Hi there!
Thank you x 100!!!
thank you for your posts, you for everything!
I'm so glad you got the scholarship recommendation!!!omedetooooooou!!!
I've delivered the forms today *crossing fingers* exam is on July 22...
I'll keep you guys updated... you are like my family! I hope we could all get the scholarship and meet some day ^__________^
I think you can write admission acquired. And they might ask you about this in the interview like how you contacted the professor, so be prepared about that.
THe 窶｢ﾃ看ｽ窶? is not that important at this stage, since the embassy lady told me yesterday I can change it whatever I want and return to her be4 Aug 13 with the loa.
Do write it as admission acquired. You noticed that in the Japanese version, it's actually written as admissionなど required, right? So I guess if you get even a verbal consent, do write it and amplify or even boost it during the interview, which will enhance your chance of getting it in a certain degree as if the professor in your field can accept you, why the interviewers in the other field not choosing you?Good luck to you ykk! and the rest of us who are still in progress
I've too received a verbal consent from a professor but am quite hesitant to put this down as "Admission Acquired", in case the interviewers started questioning if we have received official acceptance,... can anyone with some experience offer some advice?
If he strongly recommends you, then he can recommend you through university recommendation. I'm not sure exactly about the university recommendation table in the Osaka University if that's what you intend to study. The general deadline for the university recommendation is from November to January, varies from the university. And the final results will be come at around mid July. The entrance date is normally in October.Finally got my rejection letter in the mail. Siiggghh...
Time to look for new grants.
Also, anyone know how to go about getting a university recommendation? I can't seem to find any info on it. The professor in Japan really wants me to come study at Osaka and said he'll do whatever possible. Does he have the power to recommend me for the university?
Do write it as admission acquired. You noticed that in the Japanese version, it's actually written as admission窶堙遺?堙 required, right? So I guess if you get even a verbal consent, do write it and amplify or even boost it during the interview, which will enhance your chance of getting it in a certain degree as if the professor in your field can accept you, why the interviewers in the other field not choosing you?
Anyway, that's in my opinion.
The deadline for University nomination is early next year, January maybe even as late as February. You won't find any information on it because it's not open to the public. It's internal. In other words, the professor has to nominate you. So keep in touch with your professor and remind him to consider you for the university MEXT nomination. Before he submits his nomination forms, he will send you a letter requesting the very same documents/forms the embassy requests. Good luck on it though!!! I'm in the same position as you. Hopefully we could both go to Japan in October 2011.Finally got my rejection letter in the mail. Siiggghh...
Time to look for new grants.
Also, anyone know how to go about getting a university recommendation? I can't seem to find any info on it. The professor in Japan really wants me to come study at Osaka and said he'll do whatever possible. Does he have the power to recommend me for the university?
In the 日本政府（文部科学省）奨学金留学生申請書（別紙), which you can download from http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/ryugaku/1291544.htm, you can see at the part asking you to choose three universities something like this: Receiving Admission（入学許可書等の取得状況）. Also, the embassy lady in charge gave me another paper of 奨学金留学生申請書（別紙), and told me that I can refill in the universities and orders and others if I want in this paper when handed in the universities loas at mid Aug. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is in my opinion writing admission acquired even if you have only oral consent from the professor would boost the chance of getting the scholarship and they wouldn't really check to see if you have had already an official letter on that.In the US, when I asked the same thing they said "Admissions Acquired" is official acceptance from the university. Any agreement with the professor is just with the professor. I also don't see 等 (など) in my version of the application.
You actually made me look that word up, because I had learned that as "such as... / for example..." and was wondering if it meant something else. But it did remind me of this word in the written exam that kept bothering cause it showed up quite a few times and I had no idea what it meant. きっと = surely, without fail, undoubtedly.
Blurcheryl, seems like you only need to hand in all the application forms if you can pass the exams. Here, we handed in all the application forms at first before all started. I think, for the photos, you can scan it, and put it in the application form in your computer, and print them out.
Or, why don't you just hand in 5 original photos for safe. That's what I did. But here, they only need 4 photos. So I handed in 4.
Hey, I got a feeling you would be accepted. Hehe!
While now, I'm keeping my a-ss busy with contacting these professors. It seems like most of them don't even open my mail. Or I'm kinda scared that my hotmail will be treated as simple junk mail. Anyway, it's only one day after I sent them emails. Maybe I'm just too anxious.
Yes, but I too am thinking of getting backups in case of emmergency. You can start contacting others after your interview or even now for good. The most thing I'm afraid is what if the professor of top choice suddenly changes his mind.Yeah precisely. We are only required to hand in all those forms if we pass the written test. I thought it would be better to paste our original photo on the form instead of printing the scanned copies cuz we're required to write our name and nationality behind it. As for the photocopied forms, I guess they are just for record purposes hence I didn't think of pasting original photos.
BAAAAAAA...i'm not such an optimist. I've been telling myself not to think too much and let nature takes its own course.
I thought you've gained acceptance from a professor in Kyodai? As for me, I'm taking a big risk. I've only contacted one professor and no others. So I'm kinda worried if things go wrong then I won't have back up although I'll fill up 2nd and 3rd choice in the form.
Yes, but I too am thinking of getting backups in case of emmergency. You can start contacting others after your interview or even now for good. The most thing I'm afraid is what if the professor of top choice suddenly changes his mind.
@zync
already contacted the Japanese embassy by phone and my prediction was right, I am not passing the document selection ☝
anyone here other than me who already try this more than once?
kindly share your experience. especially who passed after their 2nd, 3rd or 4th attempt.
your experience would encourage me to do my 3rd attempt next year
Earlier I ask the embassy reps whether I still able to submit my application next year, he said that I am still eligible to apply despite I already fail twice.
sweet lemon
@krazyneko
Sob... so do i, i call the embassy and face the fact that i not pass document selection.
At least now i can focus at my job now.
Anyway this is a great forum, thanks for everyone that share your information about scholarship.
let's try again next year...
Then it is not the same that was given last year(2009). Can you say something about the level?... just to know how much hard it'll be. Thanks!Yes it is 60 min exam, but not 20 texts, it has grammar, kanji and very long texts.
Then it is not the same that was given last year(2009). Can you say something about the level?... just to know how much hard it'll be. Thanks!