I'm applying this year for the 2020 Mext scholarship. I have always dreamed about living and studying in Japan. My goal is to be an art teacher. Wish me luck ✨ I'll try my best!!
@@reemal9945 Oh no sorry, I'll be doing my application next year and I hope they won't test me on the Japanese language because I'm barely scratching the beginning level only understanding hiragana and katakana
@@mavistsuma5900 Please do your best and study hard 👏 Actually there is a Japanese test but it's just an evaluation for your level to take the preparatory Japanese language course when you arrive in Japan, you don't have to pass it. You have to pass the English test (In my case I applied as a research student/postgraduate)
I stumbled over this video in my "studying in Japan" research, only to find out that I'm already too old for the MEXT scholarship to be eligible T_T. Good luck to everyone who IS eligible, you got this!
Arc de Eclipse Arc de Eclipse Hmm I think that depends which country you’re in, in my country (Sweden) everything was handled through the Japanese embassy so all documents had to be mailed there and all the deadlines were on their website but i don’t think it’s too late yet.
Hopefully this will help a little if you're trying to apply this season, but if you guys have questions about MEXT (or anything else!), tweet them anytime with the hashtag #AskKemushi :) tinyurl.com/n3zcwv ☚For specific MEXT questions, contact your local consulate, listed here!
Oh you're so sweet, you included my question! (I also can't believe it has already been a year since I left it.) I'm trying again this year, so this video comes at a perfect time! I read the proposal I entered last year and I can kind of see why it didn't go to an interview. Thank you for all you do!
お待たせしました！日本語字幕ならCCボタンでご覧いただけます！ I would love your help with subtitles! ( th-cam.com/users/timedtext_video?ref=share&v=_yW-PJVqjJQ) Here's what we have so far: ✓ English ✓ 日本語 (Japanese)
hello, Thanks for the video, I thinks is better go to Public university and then ask for transferring-- More easy in most cases --, (Please If you going to subtitle the video 10:09 please, dont say that America (a continent) is (Only ) U.S. like she did by repeating "the commun lore" )
I got the mext scholarship for Undegrad... I will be going in april 2018 and I'm scared to death haha this video is very helpful! I have lived in japan before, but this time it will be 4 full years without my parents, and I will be a minor in Japan ._.
Matilda Veréb congrats dude, hiw painful was the application?, And was it necessary to have japanese language?, And what school did you go to? I am on 11th grade, and i have one more year before applying,thank you for the reply.
hey Matilda vereb, can u plz help me providing previou years questions and answer or the resources through which you prepared for the wriiten examination and interview of mext undergraduated scholarship? N also can you plz tell me is it really compulsory to have japanese language skills and knowledge?
I know this is like an old video but I just really want to thank you, I've been having doubts lately whether or not I should go to uni in Japan. I was afraid that it was too far fetched or just simply impossible, but you really cleared up a lot of things and answered a ton of questions I didn't even know I had! I'll work very hard from now on, and improve my grades & Japanese language skills!
I just realized how unwise it was for me to gamble all I had on the tiny chance of being granted a MEXT scholarship. I didn't enroll into any other college, and now registrations for colleges in my school are no longer open. I'd have to wait until next year, if I don't get this scholarship, to continue my education.
@@hafizegulenc8176 hello, are you turkish? I am turkish too. In case if you are turkish, sormak istediğim birkaç şey var lütfen yardımcı olabilir misin?
konnichiwa Kem chan, I really love the fact that you start your videos with a full japanese prologue, makes me love them more, because I love the language that is. so I am basically rewatching this video, since I last did in 2017 when I made my first attempt to apply for a scholarship for undergrad programs, but failed for poor language proficiency by then. I was really shocked, because I always heard that there were all-english programs but the embassy (of my home country, Angola) told me after an awekward phone call interview that I had to be really really fluent in japanese. So I had no choice but to enroll in a local institution. But I wont give up just yet, japan is a childhood dream for me, I will apply for a postgraduate program once I am done in 2 years, hopefully I master my nihongo by then
AHHHH FINALLY IN MY LAST YEAR OF JAPANESE STUDIES IN UNI AND IM THINKING ABOUT EITHER APPLYING TO NIKKENSEI OR THE RESEARCH ONE AFTER I GRADUATE i know theres still a lot of time until applications begin but im way too excited, just wanted to say thanks for the very informative video even tho im like 6 years late 😭
Thank you so much for this! I've been watching your videos for a while and just assumed that there'd be no feasible way for me to live in Japan doing something other than teaching English, and now I'm feeling really inspired to go and see if I can pursue a research scholarship. Fingers crossed that I'll be able to research something related to Deafness in Japan!!!
falafeless You can apply for the internship in Japan. You need a bacholar degree or need to be an undergraduate student. I am planning my internship in Japan this fall at an animation studio because I have an animation degree. For my internship, knowing Japanese is a must because most animation studios dont have in house translater for English. The program has a list of internship that dosent required knowing Japanese.
JaejoongPrincess Thank you for the information! Which program/list are you talking about? The mext scholarship, to my understanding, is not for internships. I speak some Japanese and am very eager to learn more, but I wouldn't be able to function in Japanese work contexts for sure.
falafeless Its called Internship in Japan. www.japaninternships.com/ Im scared too about working in Japa becuase of my learning disability, but oppurtunity like this dont happen as much especially working in the animation industry. Everybody who worked in Japan tell me not to worry about it and how the Japanese people are extreamely nice. I am between N4 and N3. At the beginning of N3 level. Most people who do internship on the program spoke no Japanese at all.
This is perfect. Thank you. I was scrolling down my subscriptions to find something to put on while I write my research proposal for this scholarship and you came along 😁🌟👍
I actually have an interview in 3 days... A bit nervous about my research and whats question they are going to ask, will hope for the best. Thank you for the video!
