🌍✨ JetPrep: Your 7-Level Game to Thrive in Japan ✨🌍
Because preparing for Japan should feel like an adventure — not just another checklist.
Whether you’re applying or already accepted, JetPrep helps you feel confident, resilient, and fully prepared to thrive in Japan.
We combine reflective coursework, mentorship, storytelling, and cultural immersion to prepare you — not just logistically, but personally and culturally — for what’s ahead.
🎮 JetPrep Core: Your 7 Levels of Growth
An 8-week guided, gamified adventure blending reflection, mentorship, and storytelling to help you thrive before departure.
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Level 1 – Orientation Quest: Discover your “why,” set intentions, and start your adventure.
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Level 2 – SEL Foundations: Build resilience, purpose, and well-being for life abroad.
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Level 3 – Interview Prep Challenge: Master STAR Method + practice in alumni mock panels.
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Level 4 – Alumni Wisdom Unlock: Hear insider tips and survival stories from JETs who’ve been there.
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Level 5 – Intercultural Communication: Decode Japanese school, office, and community culture.
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Level 6 – Wellbeing Abroad: Create routines for balance, self-care, and resilience in Japan.
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Level 7 – Final Boss: Portfolio Showcase & Storytelling: Celebrate growth, share your story, and claim your JetPrep badge.
👉 Each level includes short challenges, reflection prompts, and optional artifacts you can use in your real-world journey.
Upcoming Cohorts:
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Fall 2025: Oct 1 – Dec 1
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Winter 2026: Jan 15 – Mar 15
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Spring 2026: Mar 20 – May 20
🗺️ Side Quests: Travel Programs
Choose your side quest to add deeper immersion and unforgettable artifacts to your journey.
Take your JetPrep experience to the next level with in-country immersion in Japan. Each track is its own side quest — whether exploring cultural traditions, building language confidence, or experiencing schools alongside JETs. Along the way, you’ll collect artifacts of your journey: meaningful exchanges, new skills, and unforgettable memories that level up your growth and purpose.
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🌸 Cultural Discovery – Festivals, homestays, and traditions that bring Japan alive.
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🗣️ Language Immersion – Build confidence through Japanese language + daily practice.
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🎓 Education Immersion – Shadow classrooms, connect with JETs, and experience teaching firsthand.
🏅 Bonus Quest: Graduate Credit
Ready to unlock an extra achievement? JetPrep participants can opt in for graduate-level cultural study credit through our partner, Academic Freedom.
✨ What you’ll gain:
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3 graduate-level credits in cultural studies
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A deeper portfolio of reflections, assignments, and documented hours
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Recognition that strengthens both your academic and professional journey
⚔️ What it takes:
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Opt in before the program begins so your hours can be tracked
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Complete at least 45 documented hours (prep, reflection, assignments, and/or travel experiences)
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Tuition estimate for 2026: $455–$475
🎥 Why This Quest Matters
🎮 Player Tips & Alumni Wisdom: What They Wish They’d Known
Hear from alumni and guides who’ve walked this path — their wisdom is your power-up.
🌟 Alumni Voices: What They Wish They’d Known
Insights from JET Alumni to Help You Thrive in Japan
Dana B, Jet Alum, CIR
“Just go for it. For me, it was an immensely valuable way to change my life, gain perspective, and be part of a new community abroad."
Michael L, Jet Alum, ALT
"The worst thing you can do is hole up in your apartment. What’s the point of coming all this way if you’re not experiencing the local area and meeting people?"
Steven M, Jet Alum, ALT
“The number one thing you can do is learn the language. Even if you don’t fully understand the culture, if you can communicate, you’ll learn fast — and your experience will be so much better.”
