Japanese Studies (2015-2016)

[Tytu]

yesterday I received an email from Hokkaido daigaku about a dorm so that means that there is a high chance of me going there

Congrats!! Hokkaido must be a nice place to spend a year!

August does seem super later but don't stress too much, two of my classmates who got the scholarship last year and the year before that started their exchange in early October or so.

 

[Omkar]

Still no results in India... started to worry. Anybody here still has'nt got results ? :nailbiting:

 

[Juchaeh]

I haven't gotten the results yet either... I'm starting to worry too, but it's relieving to know that I'm not alone! It's difficult because there's a lot to do/people to contact right when I know, but time keeps ticking on by without a word from the embassy.

 

[ForeverRoses]

Congrats!! Hokkaido must be a nice place to spend a year!

August does seem super later but don't stress too much, two of my classmates who got the scholarship last year and the year before that started their exchange in early October or so.

Thank you! I just sent my email about the dorm I wish to live in. Even though nothing is 100% certain yet it feels good to already hear something from Japan.

Yeah that's true I think it'll be alright in the end. I looked up the programme of Hokkaido daigaku and it starts at the 31st of September so it is still possible to go to Japan stress free

But I hope for you that you hear something about your university soon as well!

 

[ForeverRoses]

Still no results in India... started to worry. Anybody here still has'nt got results ? :nailbiting:

Even though 2 of the 4 people over here heard something from their nr 1 university in Japan, we still haven't received a message from the embassy yet... so we also still don't know anything.. We just have to wait and hope

 

[Omkar]

I haven't gotten the results yet either... I'm starting to worry too, but it's relieving to know that I'm not alone! It's difficult because there's a lot to do/people to contact right when I know, but time keeps ticking on by without a word from the embassy.

Yeah, we'll have to wait a little more ,i think! A day feels like month ! Let's hope for the best.

 

[Omkar]

Even though 2 of the 4 people over herheard something from their nr 1 university in Japan, we still haven't received a message from the embassy yet... so we also still don't know anything.. We just have to wait and hope

I wish i could get university's mail just like you before mext even declares the result.Waiting and hoping for Bestt

 

[kupobox]

Hi all, I've applied from Boston and I'm waiting for my results too!!
I'm really hoping I find out soon. I've been making arrangements to go to Japan through another program as a backup in case MEXT falls through. That program starts at the end of August and I feel like I can't finalize arrangements for it because I'm hoping for the MEXT scholarship to work out! (I haven't been able to buy a plane ticket for the other program or submit my visa paperwork, etc...)
I did get an email from Hosei a couple weeks back, though, asking about housing, so I've got my fingers crossed!!
Anyways, good luck to everyone!

 

[Tytu]

Hello kupobox and welcome!
If you already got an email from Hosei, that means you got the scholarship and MEXT is just suuuuuper slow at handing out information. Early congratulations!

 

[kupobox]

Thank you Tytu!! I don't want to depend on anything just yet since the email from Hosei actually said "this email doesn't guarantee we've accepted you, but IF we do, would you need university-subsidized housing?" Still must mean I'm pretty close, though, at least

 

[Omkar]

If the hosei daigaku actually asked you about the housing i think they are planning to accept you . Nothing to wrry. Still no notification of results in India. This is really killing us :banghead::angelic:

 

[DagobahGreen]

Hi all, I've applied from Boston and I'm waiting for my results too!!
I'm really hoping I find out soon. I've been making arrangements to go to Japan through another program as a backup in case MEXT falls through. That program starts at the end of August and I feel like I can't finalize arrangements for it because I'm hoping for the MEXT scholarship to work out! (I haven't been able to buy a plane ticket for the other program or submit my visa paperwork, etc...)
I did get an email from Hosei a couple weeks back, though, asking about housing, so I've got my fingers crossed!!
Anyways, good luck to everyone!

Hello and welcome!
We will probably know something about the university placement in the next two or three weeks, according to past years threads on this forum.
Since you received the email from Hosei Daigaku it means you passed the second screening, so your local embassy should have sent you an email notifying you about it. This means that you are going to get the scholarship, but it is still not sure to which university you (or any of us at the moment) will be sent, and it might be one you didn't choose in the application! So don't worry about your plan B, you won't need it.

If the hosei daigaku actually asked you about the housing i think they are planning to accept you

Every applicant who chose Hosei Daigaku as their first choice received the email about the university housing, and that doesn't mean they are planning on accepting anyone, as pointed in the mail itself. Please don't write misleading replies, because this thread will probably be used as reference by next year applicants.

 

[Omkar]

Hello and welcome!
We will probably know something about the university placement in the next two or three weeks, according to past years threads on this forum.
Since you received the email from Hosei Daigaku it means you passed the second screening, so your local embassy should have sent you an email notifying you about it. This means that you are going to get the scholarship, but it is still not sure to which university you (or any of us at the moment) will be sent, and it might be one you didn't choose in the application! So don't worry about your plan B, you won't need it.



Every applicant who chose Hosei Daigaku as their first choice received the email about the university housing, and that doesn't mean they are planning on accepting anyone, as pointed in the mail itself. Please don't write misleading replies, because this thread will probably be used as reference by next year applicants.

Ohh , 了解。Did'nt know about that one.