The interview was not difficult. I was able to anticipate and prepare for all the questions I was asked. They talked to me for about 10 minutes and then let me go. A couple of tips for everyone who is going on interview. 1. Learn your research by heart. 2. Prepare sample questions that you may be asked (100% you will talk briefly about your research and about yourself in general) 3. Everything will work out, the main thing is not to be afraid.
Thank you so much ! This information is highly useful , I was actually looking for scholarships in japan for higher education and had lots of questions, you answered most of them . Need to work hard on Japanese now. どうもありがとうございます
Awesome video!~ I am going to be 21yrs old and thinking of applying to the undergraduate program. I saw they have exams for many subjects that I totally forgot about, but hey, 頑張ります！
dude I am 20 and also studying at university in my country but I'll apply to the undergraduate program. I was thinking I am too old for this, seen you is really helped me thank you :D
Oh god I don't know how to feel after this. I applied for the MEXT scholarship this year and I take the exams this Wednesday in Australia, I have to take a 1 hour English exam, 2 hour Japanese exam and a 1 hour mathematics exam, and I'm FREAKING OUT because the maths exam is WAY above what I've been learning in school and even though I've been officially learning Beginner's Japanese since last year, MY JAPANESE IS STILL SO HORRIBLE and I'm terrified that I'm not going to get accepted because of my terrible maths and Japanese skills ;__: (I applied to study a bachelors of primary education)
Thank you for this!! Graduating Uni in a year and hoping to try for a Research Student MEXT scholarship! Although, I better try to raise my GPA... yikes!
It can seem pretty scary! But sometimes, I think we just have to take the leap. We can even have one of our lives best memories there. Did you later apply for the scholarship?
What if you're just wanting to go to a Japanese university without the scholarship? I have a decent level of Japanese already and since tuition is cheaper (even with housing) in Japan, it's really not an issue. I am guessing you would just apply directly to that school?
This was very helpful. So first you enter as a research student (and you don't get any degree for that) How do you get into a regular masters degree program after that?
I'm still 3 years away from college but I'm really worried if I could pass the exam even if I'm not that good in Math. I enjoy learning japanese and my english is pretty decent so I'm not that worried about the japanese and english exam but I'm mostly worried for the math exam. I'll be applying for undergraduate scholarship and I just really wanna know if it's okay if I dont get a high score from the math exam. Thank you for your videos its always helpful I hope you could notice this and give me some tips or encouragement cause I really want to go and study in Japan. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this with us. Does one need to submit 2 copies of every document unless it states only original or submit only original copies and 2 copies of the documents that they can't provide orignal copies?
I want to talk with you personally on any social media, if there isn't a problem with you and want to discuss ways to do MS in Japan, I started preparation for Japanese N5 level this month, I'm impressed with the culture, lifestyle, and community, I'm serious about coming to Japan, I watched your previous videos on Masters in Japan and internship opportunities, I have been trying to reach professors in japan but couldn't contact anyone, right now I'm in 3rd year for my bachelors in technology (Computer Science) and interested to study further in DataScience, machine learning or Cybersecurity,
I got the mext scholarship for "specialized training college" and lived 3 years in Japan, then I went back home to go to uni but now I kinda wanna apply to mext again for my masters xD but it's weird for masters, you have to contact professors? so confusing lol, I guess I need to do more research about graduate studies in general xP
I know you probably won't read this because it's been three years from this video. But how do you approach a univeristy? more like, how do you find a university compatible with you research topic? maybe it's a really basic question, but I keep wondering since there isn't a lot of information about this part of the process anywhere :( anyways thank you
Yep! Filming a video on this today but basically I started with a list of national Universities (these are the ones that have MEXT) and started looking through these to see what programs they had. I also searched topics close to what I liked, in Japanese, and added the search term 研究 to find professors who had published similar work in the past. You essentially just need to go through each school so it will require some elbow grease.
@@kemushichan such a nice timing! wow thank you so much for answering and for all the information that you have given us until this point 🥰 it's really helpful, thank you again for the advise, I'll try my best. can't wait for the new video 💞
Hello! Are they very strict when it comes to health? What health examination did you took? Thank you for answering inadvance! We appreciate you answering all our questions. God bless you!
Actually one thing has been degrading me I just got 77% in 12th grade and got full marks in test if mext and my Medical, reports were very good and including interview was very great will I be rejected for scoring less in 12th grade for undergrad please answer this for God's sake sis
I want to go to Japan yes it's my childhood wish I was fascinated by it's culture almost every day I do daydream about going there, ik it's weird haha but it's kind of my dream suddenly my TH-cam recommend me about mext and I am quite confused how did it recommend me?! Cause I never do search the scholarship , after watching the mext video I am quite intrested in this exam I wanna work hard enough to be selected and make my childhood dream come trueee 🤩
I’m trying to find answers for the application process what do we send them first? It will be expensive to get the heath certificate done & I’ve heard some people wait until they pass the 1st screening. So do we just send the application? Rec letters & transcripts too?
Hey, great video! I'm sorry for not asking this through twitter but I don't really use it. I actually got the same scholarship as you and I'll be going to Tokyo in October! In my case I don't know Japanese so my first 6 months will be towards learning the language. What I'd like to ask you is regarding the "research student" status. I believe that as I'm going in October I can remain as a "research student" for a total of 18 months (6 of those are language school) before applying for the masters program. Did you use all of the given time as a research student (24 months for April, 18 months October) and then applied to your masters or if not, did you not use the full time by choice? On another note, not sure if it's the type of video you'd like to make, but I'd love to see a video of you telling what you had to go through as soon as you landed (mext related). Regardless, thanks for the videos! Sorry about my rusty English.
