese skills). Stop complaining about negativity. If you think you can do it, go do it.

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