When I was reading about applying to NYU, I heard there was a person that was offered a good deal to study in NYU Shanghai. She had the plane ticket for free and everything. And apparently she didn’t seem to understand the language there.
Are there more colleges like that? Or is NYU just really unique in this case?
I want to visit Japan and their booming culture.
Many/most colleges have study abroad options. My D studied for a semester in Japan that way.
NYU has it’s NYU Dubai program which is free but very competitive.
But yes, at almost any college you can arrange a study abroad in Japan.
Would it depend on how good my grades are?
Can you name a college that allows study aboard in Japan even though I don’t understand the language?
My GPA is 2.5 and SAT is 1140.
You would need to develop some Japanese language skills. Here is the program my D attended https://college.lclark.edu/departments/foreign_languages/japanese/ and the classes in Japan are taught in Japanese. If your Japanese language skills aren’t up to par I would not recommend it.
You have two options for studying in a foreign country, like Japan.
You could do a study abroad program, where you attend courses or do field studies at a university in the foreign country or through a study abroad program provider outside a university. You can go study abroad like this at most universities. Even if the university you attend doesn’t offer a study abroad program to Japan, you may be able to go on a program offered through another university or a study abroad program provider. It may, however, be a good idea to attend a college with a study abroad program in Japan in case the college doesn’t let you get credit for participating in outside study abroad programs.
Or, you could go to a college with a satellite campus somewhere in Japan. This is what you mentioned with NYU and NYU Shanghai. These universities have a second (or third, or fourth…) campus in a foreign country, and students can either enroll to be a student primarily at that other campus, or enroll through the main campus and then study for a semester/quarter or year at the other campus. I know at least Temple has a satellite campus in Japan, and you might be able to uncover more such universities with creative use of a search engine.
As for learning the language, I would advise you do so. Many study abroad programs require you to learn the language at least when there, and many more require that you have taken at least two years of the language before going. Plus, you’d be able to get much, much more out of your time there, and the culture that you seem to already enjoy, by being able to understand and be understood in the native language there.