Yaayy!! I Aced JLPT San Kyuu!!!

ichigo_venky · JLPT Starter Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 39

Title shocked you! ) well, that’s the idea.

It’s my very first so I wanted to write a post about it.

But I did pass Level 3, although not with high score but still this was my first ever JLPT shiken and i'm happy that i passed the exam in my very first attempt.
Finally! They’re here! MY JLPT level 3 results! (Actually, they were a week ago). Three months of trepidation. Of nervously waiting by the letterbox and checking every JLPT website for some semblance of news. I kid, right..?
So, how did I do? so allow me to selfishly relish in my own achievement for just a moment more… Woooooooo!!!!!!!

*Phew* Okay, now let’s look at the reality of the result and what it actually means.

Today morning i got a call from my sensei to come and collect my certificate. I took the level 3 JLPT test on December 6th and passed! I passed by the skin on my teeth, but I still passed. The passing level was 240 out of 400 and I passed with 259. I thought you had to pass each section, but apparently you only had to pass on the total score.
As you can see my score deatils below my score in Listening section refelects how horrible i am when it comes to listening, thats always been my weakest area anyway i'm working on it and trying my best to improve in this area!

Any suggestion are much appreciated(esp. on listening section)

The points I got were:

文字・語彙 : 76/100
聴解 : 35/100
読解・文法 : 148/200

Total = 259/400(64.75%)

Well, I guess that’s all.

aphile · JLPT Starter Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Posts: 1

I also took the level 3 exam last December. ^_^ and got 87 in the Listening section. Not an excellent score but still I'm happy with it. ^_^ Got 348 all in all.

I took up 240 hours of basic class on Japanese under a Japanese sensei and it ended 7 months prior to the exam.

So within that 7 months, I studied by myself. Well, I wouldn't actually call it studying though. ^_^ I watched tons of Japanese dramas and shows. I made it a point to watch at least one show/video per day. I guess my ears just got used to hearing that foreign language. And I also tried reading and making sense of blogs and online news written in Japanese. Of course I had to exert some effort to understand unfamiliar words and grammatical patterns by scouring the net.

Try watching some more shows/doramas/animes for the listening and vocab. It's a lot easier to learn when you're having fun. Then try reading online news/blogs about your favorite show/dorama/actor/anime for the kanji and goi. ^_^

Yuuzuki · JLPT Starter Joined: 08 May 2010 Posts: 9 Location: Japan

Congrats! That's great news Smile

It's cool that they give you your score for each section, so you know what to work on for next time.
Are you gonna give the N2 a try?

I'm worried about the listening too...I haven't really seen any specific JLPT books for studying listening. Sad

I watch too many dramas and anime though XD

I didn't think it was overall scores either!
I thought they'd changed it to stop Chinese students from passing based on their kanji knowledge.
If it's overall score aferalll...I'll be very relieved XD

skim · Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 2:20 pm Post subject:

When I read that you "aced" it I was expecting a perfect score. It's generally what it means when someone says they "aced" a test. :/

Congrats on passing the test.

安久ん · Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 8:33 pm Post subject:

Yuuzuki · JLPT Starter Joined: 08 May 2010 Posts: 9 Location: Japan

I thought I heard that they changed it Shocked

I might fail purely on my listening section then ^^;;
Sigh...those Chinese and their giant kanji advantage Very Happy

If he passed the old JLPT3, then technically if they hadn't changed anything he'd be preparing for the old JLPT2 - which is the same as the new N2.

The N3 is for people who can't take the huge gap between the old JLPT3 and the old JLPT2 .

We were having this discussion in university a few weeks ago when I was trying to decide between the N3 and the N2. XD

I didn't really mean RIGHT NOW anyway...whenever he's ready for it XD

skim · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 7:43 am Post subject:

In terms of getting a job, I don't think anything lower than N2 will be useful.

Yuuzuki · JLPT Starter Joined: 08 May 2010 Posts: 9 Location: Japan

skim · Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject:

Yuuzuki · JLPT Starter Joined: 08 May 2010 Posts: 9 Location: Japan

lol I'm studying abroad in Saitama at the moment (just starting the 2nd semester)...nowhere near N1 level yet XD
Although, keigo I think I can do! I hear it a lot everyday! XD

I still have a year and a half of my Japanese degree left before I graduate and can find a job. Very Happy

I wonder if I'll be N1 material by next year... Confused

It's funny...I finally got my TESOL certificate for teaching English last year and I suddenly started thinking about working towards interpreting instead XD

I'm starting to feel like a thread jacker XD

Anyway!We should just be happy for him and congratulating him, instead of stomping on his achievement!

We're all at different levels and it takes time to reach the ultimate goal!
It's not like we can all suddenly speak Japanese and jump in at N1 just because it's required.

If they invent an instant language card you install in your brain, I'd be first in line for that one! Very Happy