help!?!?

[Ms.Anonymous]

after high school i plan on moving to japan and going to college and develop my career there.( !!YAY!! so happy :p ) I want to become a electronic engineer, and im just wondering if the qualifications in the united states is the same as in japan? in the US you have to have a master in electronic engineering and i heard a minor in computer programing wont hurt either. then you have to get you lisensure...or was is certification:confused: i think it was lisensure. but anyway i notice a lot of the schools in japan have departments that specialize in certin areas. so is that equivelent to a masters in electronic engineering? oh and is there any school that you recommend?

[Vetrean]

Wouldn't it be better to go to college here in the US first, build yourself up, and then go?

Why do you want to go, anyway?

[Ms.Anonymous]

Ever since i was little i wanted to move to japan. im not trying to steal the culture or anything ( i always get that when i tell someone i want to move there:( ) I just always found it interesting. Also japan is known for being good with technology so i figure why not go where technology is the thing. So ill kill 2 birds with one stone. 1 going to a place i always wanted to and 2 work on my job.:D

[AmAznGuy]

Not to burst your bubble but it's really not going to be as easy as getting on a plane and going there for an education and developing a career that you don't have yet.

Qualifications for Electrical engineer are probably similar to the ones in the United States how ever going to any major Japanese University will require you to know how to actually write and read Japanese proficiently and passing the entrance exams. Not just making good conversation in Japanese. This also applies to 'most' jobs there.
Japan like here in the USA has some technical colleges and specialize schools also but the requirements are going to be the same I'm sure.

It's probably better to do like Vetrean said and build up your education here in the USA first and then try to expand it over there by transferring to a University on a student visa and then try to get a employer who will sponsor your work visa.

Up and moving there can be done provided you have the financial background to support yourself and you can prove it to immigration and they accept it and allow you to stay on a student visa but with a student visa I think you won't be able to work there. Also, depending on your financial background the visa can be different again depending on immigration.

Not saying you can't try but it'll be hard. Have you been there yet at all? Society is modern but there are differences which takes getting use to.

And I don't think you're trying to steal the culture or anything. :D

Good luck on your adventure and quest... :D

[Ms.Anonymous]

ive been studying japanese for about 8 months now but i still have 3 year till im old enough to go to college. do you think that will be enough time?:confused: so with a student visa i wont even be able to work at a fast food place? I havent been to japan but next summer im going as a exchange student to go to a school just to learn japanese more but its only for the about 2 months. but ill be able to stay with a family there so i can probably learn alot more about the different customs. but i also like to read about there customs too.

[Vetrean]

Kanji are important as far as the language goes, not just spoken vocabulary; I've heard you need to know 2000 to be able to graduate high school, so I'd assume to take the entrance exams for a college, you'd need around that much.

[DijabutiA]

Considering how ridiculously hard it is to get an electrical engineering degree, i don't see how trying to do it in a 2nd language is going to help you any better... I'd focus on doing good in high school and keep learning japanese and just get ready for college in the states. If you really want to be an EE then you will have to put that first and japan second (unless you are one of those freaks that engineering is easy for).

You can do study abroad during your undergrad (Tohoku has partnerships with US universities) and go abroad for your graduate degree. You can also check out Fullbright opportunities (http://www.fulbright.jp/eng/index.html).

I have no idea what your talking about with getting a masters. If you want to be come a licensed Professional Engineer, you need to pass your EIT (Engineer in Training) in your senior year of undergrad. You go work for a few years (there's an official procedure, dunno how many people actually follow it) and then take your PE (professional engineer) test to get certified by whatever state you are in.

PE is only a requirement for civil engineers; pretty much every other industry only needs it if you want to go into consulting. I have no idea how/if this applies in any other country.

[Yi Dynasty]

after high school i plan on moving to japan and going to college and develop my career there.( !!YAY!! so happy :p ) I want to become a electronic engineer, and im just wondering if the qualifications in the united states is the same as in japan? in the US you have to have a master in electronic engineering and i heard a minor in computer programing wont hurt either. then you have to get you lisensure...or was is certification:confused: i think it was lisensure. but anyway i notice a lot of the schools in japan have departments that specialize in certin areas. so is that equivelent to a masters in electronic engineering? oh and is there any school that you recommend?

I know this is an old post but if OP's still around ..

By all means do it. Any time spent overseas is time well-spent. Do it while you can. Life's sooooooooooo short.

[Heyyu]

I know this is an old post but if OP's still around ..

By all means do it. Any time spent overseas is time well-spent. Do it while you can. Life's sooooooooooo short.

I agree. It definitely gets harder as you get older, especially when you're working. I'm 25 years old and although I've been over to Asia on short trips, I've never had the luxury of actually staying overseas for any significant amount of time.

When I was younger, I too have always dreamed about going to Japan and living there for at least 1-2 years. I think I'm going to try it out next year (I'm thinking about going to Osaka). I've saved some money even through this economic crisis we've had in the States. And to be honest, as I get older, I fear if I don't do it soon I might never be able to cause you find yourself chained down to the place you work.

[Yi Dynasty]

I agree. It definitely gets harder as you get older, especially when you're working. I'm 25 years old and although I've been over to Asia on short trips, I've never had the luxury of actually staying overseas for any significant amount of time.

When I was younger, I too have always dreamed about going to Japan and living there for at least 1-2 years. I think I'm going to try it out next year (I'm thinking about going to Osaka). I've saved some money even through this economic crisis we've had in the States. And to be honest, as I get older, I fear if I don't do it soon I might never be able to cause you find yourself chained down to the place you work.

By all means do it. I was also about 25 when I bit the bullet and lived about 2 years overseas. Spend all your money on traveling while you're single and once you get married you can start saving (you'll be too tired to travel anyway).