BananaStab Hey! I tested into the grad program asap because I honestly wasnt sure if I'd need multiple tries. Somehow made it though and start full classes on Friday!
I know you said to list some backup schools just in case, but if you are not able to be placed in either of the three schools you've written for your choices, will that automatically disqualify you or will MEXT just place you somewhere with a department/college that can take you?
Disclaimer; The mext scholarship is an exciting opportunity for foreigners who wish to study or and learn about japan but if you are somebody who is half Japanese or have a Japanese nationality.. you are out of luck. Like me.
Back again (sorry). So since our last chat, I got into the University of Tokyo. And now I am doing the university recommended MEXT, is there a link that can tell me what is going to happen next? Trying to figure out my chances and such.
hi Loretta ♡ I love your videos and I wanted to say thank you SO MUCH for all the things that you teach us with them and all your advices. I wanted to ask, what advice would you give for approaching Japanese teachers for the first time? like, what should I tell them in the first message? I feel like the first contact is so important and I'm kind of scared because I don't know what I really need to tell them. I would be the happiest if you could answer my question, I really hope you see this🤞🏻🥺 and again thank you so so much for all the information🌸🌷💗
oh I found a video of you answering exactly to this question!! omg thank you much, all your content is so complete 😭 I feel so motivated with your indirect support hahaaha 🥺 another question that I have is, you said that we should contact the teachers while preparing all the documentation before actually sending the application, right? if we are lucky enough to find a teacher that wants to help and be our advisor, should we state it anywhere in the application documents? again thank you so much 💗🌷
Thankyou for can your helpful video.. can you plz help me providing previou years questions and answer or the resources through which you prepared for the wriiten examination and interview of mext undergraduated scholarship? N also can you plz tell me is it really compulsory to have japanese language skills and knowledge?
Can I do a specific research on slope failure in my country due to continuous rainfall? My country is in the Tropical Region and Japan is in the Temperate. Is that possible for my research in Japan?
Is every research student evaluated the same way? I entered the MEXT website, and I just want to confirm this, they had past exam questions only for english and Japanese. So, are does the only topics they test you in for research students or are there any other topics like math, physics..etc?
I'm checking at this moment and it currently says closed. Probably for covid correct? I'm assuming it will open back up when vaccines are distributed. I'm a junior in highschool, I greatly appreciate your videos they have helped me out so much.
Thank you so much, what a great video!! I was wondering if you were always an straight As student as an undergrad? Also, how long did it take you to write your research project? A few months, I imagine? Cause you mentioned important things like looking into what's a hot topic in your area etc. One last question (sorryyy!!), did you get the scholarship the first time you applied? God, I really want to get the MEXT scholarship, I'm still in undergrad school, but I'm not a brilliant student, I'm a little above average, I think. I don't know if I have any chance. :(
Hi! I was really inspired by most of your videos, I do plan on applying for the MEXT Undergraduate Scholarship but I would like to ask, does the transcript of records (your grades) affect your possibility rate to be granted the scholarship? Thanks for your consideration
I interrupted learning because of the financial inability and after many years I went back to learning and completed some of my studies. Does it prevent me from learning in Japan because of this?
Do you have to have been to collage to apply? I hope to go to a language school after I finish high school. And the go to a Japanese university for an accounting/psychologist course that’s taught in Japanese
Hi thanks a lot for the help! All that is so hard to understand sometimes. It’s an old video but I have an important question maybe you can help! I want to work in digital marketing(social media etc…) but I don’t know if I should apply as an undergraduate or in “specialized” thing. Because in undergraduate program in MEXT I don’t thing there is a program for digital marketing. Should I apply in technology, in “specialized training college”? 😊 Thanks
Hey i'd appreciate it if you can answer this question even with only a yes or a no, so here goes: You said in your video, something along the lines of, "The applicants for MEXT scholarship, includes foreign students that are already enrolled in a university in Japan." Is that correct? Are there in fact independently financed foreign students already enrolled in a university in Japan, that still applied for this scholarship anyway? I tried to paraphrase my question properly and with utmost clarity in meaning, from which I can see, is lacked in almost every questions you answered in this video, so I hope that makes this question more appealing to be read.
Yep! Please see my newest video - that's what my friend Taylor did. You either apply for the scholarship from your own country, before you apply to the school, OR you apply from the school (they would have to recommend you and be familiar with the process) AFTER you've already enrolled. In Taylor's case, she mentioned paying for at least one semester before being granted the scholarship.
hi kemushi, i have been learning japanese for about two and a half months now and i plan on studying in japan. My question is: will they accept my application after june? and another question is: what kind of test do you have to take for the scholarship? thank you
Hey! I am 18 and I am not really good in Japanese (willing to study it, though) neither in Math; knowing those subjetcs are essencial to get a scholarship in Japan? (I would like to study Political Science).
so you covered the pretty much all of my questions but do you know if you can study in japan while in high school, not just college? ex: 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade
First thanks for the video it really inspired me to prepare for the scholarship but I have a question, I read on the website that you should submit a heath certificate that proves you don’t have any health issues that can effect you studying in japan and I have type 1 diabetes for more than 17 years ( which I use insulin ) but my blood sugar levels are good and it well controlled It’s doesn’t effect my daily life at all so everything is normal, is it okay for me to apply for the scholarship? is there’s any chance you won’t be accepted because you have a chronic illness ?
Hiii Kemushiii, I have stuff I wanna ask ya....I just came from watching ur other videos....so the questions here are kind a mix of different topics 1. If I want to study in Japan for university and to learn the language at a language school, should I apply to the university I want to go after I finished language school or apply and take gap year for it instead? 2. I'm still a bit confused about the tax thingy for the second year living in Japan related to the part- time thing u mentioned in ur other vids... Can you elaborate on it more? or is there are an existing video talking it? 3. Do you think language school is worth it? Should I like complete N5 or N4 on my own first and just learn the rest in Japan for a year? 4. Tips on renting in Japan? Does most furniture comes with the apartment? (I'm worried one day I come there and only to meet an empty room 😅) 5. For scholarship should I apply after going to language school? These are my question for now....Thanks if u see this and answer it 🙏
If you go through the whole process and get your degree in Japan in the career you wanted would it, if you were to come back to the U.S., be able to have a job in that field back home?
