With the new system the score for each question is not set yet and depends on how well everybody did! WTF! that sounds like the test is still on beta phase? -.-P.S.: Oh and I don't wanna hear any "OH, I'm sure you passed blah" comforting sentences, k? I tell you I really, really completely failed the reading so unless they change their grading system I have no chance :(Here I was holding a lil of hope :(. I know having a test result that says you passed is very important (having taken a proficiency test myself a few weeks ago) but you have way more experience in life that most of those test takers, so YOU don't suck ok? I'm pretty sure a score doesn't say anything in an interview if you can't support your level. I'm pretty sure if you had a job interview right now, you'd get the job straightaway! There were definitely some factors that played a role that day. You were sick and exhausted. That alone says it all. Hopefully next time you decide to take it, it will be a completely different environment. This was definitely an experience
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Regardless of the content, taking a test like this is a pretty trying experience just of itself. Think of this as a practice test for your eventual passing of N1. Now you know what to expect ;)
It can't have helped though! I hope you're feeling a bit better now :) At least in Japan there are loads of places that you can take it - when I took it in England I had to go to London to do it, which meant getting up STUPIDLY early to get on a stupidly overpriced train and then getting kinda lost when I got there, haha.
At least you know that you should concentrate on reading now - I'm not sure how much recreational reading you do in Japanese, but I read novels and stuff in Japanese and found the reading on the old Level 1 test to be really easy, whereas my friends who just studied from books and studied the grammar found it difficult...
Well, that's right :) I know. In Germany, too, there used to be only 3 cities where you could take it. This year there were apparently 4, but none of them is close to where I live - so I would have pretty much the same problem back in Germany, too. Plus a crappy train system :/
Yes. Next time I have to work harder on that and on some tricks/skimming etc. Also, next time I should start off with the reading section as long as I'm not thirsty and my concentration is still there ;o;
Hello there! Thanks a lot for your comment, highly appreciated :D
Wow, that's interesting to hear! Yah, it was definitely a scary and extremely strict situation and I think it was not only at my testing site, but it might be like that in Japan in general?! :(
Hm. That's sounds better, but to be honest, I'm pretty sure I also don't get the 33%!!! I really completely failed! Unless my guessing skills were extremely good and luck was on my side (which wasn't the case if I look back at what happened lately). Anyways, thanks for the input :D
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It sucks that you were ill and got no sleep!! I hope that you have better luck if you decide to take it again!!!
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At least in Japan there are loads of places that you can take it - when I took it in England I had to go to London to do it, which meant getting up STUPIDLY early to get on a stupidly overpriced train and then getting kinda lost when I got there, haha.
At least you know that you should concentrate on reading now - I'm not sure how much recreational reading you do in Japanese, but I read novels and stuff in Japanese and found the reading on the old Level 1 test to be really easy, whereas my friends who just studied from books and studied the grammar found it difficult...
Your icon is making me sad :(
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I know. In Germany, too, there used to be only 3 cities where you could take it. This year there were apparently 4, but none of them is close to where I live - so I would have pretty much the same problem back in Germany, too. Plus a crappy train system :/
Yes. Next time I have to work harder on that and on some tricks/skimming etc. Also, next time I should start off with the reading section as long as I'm not thirsty and my concentration is still there ;o;
Eh? Why? It's supposed to be a cute icon XD
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Wow, that's interesting to hear!
Yah, it was definitely a scary and extremely strict situation and I think it was not only at my testing site, but it might be like that in Japan in general?! :(
Hm. That's sounds better, but to be honest, I'm pretty sure I also don't get the 33%!!! I really completely failed! Unless my guessing skills were extremely good and luck was on my side (which wasn't the case if I look back at what happened lately). Anyways, thanks for the input :D
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