Course correction is part of the process. The major takeaway I got from the OGs is as long as you don’t give up entirely, you’re in good shape. A little bit of progress > no progress.
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The gap between N3 and N2 is larger than you are assuming I think based on this. N3 to N2 in 4 Months is not truly possible IMHO. Unless you are already confidently high N3 level, I think it would take a minimum of 6 months if not 8 to a year for the average person even with full time study and classes/tutor. Especially if getting to N3 by August is burning you out. You will burn yourself out again. Just take a more relaxed approach and take your time. Study 6-10 (15 at the very very most) vocab a day and 1-3 grammar a day. Slow and steady. Otherwise retaining information becomes harder and harder. The gap between N3 and N2 is wider than the gap between N5 and N3. And the gap between N2 and N1 is just as wide as the gap between N5 to N2 in terms of the amount of study that’s required on average. It’s exponential not linear. Find something you can commit to every day, don’t overexert.
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Btw how many hours per day do you study on average?
I’d say probably a couple hours a day or more.
I don’t really keep track of time. I just do it at various points throughout the day when I feel like it.
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Dunno. Going through N3 right now it seems easier to me than N5 and N4. I feel like I’m putting in less effort over time and that things are starting to click more for me instead of less.
Maybe it’s different with N2 but I guess I’ll just have to see.
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Congrats on figuring things out.
N3 is not that bad… plus a lot of grammar points are quite common when reading / watching
Towards the end of N3 and some parts of N2 become ‘hard’ as they are basically very similar grammar points but used in different context…
Don’t worry so much and enjoy the process 
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Dont be afraid to abuse the vacation mode to get those review numbers down!
Btw who’s your tutor? I’ve also been looking for one, though I’m not immediately planning to take lessons.
Any update? Have we reached N1 in a year?
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I’m very curious as well lol 😶🌫️
Looks like her last post was last September… I’m starting to lose hope
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busy studying for 漢検一級 ( ´_ゝ`)
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This is making me tempted to speedrun N1 in a year too… from N2 lol
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Did somebody say 丿乀
Curious about the outcome of this speedrun as well, however I gotta point out that the op is a woman. Let’s gender her correctly in hope she comes back
Oh shoot my bad
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