I am wanting to go to japan my junior year for either a semester or the whole year,but i was kinda confused. Since the school year in japan starts in April and the school years in america generally start in August then how does that work? We can't just leave our school early to go to a japanese school cause then you would never graduate the grade you were in right? And if you want to go just a semester do you have to start when a new semester starts in japan or just when your semester starts and stay there for half the year? I am really confused and I woud appreciate the help. Thanks!
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It varies, depending on your home school and the school you go attend in Japan. One person I know basically took a year off from school in America - she did half her junior year in America, did a whole year from April to March in Japan, then went back to America and started school again in the middle of the semester, like a transfer student would. Because she didn`t get credit for her studies in Japan she ended up graduating later than the rest of her class, but she felt Japan was worth it. FYI, most Japanese schools have three terms, rather than two semesters. The first term runs from April to early July, the second goes from September to mid-December, and the third goes from January to mid-March. If you study abroad through an established program that arranges such things, they`ll be able to give you more information about scheduling and credits and such. If you haven`t found a program already, talk to the teachers and counselors at your school to see if they know a good one that other students form your school have used.
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if your school has an exchange program, they probably have something figured out. But I would think that the semester starting in September would be the best bet. Both school systems would be coming off of their summer breaks, and if you can (financially and logistically) get there in August, you could maybe give yourself a little time to adjust before you acutally started classes, maybe even join a club and meet some students at school (kids still go to club activities in the summer)...as to when to head home, that one is a bit more difficult...
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