I don’t know the labor guidelines in Japan. make sure that you actually will be able to get employment in you field in the countries in which you want to work.
Well, you’ve got it all figured out, so why do you need help from CC?
If you don’t want to to fight the Asian mindset, don’t move to Asia. If you don’t want to be under your parents’ control, why move to a country (s)where that is expected? If you know somewhere where selling your kidney is legal (not in the US), go do it. My daughter is at an engineering school where taking part in the co-cp program extends graduation by one summer. The student has 2 six month long co-cops, takes 1-2 online classes while doing the job, and most make a ton of money, enough to pay for the remaining on campus terms. No minors in japanese, no MBA on the side (although the school does have anMBA program, it’s not part of the co-OP program).
My mother worked in accounting for one of the biggest engineering firms in the world. She approved the payments to schools around the world for classes taken by the engineers for masters, doctorate, or just classes.
You asked how to get $40,000. Work for it. No one will lend you that money.
Adding…no one will lend you $40,000 without a qualified cosigner. No one. Period. You simply do not have the income to sustain repayment of a loan of this amount. At all.
My original answer stands…the best way for you to get this money…get a job…or two. And it may mean taking time off of school to work. You wouldn’t be the first person who needed to do this to complete their education…because of finances.
There is no college tuition/room/board fairy out there. None.
You are almost done with the engineering degree. Finish it. If you can squeeze in one or two classes related to the minor areas fine, but don’t worry about them.
You don’t need a degree in a language to be qualified to communicate in that language. Once you do have a paying job with your engineering degree, enroll for just those language classes, or find a tutor, or take a class at Berlitz. Likewise with the business classes. Take those on the cheap at a community college, for free through a MOOC, or with employer sponsorship.
Look around at specialized MS degrees in various aspects of business. For not much more than what it would cost you to attend this Japanese university for one year, you may be able to locate a masters degree in international business that also has the language component you want.
@thumper1 I have looked into it. I will have to start off in the translating positions; which still pay quite a bit, but from there I will have small windows to move forward.
@thumper1 its not a $40,000 loan, it is more along the lines of $30,000 ($10,000 is a lot of money). The cost can also be covered if the University I am currently attending steps in and states a legit reason for the loan with the proper documentation…I am just trying to limit the loan as much as possible.
I know people who are $60,000+ in debt as juniors while working.
I have a job, and I have had one for quite some time. It is not easy at all saving up in the modern day and age, especially for my generation, because the older generations expects so little of us to begin with. And yes, I am considering dropping out as well. Education in this country is not worth it anymore. Being thousands of dollars in debt, and then entering and industry that has little to vertical movement or opportunity is a joke. With inflation still in full swing, 60 hour+ work weeks for new grad, and no opportunity…why would I want to sacrifice the time I have energy trying to impress someone here when I can go abroad and live comfortably.
@happymomof1 I have tried to power through my engineering classes; but, I can;t. I have lost interest in the industry after having met the industry professionals and how little opportunity for vertical movement there is.
The minors are an outlet for me to go abroad and find another career I am interested in. Engineering drained multiple years of my life and I have yet to see any return. The few semesters I have spent in my minors have gotten me some positive feedback. It is why I want to pursue a career in the international level or simply go abroad.
By the way, thanks for not bashing me for wanting to go abroad. Most people I have asked have given me very dirty looks no advice.
Good luck. You will need it.
Attitude is everything. As someone who is married to a mech engineer who has 35 years designing complex weapon systems, as well as worked with hundreds of engineers of all stripes over my 30+ years in the business, you’d strike out quickly. H works with plenty of young engineers and he thinks highly of many of them. It’s when one over-estimates their immediate worth to the organization that they are written off.
Tuition reimbursement for a masters degree is still alive and well at my very large company. I would never counsel a newbie to pay for it themselves when it can be paid for by the company. A minor in a foreign language? Meh. Get a tutor or take a course at a CC.
Check work visas carefully. It can be very difficult to get one without sponsorship, especially in a country with a contracting economy.
@zeebamom Congrats on your successful marriage, it is good to see people work together.
However, you’re form a different generation where the value of a degree went further vs today. I want to work on the intentional level and it is very common to see foreign companies want to work with engineers affiliated with the US gov. For example, in a project for an engineering economics class, China has more and more companies moving into the fortune 500 and become global and they have a strict no-foreign government employee. (What they consider a “gov.” employee)
Language skills are vital and increasingly important for anyone who is working on the international level. Increase in Asian economic power is causing Asian languages to become increasingly popular as well. But; learning the business attitude, technical language, etc is now a mandatory trait. For example, if I don’t take and pass Japanese business keigo classes from a university that Japanese companies accept, then I have no chance in moving up.
As for striking out? I would not want to swing in the American industry. But then again, you don’t know me…or what I have done in the field. So, before you pass judgement, please take into account I have not stated what I have done. My main goal is to also go into global management, not remain an engineer for too long in my career.
I asked for advice about how I can begin to save up money for establishing a foundation for me to return to in Asia. Instead, everyone keeps telling me to give up indirectly.
People aren’t telling you to give up. They’re telling you your current plan isn’t doable. There is a difference.
If you’re just going to disregard pretty unanimous advice because you don’t want to hear the answer, then why ask in the first place?
You would be wasting money and time already invested if you give up on engineering now.
Just finish your degree and look for the opportunities you want once you start working. How do you know what kind of career advancement is possible?