Hi , your video has been really useful . But I have a question regarding the research student thingy when you look for the university, should they have a research program ? or it just depends on the masters they have available? Im confused .
#AskKemushi What's the difference between Graduate School, and a normal Faculty? Now I wanna apply for MEXT to study a master degree. Do I need to choose a graduate school or a faculty?? And can you work in a part time job from the 1st month there?
And yes what in the case of uTokyo? Means you're saying that first we have to give an exam and a interview for mext and then for the university where we want to get our btech or mtech... Like uTokyo do they have any type of entrance exams???
Hello ! I would like to study journalism and mass communication ( undergraduate ) and I assume it falls under " others" in social sciences . What do they mean by I ( and anyone else ) will have trouble finding Universities that can accept us ?? Thanks your answer is valid
so im british and im kind of confused? do i apply before uni (during 6th form) or after ive finished uni here? sorry ,, edit: so like i do it when ive finished 6th form when im 18? or i can do it before/after?
Hi i do have a question and i really need help in the application form it says to put 3 universities and faculties and supervisors i do have no idea what universities should i put since i dont know them what should i do?
I attended 2 schools during my junior high. So how to fill for 2 schools in the mext application form. There is a column where we have to write about our school's attend from which year till which.... Talking about that column
Hi, I am really stuck at the moment because I’m going to sign up for 2023 cause I missed the deadline as I didn’t know it was in April 😭 but I want to study psychology or education or something, but do I have to take the maths, physics, bio and chemistry exams too? I didn’t take math, physics or chemistry past nat5 so I was 100% not pass them.would I be able to just take the English and Japanese exams?
If you missed the deadline for the undergraduate exam jts likely you're only eligible now for the grad school level. You don't need core exams for that.
Hey Loretta, I saw your videos, they really helped me and I wanted to know if you have meet any student that got the MEXT scholarship and didn’t know much of Japanese but studied Japanese there and got to an university, to study any course, with full Japanese classes??
Do I have to fill out all three majors (first choice, second choice, third choice) or I only need to fill out one of them? Because for example I chose Information Engineering as first choice because I want to pursue computer science but the other majors have 0 relation with computer science. I don't know if I should put other majors just to fill out the empty space.
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I'm applying this year for the 2020 Mext scholarship. I have always dreamed about living and studying in Japan. My goal is to be an art teacher. Wish me luck ✨ I'll try my best!!
Me too! good luck 👏👏👏
All the best. How did it go?
@@mavistsuma5900 I didn't pass the English test exam (I'm not an English native speaker). It was difficult for me😅 I might try again next year
@@reemal9945 Oh no sorry, I'll be doing my application next year and I hope they won't test me on the Japanese language because I'm barely scratching the beginning level only understanding hiragana and katakana
@@mavistsuma5900 Please do your best and study hard 👏 Actually there is a Japanese test but it's just an evaluation for your level to take the preparatory Japanese language course when you arrive in Japan, you don't have to pass it. You have to pass the English test (In my case I applied as a research student/postgraduate)
I stumbled over this video in my "studying in Japan" research, only to find out that I'm already too old for the MEXT scholarship to be eligible T_T. Good luck to everyone who IS eligible, you got this!
Yeah same for me I blew up my chance two years ago because of pandemic TT
I just found out I got the specialized training college scholarship!! Thank you Loretta for this video!
Can you tell me how you do it
Arc de Eclipse Sure! where in the application process are you?
@@idasjmsp I got the form but not sure what to do next and how / where to submit , whether I am late for 2021 or still chance etc
Could you also help me too!!
Arc de Eclipse Arc de Eclipse Hmm I think that depends which country you’re in, in my country (Sweden) everything was handled through the Japanese embassy so all documents had to be mailed there and all the deadlines were on their website but i don’t think it’s too late yet.
Hopefully this will help a little if you're trying to apply this season, but if you guys have questions about MEXT (or anything else!), tweet them anytime with the hashtag #AskKemushi :)
tinyurl.com/n3zcwv ☚For specific MEXT questions, contact your local consulate, listed here!
Oh you're so sweet, you included my question! (I also can't believe it has already been a year since I left it.) I'm trying again this year, so this video comes at a perfect time! I read the proposal I entered last year and I can kind of see why it didn't go to an interview. Thank you for all you do!
お待たせしました！日本語字幕ならCCボタンでご覧いただけます！
I would love your help with subtitles! ( th-cam.com/users/timedtext_video?ref=share&v=_yW-PJVqjJQ) Here's what we have so far:
✓ English
✓ 日本語 (Japanese)
楽しみに待ってます
By the way , Thank you so much for the video and it was very helpful
探しちゃった^^;楽しみに待ってるー
字幕待ってます！(*^_^*)
hello, Thanks for the video, I thinks is better go to Public university and then ask for transferring-- More easy in most cases --, (Please If you going to subtitle the video 10:09 please, dont say that America (a continent) is (Only ) U.S. like she did by repeating "the commun lore" )
I got the mext scholarship for Undegrad... I will be going in april 2018 and I'm scared to death haha this video is very helpful! I have lived in japan before, but this time it will be 4 full years without my parents, and I will be a minor in Japan ._.
Matilda Veréb congrats dude, hiw painful was the application?, And was it necessary to have japanese language?, And what school did you go to? I am on 11th grade, and i have one more year before applying,thank you for the reply.
