Two scholarships won, which one to choose?

I’ve been accepted into the GKS program for a BA at Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea, and I also received a full scholarship for Tokyo International University (TIU) in Japan.

Here’s my current situation:

• Korea:

I already speak some Korean (TOPIK 2), and I’m excited to do the one-year language program before starting my major. The downside is that Dongseo isn’t a top university, and it’s not in Seoul. I’ve heard that being outside the capital as a foreigner can make networking and job hunting tougher after graduation. Is this true?

• Japan

TIU is in Tokyo, a global city with great opportunities, and the university seems pretty decent. But I don’t speak Japanese at all yet, and I’m worried about managing my studies and daily life. The degree is in English, but I’m not sure if I could find a job in Japan without Japanese—or if I should consider studying there and applying for jobs in Korea afterward

If you were in my shoes, which would you choose: study in Korea where I speak the language but attend a less-known uni, or go to Japan with a better city/uni environment but no language skills?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Submitted July 04, 2025 at 08:33AM by ArrivalCivil712 https://ift.tt/m8OGsw0