Woohoo, I got it. Last year I failed in the final round, but this year I put heaps more effort into my application and improved my ability.
I was worried because some of you are N2, and I failed the N3 in December (by a tiny bit). So there's hope for lower ability levels.
I got a phonecall then later an email from the embassy, they seemed happy for me, which was nice. They confirmed I'll be placed in a university for the Japanese Studies scholarship, but I may not know which one until August.Congratulations!!! All that hard work paid off!
I'm curious, how did they notify you? Did they say you passed the screening or the university was chosen already?
And did they give you a reason for your rejection last year??
I got a phonecall then later an email from the embassy, they seemed happy for me, which was nice. They confirmed I'll be placed in a university for the Japanese Studies scholarship, but I may not know which one until August.
This information wasn't directly from Japan, but relayed from the embassy, the official letter will be later. The embassy suspects my previous weakness was inexperience with the language.
I think you're in the exact same boat as me!
My first post was to ask if there was still a chance that one could be rejected even if you were chosen for the scholarship.
This was the email I had received a few days ago:
"The Consulate-General of Japan in (my city here, just don't want to disclose) would like to congratulate you on passing the second stage of the MEXT Japanese Studies Scholarship Program.
Our headquarters is scheduled to notify us of your university placement by mid-August. Though efforts to accommodate your specific university request will be made, there is no guarantee that any of the universities you indicated will be the final choice. In addition, please be informed that this notification does not guarantee your position in a Japanese university. Our headquarters is still in the process of choosing a school for you and university placement will be the final confirmation."
Would this be similar to what you received as well?
I keep hearing accounts of people still getting rejected after secondary screening :/ I just want to know for sure!
I'm afraid I actually studied harder for the written part, so it was probably my stronger point. It's fat paragraphs of comprehension that stuff me up. But the Advanced part of the exam was probably mainly mistakes even in the written section.Hi kikopony ! Congrats, I'm happy for you ! I admit I was starting to lose hope seeing that people with my level were rejected too. How did you find the written test at the time you took it ? Were you able to do the most of th kanji's part ? I realized I failed it quite a bit and am afraid of being rejected because of that.
Congratulations buddy! I am happy for you! See you soon in Japan.Woohoo, I got it. Last year I failed in the final round, but this year I put heaps more effort into my application and improved my ability.
I was worried because some of you are N2, and I failed the N3 in December (by a tiny bit). So there's hope for lower ability levels.
Congrats!!
Do you have any idea if the other persons got in?
Hey congrats! I'm happy for you!I got news from Denver, here in the U.S. I'm in! I passed!
Biancat: except what I told you, you heard other stories of people being rejected after the 2nd screening?
Yeah, I got the same message. As far as I understand you are in the clear for going to Japan, there's nothing to worry about now.
Congratulations Hikari! See you soon in Japan.I just got news from the Chicago consulate! I'm in!! ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆
Congratulations @Daryk Childs !!! See you soon in Japan.I got news from Denver, here in the U.S. I'm in! I passed!
Congratulations @Kyrie! See you soon in Japan.I also received word today that I passed the second screening and will be informed of my university placement in July. My first choice was Osaka University, second Kyoto University, and Doshisha for my third. I'm actually hoping I get Kyoto University now even though I put it as second on my application..
Congratulations Kyrie ! Glad to heard such good news.
Did anybody fill its application by handwriting? Reading what Gerald wrote on his blog, I realized we weren't allowed to fill our application by hand, but I wasn't able to fill my application directly on the computer. Hope they will understand...
Hello @Oaneyl my friend. As I have mentioned in my blog...Congratulations Kyrie ! Glad to heard such good news.
Did anybody fill its application by handwriting? Reading what Gerald wrote on his blog, I realized we weren't allowed to fill our application by hand, but I wasn't able to fill my application directly on the computer. Hope they will understand...