Hey , can you tell me all process of mext everything like what to do before filling form and what type interview they ask etc.
Matilda Veréb
is maths really hard?
hey Matilda vereb, can u plz help me providing previou years questions and answer or the resources through which you prepared for the wriiten examination and interview of mext undergraduated scholarship?
N also can you plz tell me is it really compulsory to have japanese language skills and knowledge?
yes it is
I know this is like an old video but I just really want to thank you, I've been having doubts lately whether or not I should go to uni in Japan. I was afraid that it was too far fetched or just simply impossible, but you really cleared up a lot of things and answered a ton of questions I didn't even know I had! I'll work very hard from now on, and improve my grades & Japanese language skills!
Roses are red
Violets are blue.
Omae wa mou
Shindeiru.
Deep Learning NANI?!
😂😂😂 that just made my day
I just realized how unwise it was for me to gamble all I had on the tiny chance of being granted a MEXT scholarship. I didn't enroll into any other college, and now registrations for colleges in my school are no longer open. I'd have to wait until next year, if I don't get this scholarship, to continue my education.
How did everything work out?
Chronicles of Edward Did u win the scholarship in the end?
STUDY
How did things go?
How did it go we need to know 4 years later man
You're killing it with the videos! Keep it up girl!
risinglotuswind woah what? what was that rude comment for? TkyoSam was being nice lol chill out.
risinglotuswind One more anonymous douchebag on the internet doesn't like me. However will I go on with my life? Gone done'n'ruined ma day :'(
risinglotuswind now i am just confused on the situation lol. someone please explain.
Coming back to this video bc I’m getting ready to apply for this application soon
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@@hafizegulenc8176 hello, are you turkish? I am turkish too. In case if you are turkish, sormak istediğim birkaç şey var lütfen yardımcı olabilir misin?
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konnichiwa Kem chan, I really love the fact that you start your videos with a full japanese prologue, makes me love them more, because I love the language that is. so I am basically rewatching this video, since I last did in 2017 when I made my first attempt to apply for a scholarship for undergrad programs, but failed for poor language proficiency by then. I was really shocked, because I always heard that there were all-english programs but the embassy (of my home country, Angola) told me after an awekward phone call interview that I had to be really really fluent in japanese. So I had no choice but to enroll in a local institution.
But I wont give up just yet, japan is a childhood dream for me, I will apply for a postgraduate program once I am done in 2 years, hopefully I master my nihongo by then
Please share more of your student life!!!
I do enjoy the trip videos but it makes me feel like you're only on vacation
Great video, Kemushichan! Students might also consider reaching out to their scholarships/fellowships office for support!
AHHHH FINALLY IN MY LAST YEAR OF JAPANESE STUDIES IN UNI AND IM THINKING ABOUT EITHER APPLYING TO NIKKENSEI OR THE RESEARCH ONE AFTER I GRADUATE i know theres still a lot of time until applications begin but im way too excited, just wanted to say thanks for the very informative video even tho im like 6 years late 😭
Did you learn japanese before scholarship
@@rubyverma9735 yeah i said its my final year of japanese studies in uni, i major in japanese
Thank you so much for this! I've been watching your videos for a while and just assumed that there'd be no feasible way for me to live in Japan doing something other than teaching English, and now I'm feeling really inspired to go and see if I can pursue a research scholarship. Fingers crossed that I'll be able to research something related to Deafness in Japan!!!
falafeless You can apply for the internship in Japan. You need a bacholar degree or need to be an undergraduate student. I am planning my internship in Japan this fall at an animation studio because I have an animation degree. For my internship, knowing Japanese is a must because most animation studios dont have in house translater for English. The program has a list of internship that dosent required knowing Japanese.
JaejoongPrincess Thank you for the information! Which program/list are you talking about? The mext scholarship, to my understanding, is not for internships. I speak some Japanese and am very eager to learn more, but I wouldn't be able to function in Japanese work contexts for sure.
falafeless Its called Internship in Japan.
www.japaninternships.com/
Im scared too about working in Japa becuase of my learning disability, but oppurtunity like this dont happen as much especially working in the animation industry. Everybody who worked in Japan tell me not to worry about it and how the Japanese people are extreamely nice. I am between N4 and N3. At the beginning of N3 level. Most people who do internship on the program spoke no Japanese at all.
Omg I'm applying this year and this video is ON. TIME. Thanks sis! 😘
Thanks for the video, my mind is now more clear than ever. Thanks again for the useful information.
This is perfect. Thank you. I was scrolling down my subscriptions to find something to put on while I write my research proposal for this scholarship and you came along 😁🌟👍
Just the video I need......Perfect timing!! Thank you Loretta! My apps are due soon. I cry. I'm so nervous.
I actually have an interview in 3 days... A bit nervous about my research and whats question they are going to ask, will hope for the best. Thank you for the video!
The interview was not difficult. I was able to anticipate and prepare for all the questions I was asked. They talked to me for about 10 minutes and then let me go.
A couple of tips for everyone who is going on interview.
1. Learn your research by heart.
2. Prepare sample questions that you may be asked (100% you will talk briefly about your research and about yourself in general)
3. Everything will work out, the main thing is not to be afraid.
@@dmitrimarinov42 thank you for talking about how your interview experience was.
I'm curious - did you later get the scholarship?
Can you please thoroughly explain on how does university recommendation works? Pretty please 🙏
Thank you so much ! This information is highly useful , I was actually looking for scholarships in japan for higher education and had lots of questions, you answered most of them . Need to work hard on Japanese now.
どうもありがとうございます
Awesome video!~
I am going to be 21yrs old and thinking of applying to the undergraduate program. I saw they have exams for many subjects that I totally forgot about, but hey, 頑張ります！
dude I am 20 and also studying at university in my country but I'll apply to the undergraduate program. I was thinking I am too old for this, seen you is really helped me thank you :D
@@tugcepaksoy1946 hello! How did it go? Did you get it?
