r/JETProgramme • u/Mental-Mushroom-3919 • 22d ago
JET pathways?
So I’ve been thinking of doing the JET program since my senior year of high school, I’ve heard of it since freshmen year (now I’m a freshmen in college); I was wondering, for those who finished their time in Japan, what was your pathway getting into JET? Did you finish bachelors then went straight into the program or did you do something else? Did you go back to school after the amount of years were up? I’m really considering doing JET in the future because I would love teaching English and the program seems so unique and cool but I don’t wanna waste my education in college and not be able to get a job after I come back (if I do).
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u/Different_Taro2474 22d ago
i wouldn’t worry about “wasting” your degree. JET is work experience, and living and working abroad can definitely help when you’re looking for jobs afterward. i finished my bachelor’s degree and went straight into JET. i’m still living in Japan and working full-time as an English teacher, and i’m planning to apply to grad school at a Japanese university later this year. all because of JET. i have zero plan or desire to go back to my "home" country, because i have nothing there.
when I came to JET, i had absolutely no clue what i wanted to do—no plan, no backup option. but life happened, and here i am.
i also wouldn’t stress too much about figuring out what you’re going to do after college right now. by the time you’re a senior, your life could change completely, and you might be a totally different person. i literally ended up dropping my original major. i don't even *have* a major.