 

[05410n]

Hi all, I've applied from Boston and I'm waiting for my results too!!
I'm really hoping I find out soon. I've been making arrangements to go to Japan through another program as a backup in case MEXT falls through. That program starts at the end of August and I feel like I can't finalize arrangements for it because I'm hoping for the MEXT scholarship to work out! (I haven't been able to buy a plane ticket for the other program or submit my visa paperwork, etc...)
I did get an email from Hosei a couple weeks back, though, asking about housing, so I've got my fingers crossed!!
Anyways, good luck to everyone!

I thought you weren't allowed to apply for other things if you're applying for MEXT. Our embassy told us to drop other applications if we wanted MEXT.
Did any of you Hosei applicants get a similar mail like this?

 

[BHAU]

That program starts at the end of August and I feel like I can't finalize arrangements for it because I'm hoping for the MEXT scholarship to work out! (I haven't been able to buy a plane ticket for the other program or submit my visa paperwork, etc...)

Your are not supposed to apply for any other Japanese government scholarship, as per their rules and guidelines. Because that may make you ineligible and even might lead to cancel your scholarship. So I suggest you don't rely on the other one because this (Japanese studies) scholarship gives you a better chance than any other scholarship. So patience is the key.

Please don't write misleading replies, because this thread will probably be used as reference by next year applicants.

Nobody is "misleading" anyone here. It Happens, bro. He might have figured that part out later, of the university not guaranteeing a seat. We are all trying to cheer everyone up here. No offence

 

[kupobox]

I thought you weren't allowed to apply for other things if you're applying for MEXT. Our embassy told us to drop other applications if we wanted MEXT.
Did any of you Hosei applicants get a similar mail like this?

Yeah, no worries! I didn't apply for any other Japanese government scholarships. My other program is a normal study abroad program through my university. It shouldn't affect my eligibility for MEXT. I'll pull out of it officially once I (hopefully) hear a final guarantee that I'm accepted to the Japanese studies program.

I haven't received any email confirming housing placement for Hosei. The message I got earlier was just asking me whether I would like to request university housing. Looks to me like you're going there for sure -- congrats

 

[Tytu]

Got my acceptance letter from Nanzan University (first choice), woohoo! :roflmao::cigar:

 

[Juchaeh]

Got my acceptance letter from Nanzan University (first choice), woohoo! :roflmao::cigar:

A big congratulations to you!!! That is very exciting news.

 

[DagobahGreen]

Today I received the acceptance letter from Hosei University, which was my first choice. I need to fill more forms identical to those I sent to the local embassy months ago saying why I want to study there and what I plan to do afterwards. Also, it looks like I must take an online placement test before the 10th of August, and that was completely unexpected, I thought that I would take that test in Japan. I haven't been studying japanese for 2 or 3 months now, since I'm preparing for my final exam. I hope I won't suck too much.

 

[05410n]

Today I received the acceptance letter from Hosei University, which was my first choice. I need to fill more forms identical to those I sent to the local embassy months ago saying why I want to study there and what I plan to do afterwards. Also, it looks like I must take an online placement test before the 10th of August, and that was completely unexpected, I thought that I would take that test in Japan. I haven't been studying japanese for 2 or 3 months now, since I'm preparing for my final exam. I hope I won't suck too much.

Congrats, I guess I'll see you in Hosei!
I thought we'd do it in Japan too, so I haven't studied or used Japanese at all these couple of months. I was gonna start doing it now in August, but I guess it's too late for that.

 

[DagobahGreen]

Congrats, I guess I'll see you in Hosei!
I thought we'd do it in Japan too, so I haven't studied or used Japanese at all these couple of months. I was gonna start doing it now in August, but I guess it's too late for that.

Congrats to you too! Yeah, I guess we'll meet at university in a month or so
Looks like I have troubles with my connection right now, and this site doesn't load correctly and I can't find the "send a message" button, mind sending me a private message so I can ask you a couple of things?

 

[kupobox]

Today I received the acceptance letter from Hosei University, which was my first choice. I need to fill more forms identical to those I sent to the local embassy months ago saying why I want to study there and what I plan to do afterwards. Also, it looks like I must take an online placement test before the 10th of August, and that was completely unexpected, I thought that I would take that test in Japan. I haven't been studying japanese for 2 or 3 months now, since I'm preparing for my final exam. I hope I won't suck too much.

Congrats!! I just got my acceptance to Hosei yesterday as well!!! I can't wait to live in the center of Tokyo for an entire year!!

In the course guide it says that Hosei only accepted six MEXT students through embassy recommendation and two through university recommendation this year - so it's pretty cool that from around the world, at least three of us are all on the same forum Looking forward to meeting you both in September!

 

[Juchaeh]

Accepted by Hiroshima University!!!!

This was my second choice (my first choice was Kyoto ), but I am still extremely excited/relieved.

Note to future applicants: my embassy did not verify me that I had been selected for the scholarship, and I was not contacted directly by a university. Rather, my embassy notified me of both acceptance + placement all in the same email today.

It was a LONG wait, but definitely worth it. :bored:

 

[ForeverRoses]

I finally got a letter yesterday!! I got the scholarship and I will go to Hokkaido University

 

[Rikacchu]

Congrats!! I just got my acceptance to Hosei yesterday as well!!! I can't wait to live in the center of Tokyo for an entire year!!

In the course guide it says that Hosei only accepted six MEXT students through embassy recommendation and two through university recommendation this year - so it's pretty cool that from around the world, at least three of us are all on the same forum Looking forward to meeting you both in September!

Got my acceptance to Hosei a few days ago too! ^__^
See you there!