Had no idea this existed... Time for me to work hard! Having an artshow there in October, but I want to stay longer. 笑
Thanks for this video. I really got a lot of information from the first video, so thank you for this one too.
I wanna hear about Japanese grad student life in Japan!
Oh god I don't know how to feel after this. I applied for the MEXT scholarship this year and I take the exams this Wednesday in Australia, I have to take a 1 hour English exam, 2 hour Japanese exam and a 1 hour mathematics exam, and I'm FREAKING OUT because the maths exam is WAY above what I've been learning in school and even though I've been officially learning Beginner's Japanese since last year, MY JAPANESE IS STILL SO HORRIBLE and I'm terrified that I'm not going to get accepted because of my terrible maths and Japanese skills ;__: (I applied to study a bachelors of primary education)
did u get it
what maths exam did u? what were the contents-syllabus?
Thank you so much for this! Super helpful information. Immediately subscribed!
Thank you for this!! Graduating Uni in a year and hoping to try for a Research Student MEXT scholarship! Although, I better try to raise my GPA... yikes!
Thanks for this useful and 役に立つ動画！
This is really inspiring. Thank you for sharing!
I want to study in Japan but the problem is I’m so scared to be in a foreign country alone. I have really bad anxiety.
It can seem pretty scary! But sometimes, I think we just have to take the leap. We can even have one of our lives best memories there.
Did you later apply for the scholarship?
You are really fun to listen to, I really like the way you talk, can you please explain how you got fluent in your Japanese?
this is an amazing amount of gouge! thnx for share!
What if you're just wanting to go to a Japanese university without the scholarship? I have a decent level of Japanese already and since tuition is cheaper (even with housing) in Japan, it's really not an issue. I am guessing you would just apply directly to that school?
Can you explain for students who apply to MEXT for Medicine program undergraduate?
Omgosh ... I’m applying for that scholarship 🎉🎉🎊
This was very helpful.
So first you enter as a research student (and you don't get any degree for that) How do you get into a regular masters degree program after that?
I'm still 3 years away from college but I'm really worried if I could pass the exam even if I'm not that good in Math. I enjoy learning japanese and my english is pretty decent so I'm not that worried about the japanese and english exam but I'm mostly worried for the math exam. I'll be applying for undergraduate scholarship and I just really wanna know if it's okay if I dont get a high score from the math exam. Thank you for your videos its always helpful I hope you could notice this and give me some tips or encouragement cause I really want to go and study in Japan. Thank you!
I love your Kirby plushy 😃😃😃. I know a family who moved to Japan while the mother received the mext scholarship.
Thank you for sharing this with us. Does one need to submit 2 copies of every document unless it states only original or submit only original copies and 2 copies of the documents that they can't provide orignal copies?
I want to talk with you personally on any social media, if there isn't a problem with you and want to discuss ways to do MS in Japan, I started preparation for Japanese N5 level this month, I'm impressed with the culture, lifestyle, and community, I'm serious about coming to Japan, I watched your previous videos on Masters in Japan and internship opportunities, I have been trying to reach professors in japan but couldn't contact anyone, right now I'm in 3rd year for my bachelors in technology (Computer Science) and interested to study further in DataScience, machine learning or Cybersecurity,
I got the mext scholarship for "specialized training college" and lived 3 years in Japan, then I went back home to go to uni but now I kinda wanna apply to mext again for my masters xD but it's weird for masters, you have to contact professors? so confusing lol, I guess I need to do more research about graduate studies in general xP
I know you probably won't read this because it's been three years from this video. But how do you approach a univeristy? more like, how do you find a university compatible with you research topic? maybe it's a really basic question, but I keep wondering since there isn't a lot of information about this part of the process anywhere :( anyways thank you
Yep! Filming a video on this today but basically I started with a list of national Universities (these are the ones that have MEXT) and started looking through these to see what programs they had. I also searched topics close to what I liked, in Japanese, and added the search term 研究 to find professors who had published similar work in the past. You essentially just need to go through each school so it will require some elbow grease.
@@kemushichan such a nice timing! wow thank you so much for answering and for all the information that you have given us until this point 🥰 it's really helpful, thank you again for the advise, I'll try my best. can't wait for the new video 💞
i was 10 years old when this was posted
Hello! Are they very strict when it comes to health? What health examination did you took? Thank you for answering inadvance! We appreciate you answering all our questions. God bless you!
Actually one thing has been degrading me I just got 77% in 12th grade and got full marks in test if mext and my Medical, reports were very good and including interview was very great will I be rejected for scoring less in 12th grade for undergrad please answer this for God's sake sis
how can I contact you? email?
Sonukumars185@yahoo.com brother
btw I want to go japan so baaaddddd try to understand
Nirshu Singh buddy could you help me out ....Masters programs for mechanical eng. in japan?
So did you got accepted??
Hello, I’m seriously wanting to do this! What does the exam look like going from research student to grad student or PHD student?
I want to go to Japan yes it's my childhood wish I was fascinated by it's culture almost every day I do daydream about going there, ik it's weird haha but it's kind of my dream suddenly my TH-cam recommend me about mext and I am quite confused how did it recommend me?! Cause I never do search the scholarship , after watching the mext video I am quite intrested in this exam I wanna work hard enough to be selected and make my childhood dream come trueee 🤩
I’m trying to find answers for the application process what do we send them first? It will be expensive to get the heath certificate done & I’ve heard some people wait until they pass the 1st screening. So do we just send the application? Rec letters & transcripts too?
11:19 I have regular diploma but the consulate said no
Hey, great video! I'm sorry for not asking this through twitter but I don't really use it.
