Eww, that means N5-N3 will finish their exams around 7pm?
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It looks like it! 
I really hope itās enough time for everyone to get back home from wherever theyāve travelled from on that day, in good time to be able to rest before any work/school/whatever they might have on the next day.
For N1 and N2, I hope everyone can get there on time ā¦ I guess hotels around the exam centers will do good business that weekend at least! 
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Just figured out that jlpt in Italy only once a year and not in July. ę²ć
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I signed up yet again for the N2, just so that I have to put aside more time to study haha
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Feigning a Canadian accent so I can take the N2 in July 
Anyone else traveling abroad to take the JLPT in summer?
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@taiyousea Feigning a Canadian accent so I can take the N2 in July
I didnāt know we had accents to begin with
Less than two weeks to go before registration opens in Japan! Whoās getting nervous? 
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Everyone has an accent, no country is the default English voice.
The canadian accent is really cute in my opinion, but maybe Iām biased because my husband is Canadian.
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You trying to tell you donāt speak aboot timbits like this, eh?
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Iām telling you that aboot thing is totally made up! (Youāve got me on the addition of āehā into every sentence though 
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I also get Ashleyās point. Depending on where weāre coming from I guess every one has one or two things they say thatās distinctly regional.
Just applied for the N3 in July after passing a mock test yesterday, althought i had a bad grade, i think with the remainder 4 months until the test there should be enough time to polish the rough edges and knowledge gaps (mainly listening and grammar/readingComprehension).
Any tips for improving the grammar section of the test? since itās my worst grade Iāll try to give a special focus on that part.
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My best tip is to learn and do grammar reviews on Bunpro 
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Also, try Kanzen Master or other practice books? There are some drill books that have comprehensive test questions, not just a specific type.
Though congrats, a pass is a pass !
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In the mock test results, can you see which questions you got wrong? Revisiting those grammar points specifically could be a good start. Looking up more examples of the troubled point online, or cramming it vs the option youāve mistaken it with. You might also find a general theme or type of question thatās more difficult, or maybe itās just time pressure. Good luck!
If you cannot figure out why itās A and not B in a certain sentence, by all means feel free to ask in the forums.
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Iām debating whether to attempt N2 in July.
I started N2 right after the N3 exam last December, now about halfway through the grammar points. Doing N2 in July will be a challenge as I also need to get better at listening, but Iām afraid of losing motivation if I wait for December.
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If you already got up to N3-N2 level, then I really doubt youāre going to lose motivation just for waiting a couple of extra months.
Now to answer your question, Iām in a similar condition, about halfway through my grammar points and a few days ago was also debating with myself if I should apply for July or wait until December. Then I did a mock test, and I decided to apply in July.
So, I suggest you do the same, take a mock test, see how well you did, and if you did bad, ask yourself if the remaining months until July are enough to bridge the gap.
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Hello Iām learning japanese for 1 year but like really chill only 15 minutes per day and now with bunpro i am studying for 1 month 30 minutes per day.
I will be ready for the N5 in one month but i dont know if i should apply for the N4 and hardwork during 2 months.
I know JLPT N5 or even the N4 sometimes are useless but it was a dream when i was child to got a JLPT degree and this motivate me to work on my japanese.
But my biggest fear is that if i hardwork for the N4 i will be fed up after the exam and stop learning japaneseā¦ Do you think that I should go for the N5 ? My japanese girlfriend advice me to go the N5, but i feel a bit bad compare to all of people who says that N5 itās useless etcā¦
What do you think ?
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I think you are doing a grate job of not burning out for a long time and it works. I would have done n5 and continued in the same pace. Why brake it if it works well 
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Great job on that! I donāt mean to discredit this in any way at all, but I used that site and their practice exams in N2 Prep. The tests are good for practice, but donāt simulate the actual exam at all in my opinion. They are definitely easier than the real exam. I did 5-6 of their N2 exams and would finish with like 20~30 minutes left over. On the actual test, I had to rush through the last 2 reading passages.
I also worked through some of the reading passages with my tutor, and she pointed out some frequent mistakes or unnatural phrasing in a few of them, which is concerning.
Overall, they are good practice but some flaws. Close to the real thing, but not quite there. Just donāt make it your only resource for practicing!
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Do you (or anybody else) have a better suggestion for mock exams? 
Which ones are the closest to the actual exams? Maybe some are especially good for learning and finding weak spots?
I wish that there were more exams that simulate the actual JLPT, but this was the best I found.
https://www.jlpt.jp/e/reference/books.html
They are the official JLPT practice tests. The downside is that they are a little pricey ($10-15) for a single practice test.
I found it to be the closest to the real thing and took the N2 one both at the beginning of my targeted exam prep and post exam-prep (a few weeks before the exam.
Iām sure others will have suggestions, too. There is an abundance of resources out there.
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