大学生であれば一度は考えたことがあるであろう”奨学金”の存在。
社会人が借金スタートになるのは納得いかない部分もありますが、その4年分を今後の人生の糧にできればお金以上に得られるものがあるのかなと思います。
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自分を人間的に成長させてくれたことに感謝している佐藤さんだが、奨学金を返済し終わった今だからこそ、これから大学進学を控えている高校生たちにはこんな想いを抱いているという。
「私はもともと国内の大学に進む予定でしたが、家庭の経済的な事情には抗えずに、今の選択肢を選んだところがあります。韓国に行った当初は『この選択は間違っていたのかもしれない』と思った瞬間もありました。
でも、今振り返ると、韓国に行ったことは私にとって正解でした。もし、国内の私立大学に通っていたら、『京都の大学に行かせるお金ぐらいはあった』と言いつつ、母と弟の生活に影響が出ていたかもしれないし、私自身も語学力を身につけることもできず、就職活動がうまくいったかもわかりません。
奨学金借りたら人生こうなった
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だから、どんな道を選んでもいいのですが、その選んだ道が『失敗だな』と思ったとしても、そこから先をどう良くしていけばいいのかを考えて、自分の理想とする姿に近づくにはどのような選択肢を選ぶべきか考えていくのが大事なんだと思います。今はSNSなどもあって、情報収集もしやすくなったと思うので、とにかくいろいろな情報に触れて、いろんな人と話して見聞を広めて、自分の選択肢の範囲を広げてほしいなと思います」
国内の大学への進学という選択肢を諦め、語学留学という当初は「失敗」だと思った選択肢を、たゆまぬ努力で「正解」に変えてきた佐藤さん。人生という荒波を生き抜くうえで欠かせない、逞しさを教えてもらえた気がした。
奨学金で大学に通った場合、少なくても数百万。多ければ1000万円かかることも珍しくないと思います。
”大学まで無償化”を掲げている人たちもいますが、今回の例のように自分次第でどうにかなる部分は多くあるのではないかと思います。
確かに北欧の国に比べると日本は教育にはあまり公費が投じられていないように思うかもしれませんが、義務教育ではないからこそ自分のやりたいことが実現できるのかもしれませんし、大学まで無償化がすべていい結果を生み出すとは限らないわけです。
要は、”限られた時間の中で何を選んで何を捨てるのか”それを学ぶにはちょうど良い4年間なのかもしれません。
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As a college student, you have probably thought about scholarships at least once.
Although it may not make sense for working adults to start out in debt, if they can use the four years of debt as a source of income for the rest of their lives, I think they will gain more than just money.
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Now that he has repaid his scholarship, he has this to say to high school students who are preparing to go on to college: "I originally planned to go to college in Japan, but I was not able to do so because I was not a student in Japan.
I originally planned to go to college in Japan, but I couldn't resist my family's financial situation, so I made the choice I'm making now. When I first went to Korea, there were moments when I thought, 'Maybe I made the wrong choice.
But looking back now, going to Korea was the right choice for me. If I had attended a private university in Japan, I would have said, 'I had at least enough money to send him to a university in Kyoto,' but it might have affected the lives of my mother and younger brother, and I myself would not have been able to acquire language skills, and I am not sure if my job search would have gone well.
This is what my life would have been like if I had taken out a scholarship.
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So, it doesn't matter what path you choose, but even if you think that the path you choose is 'a failure,' I think it is important to think about how you can make it better from there and what choices you should make to get closer to your ideal image.
Nowadays, it is easier to gather information thanks to social networking services, so I would like you to broaden your range of options by getting in touch with a variety of information and talking to various people to gain a broader perspective.
Ms. Sato gave up the option of attending a university in Japan to study abroad, an option that she initially thought was a "failure," but through tireless efforts, she has turned it into the "right" choice. I felt that he taught me the resilience that is indispensable for surviving the stormy seas of life.
If you attend college on a scholarship, it will cost you several million yen at least. It is not unusual for it to cost several million yen, or even 10 million yen at the most.
There are those who advocate "free college," but as shown in this case, I believe that there are many areas that can be managed depending on the individual.
It is true that compared to Scandinavian countries, Japan does not seem to invest much public funds in education, but it is precisely because education is not compulsory that people can realize what they want to do, and free education up to university does not necessarily produce all good results.
In short, it may be just the right four years to learn "what to choose and what to throw away in the limited time available.