I actually got the same scholarship as you and I'll be going to Tokyo in October!
In my case I don't know Japanese so my first 6 months will be towards learning the language.
What I'd like to ask you is regarding the "research student" status.
I believe that as I'm going in October I can remain as a "research student" for a total of 18 months (6 of those are language school) before applying for the masters program.
Did you use all of the given time as a research student (24 months for April, 18 months October) and then applied to your masters or if not, did you not use the full time by choice?
On another note, not sure if it's the type of video you'd like to make, but I'd love to see a video of you telling what you had to go through as soon as you landed (mext related).
Regardless, thanks for the videos!
Sorry about my rusty English.
BananaStab Hey! I tested into the grad program asap because I honestly wasnt sure if I'd need multiple tries. Somehow made it though and start full classes on Friday!
Thanks! Good luck with the classes, looking forward to your next vid!
sir con u send your gmail id
I know you said to list some backup schools just in case, but if you are not able to be placed in either of the three schools you've written for your choices, will that automatically disqualify you or will MEXT just place you somewhere with a department/college that can take you?
Disclaimer;
The mext scholarship is an exciting opportunity for foreigners who wish to study or and learn about japan but if you are somebody who is half Japanese or have a Japanese nationality.. you are out of luck. Like me.
From what I researched if you renounce it before the day you leave it should be fine
I live for your name 😅😸😸
Well, duh. You don't need a visa to live in Japan, so of course they leave this scholarship for foreigners. You can still renounce, though.
Welp im half japanese but im not a Japanese citizen. Idk if it's fine tho.
👍
Can I apply to the MEXT scholarship while I am working in Japan? I want to go to graduate school here when my job contract ends in 2019.
Back again (sorry).
So since our last chat, I got into the University of Tokyo.
And now I am doing the university recommended MEXT, is there a link that can tell me what is going to happen next?
Trying to figure out my chances and such.
hi Loretta ♡ I love your videos and I wanted to say thank you SO MUCH for all the things that you teach us with them and all your advices. I wanted to ask, what advice would you give for approaching Japanese teachers for the first time? like, what should I tell them in the first message? I feel like the first contact is so important and I'm kind of scared because I don't know what I really need to tell them. I would be the happiest if you could answer my question, I really hope you see this🤞🏻🥺 and again thank you so so much for all the information🌸🌷💗
oh I found a video of you answering exactly to this question!! omg thank you much, all your content is so complete 😭 I feel so motivated with your indirect support hahaaha 🥺 another question that I have is, you said that we should contact the teachers while preparing all the documentation before actually sending the application, right? if we are lucky enough to find a teacher that wants to help and be our advisor, should we state it anywhere in the application documents? again thank you so much 💗🌷
Thankyou for can your helpful video..
can you plz help me providing previou years questions and answer or the resources through which you prepared for the wriiten examination and interview of mext undergraduated scholarship?
N also can you plz tell me is it really compulsory to have japanese language skills and knowledge?
Can I do a specific research on slope failure in my country due to continuous rainfall? My country is in the Tropical Region and Japan is in the Temperate. Is that possible for my research in Japan?
Is every research student evaluated the same way? I entered the MEXT website, and I just want to confirm this, they had past exam questions only for english and Japanese. So, are does the only topics they test you in for research students or are there any other topics like math, physics..etc?
I will be applying for undergraduate Student scholarship. Is it really necessary to have admitted into a Japanese school before u apply,?
Thank you
Hey. i would like to know the specific content we are supposed to write on the research topic an the study program.
I'm checking at this moment and it currently says closed. Probably for covid correct? I'm assuming it will open back up when vaccines are distributed. I'm a junior in highschool, I greatly appreciate your videos they have helped me out so much.
I want to study Computer Science but in mext it is not available what should I do.
Please reply.
Wait does that mean it's already been a year??
Right after i typed that, you said it lol
You're killing it 😃💪💓
@_@ MADNESS right?! It'll be a year in a few weeks!
Thank you so much, what a great video!! I was wondering if you were always an straight As student as an undergrad? Also, how long did it take you to write your research project? A few months, I imagine? Cause you mentioned important things like looking into what's a hot topic in your area etc. One last question (sorryyy!!), did you get the scholarship the first time you applied?
God, I really want to get the MEXT scholarship, I'm still in undergrad school, but I'm not a brilliant student, I'm a little above average, I think. I don't know if I have any chance. :(
Getting ready for 2022
Ha! Same here dude.
When does it open ?
Hi! I was really inspired by most of your videos, I do plan on applying for the MEXT Undergraduate Scholarship but I would like to ask, does the transcript of records (your grades) affect your possibility rate to be granted the scholarship? Thanks for your consideration
06:10 !
I interrupted learning because of the financial inability and after many years I went back to learning and completed some of my studies. Does it prevent me from learning in Japan because of this?
Do you have to have been to collage to apply?
I hope to go to a language school after I finish high school. And the go to a Japanese university for an accounting/psychologist course that’s taught in Japanese
Hi thanks a lot for the help! All that is so hard to understand sometimes. It’s an old video but I have an important question maybe you can help! I want to work in digital marketing(social media etc…) but I don’t know if I should apply as an undergraduate or in “specialized” thing. Because in undergraduate program in MEXT I don’t thing there is a program for digital marketing. Should I apply in technology, in “specialized training college”?
😊 Thanks
may i ask you About the MEXT Scholarhip exam?
There were three people on your panel! It was, I think, 8 for us? (in Germany)
Can you work also part-time with a studentvisa? Also how hard is the japanese exam? I want to go in 2022 so i have still enough time to learn it.
Hi ! I also planning to go to Japan in 2022, and I think you can work with a visa student (as a part-timer) 😊
Hey i'd appreciate it if you can answer this question even with only a yes or a no, so here goes: You said in your video, something along the lines of, "The applicants for MEXT scholarship, includes foreign students that are already enrolled in a university in Japan." Is that correct? Are there in fact independently financed foreign students already enrolled in a university in Japan, that still applied for this scholarship anyway?
I tried to paraphrase my question properly and with utmost clarity in meaning, from which I can see, is lacked in almost every questions you answered in this video, so I hope that makes this question more appealing to be read.
Yep! Please see my newest video - that's what my friend Taylor did. You either apply for the scholarship from your own country, before you apply to the school, OR you apply from the school (they would have to recommend you and be familiar with the process) AFTER you've already enrolled. In Taylor's case, she mentioned paying for at least one semester before being granted the scholarship.
Is it necessary that the proposal you develop should address an issue of Japan or it can address th issues or problems of someone's own country
hi kemushi, i have been learning japanese for about two and a half months now and i plan on studying in japan. My question is: will they accept my application after june? and another question is: what kind of test do you have to take for the scholarship?
thank you
Hey! I am 18 and I am not really good in Japanese (willing to study it, though) neither in Math; knowing those subjetcs are essencial to get a scholarship in Japan? (I would like to study Political Science).
so you covered the pretty much all of my questions but do you know if you can study in japan while in high school, not just college? ex: 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade
First thanks for the video it really inspired me to prepare for the scholarship but I have a question, I read on the website that you should submit a heath certificate that proves you don’t have any health issues that can effect you studying in japan and I have type 1 diabetes for more than 17 years ( which I use insulin ) but my blood sugar levels are good and it well controlled It’s doesn’t effect my daily life at all so everything is normal, is it okay for me to apply for the scholarship? is there’s any chance you won’t be accepted because you have a chronic illness ?
Hiii Kemushiii, I have stuff I wanna ask ya....I just came from watching ur other videos....so the questions here are kind a mix of different topics
1. If I want to study in Japan for university and to learn the language at a language school, should I apply to the university I want to go after I finished language school or apply and take gap year for it instead?
2. I'm still a bit confused about the tax thingy for the second year living in Japan related to the part- time thing u mentioned in ur other vids... Can you elaborate on it more? or is there are an existing video talking it?
3. Do you think language school is worth it? Should I like complete N5 or N4 on my own first and just learn the rest in Japan for a year?
4. Tips on renting in Japan? Does most furniture comes with the apartment? (I'm worried one day I come there and only to meet an empty room 😅)
5. For scholarship should I apply after going to language school?
These are my question for now....Thanks if u see this and answer it 🙏
If you go through the whole process and get your degree in Japan in the career you wanted would it, if you were to come back to the U.S., be able to have a job in that field back home?
Hi , your video has been really useful . But I have a question regarding the research student thingy when you look for the university, should they have a research program ? or it just depends on the masters they have available? Im confused .
#AskKemushi
What's the difference between Graduate School, and a normal Faculty?
Now I wanna apply for MEXT to study a master degree. Do I need to choose a graduate school or a faculty??
And can you work in a part time job from the 1st month there?
Thank you for the video. I have a question! I'm a 26 year old university student. Is it too late for me?
Hey are you 30 now?
@@kash5279 yeah... Why?
@@jvu2ilj26 nthg I was just wondering cuz this comment is 4 years old
@@kash5279 Unless I died, then yes - I must be 30 now... haha
And yes what in the case of uTokyo?
Means you're saying that first we have to give an exam and a interview for mext and then for the university where we want to get our btech or mtech...
Like uTokyo do they have any type of entrance exams???
Hello ! I would like to study journalism and mass communication ( undergraduate ) and I assume it falls under " others" in social sciences . What do they mean by I ( and anyone
else ) will have trouble finding Universities that can accept us ?? Thanks your answer is valid
so im british and im kind of confused?
do i apply before uni (during 6th form) or after ive finished uni here?
sorry ,,
edit: so like i do it when ive finished 6th form when im 18? or i can do it before/after?
Look up your closest Japan consulate/embassy and it will tell you the specific age/year requirements for your country. Good luck!
@@kemushichan alright, thank you so much!
I'm looking forward to apply the no 4 training school
Hi
i do have a question and i really need help
in the application form it says to put 3 universities and faculties and supervisors
i do have no idea what universities should i put since i dont know them
what should i do?
🙏 I noticed that My country proposes the MEXT scholarship, I want so badly to be able to go to Japan.
I attended 2 schools during my junior high. So how to fill for 2 schools in the mext application form. There is a column where we have to write about our school's attend from which year till which.... Talking about that column
You should ask your local Japan embassy to make sure. They will know all the rules of how to fill out the form.
My consulate doesn't have anything on his website about MEXT. Is it only offered through certain consulates?
Now I'm applying Young Leaders Program in GRIPS from MEXT scholarship. Would you make a new content for tips in interviewing? Arigato
Hi, I am really stuck at the moment because I’m going to sign up for 2023 cause I missed the deadline as I didn’t know it was in April 😭 but I want to study psychology or education or something, but do I have to take the maths, physics, bio and chemistry exams too? I didn’t take math, physics or chemistry past nat5 so I was 100% not pass them.would I be able to just take the English and Japanese exams?
If you missed the deadline for the undergraduate exam jts likely you're only eligible now for the grad school level. You don't need core exams for that.
Hey Loretta, I saw your videos, they really helped me and I wanted to know if you have meet any student that got the MEXT scholarship and didn’t know much of Japanese but studied Japanese there and got to an university, to study any course, with full Japanese classes??
Do I have to fill out all three majors (first choice, second choice, third choice) or I only need to fill out one of them?
Because for example I chose Information Engineering as first choice because I want to pursue computer science but the other majors have 0 relation with computer science.
I don't know if I should put other majors just to fill out the empty space.