MAR
04
2009

JLPT Results

Categories: Japan
 

The ResultsI’m not going to dwell on this long, but I figured I should make a note of it.
The results for the JLPT arrived in the mail today.

I failed.

The cutoff mark was 60%, and I managed to achieve 228/400 marks. This equates to about 57%… making my passing grade off by 3%.
So, of all possible ways you can fail an exam, this one is probably one of the more painful ones. It is the one where you fall short of passing by only a few short sweet steps.

If I was to fail, I’m rather wishing I had gotten 10% instead haha. That way I would have known I didn’t have a chance at this exam at all. But so close to the pass mark, it’s making me wonder if I just had sheer dumb luck, or if I had tried any harder I would have passed.

In any case, I don’t think I really want to have passed just scraping the bottom anyway haha.

So, the question remains… what to do from here…?

  • Karen Kobayashi

    Hi TiM (^0^)/

    …I don’t know what to say, but to say that I would feel exactly the same way…ie., the “If I was to fail, I’m rather wishing I had gotten 10% instead” part! And…I will ‘optimistically’ keep telling myself a hundred times (and I quote you again) that “I don’t think I really want to have passed just scraping the bottom anyway” … (^_-)

    Zannen datta ne (>_<)

    でも！これにめげずに、これからも日本語、がんばって下さいネ♪
    – Also, remember! Test scores aren’t everything!! –

    試験勉強、ご苦労様でした　m(__)m

  • Karen Kobayashi

    Hi TiM (^0^)/

    …I don’t know what to say, but to say that I would feel exactly the same way…ie., the “If I was to fail, I’m rather wishing I had gotten 10% instead” part! And…I will ‘optimistically’ keep telling myself a hundred times (and I quote you again) that “I don’t think I really want to have passed just scraping the bottom anyway” … (^_-)

    Zannen datta ne (>_<)

    でも！これにめげずに、これからも日本語、がんばって下さいネ♪
    – Also, remember! Test scores aren’t everything!! –

    試験勉強、ご苦労様でした　m(__)m

  • Kai

    Hey too bad man. But you’ll totally own the exam the next time you take it.

    I got my 1kyuu results back: owned! mad pass.

  • Kai

    Hey too bad man. But you’ll totally own the exam the next time you take it.

    I got my 1kyuu results back: owned! mad pass.

  • Toshio Kobayashi

    Hey, Tim

    Heard that you failed the Japanese kentei exam by a mere 3%. Too bad, keep your chin up! Wish you were here so I could have had you help edit my private retirement stuff with your outstanding CG skills.

  • Toshio Kobayashi

    Hey, Tim

    Heard that you failed the Japanese kentei exam by a mere 3%. Too bad, keep your chin up! Wish you were here so I could have had you help edit my private retirement stuff with your outstanding CG skills.

  • Masako Kobayashi

    残念だったね！

    悔しい気持ち、よ～くわかります。

  • Masako Kobayashi

    残念だったね！

    悔しい気持ち、よ～くわかります。

  • Mari Kobayashi

    Hi Tim,

    I wish I didn’t hear….わずか３％でパスしなかっただなんて…that’s too くやしい (>_<)

    まぁ、でもお疲れ様でした！

  • Mari Kobayashi

    Hi Tim,

    I wish I didn’t hear….わずか３％でパスしなかっただなんて…that’s too くやしい (>_<)

    まぁ、でもお疲れ様でした！

  • http://www.tim-oliver.com -=TiM=-

    >Karen
    Hey Karen!!

    Haha yeah? Yeah…. there’s something to be said to just scrape on by in an exam. It’s just as easy to get that far on dumb luck. XP Hehe thanks for that.

    うん！　残念。　＞＿＜

    あはは、まぁ、めげらないと思うけど。。。ゆっくり考えようと思う。。。。
    Haha, maybe. But it still is a nice feather in one’s cap to say they passed JLPT2. It certainly would help employment in Japan too.

    あは、ありがとう。

    >Toshio
    Hi Toshio!!!

    Haha yeah that’s right. Definitely the worst way to fail an exam I’d say haha.
    Thanks for that! I’ll do my best!
    Ahaha, well if there’s anything I can do for you from over here, please let me know!!

    >Mari
    Hey Mari!!

    Haha, I’m kind of wishing I didn’t hear too. XD
    うん、本当にぎりぎり不合格だね。　いい気持ちじゃない。。　＾＿＾；

    へへ、うん！　ありがとうございます！

  • http://www.ubergames.org/ Tim

    >Karen
    Hey Karen!!

    Haha yeah? Yeah…. there’s something to be said to just scrape on by in an exam. It’s just as easy to get that far on dumb luck. XP Hehe thanks for that.

    うん！　残念。　＞＿＜

    あはは、まぁ、めげらないと思うけど。。。ゆっくり考えようと思う。。。。
    Haha, maybe. But it still is a nice feather in one’s cap to say they passed JLPT2. It certainly would help employment in Japan too.

    あは、ありがとう。

    >Toshio
    Hi Toshio!!!

    Haha yeah that’s right. Definitely the worst way to fail an exam I’d say haha.
    Thanks for that! I’ll do my best!
    Ahaha, well if there’s anything I can do for you from over here, please let me know!!

    >Mari
    Hey Mari!!

    Haha, I’m kind of wishing I didn’t hear too. XD
    うん、本当にぎりぎり不合格だね。　いい気持ちじゃない。。　＾＿＾；

    へへ、うん！　ありがとうございます！

  • http://www.tim-oliver.com -=TiM=-

    >Kai

    Hey man! How have you been lately?
    Haha yeah… that exam blew me away though. I was convinced I was going to get lower there haha. Thanks for that!

    OMFG yeah I heard about that (The １級合格者 note on MSN helped too). Considering what just happened to me in level 2, I can’t fathom in the slightest how you pulled that off haha. Congratulations!

    >Masako
    へへ、うん、本当に残念な事。。。

    おっと、まさこさんも？　え～良くない。。。

  • http://www.ubergames.org/ Tim

    >Kai

    Hey man! How have you been lately?
    Haha yeah… that exam blew me away though. I was convinced I was going to get lower there haha. Thanks for that!

    OMFG yeah I heard about that (The １級合格者 note on MSN helped too). Considering what just happened to me in level 2, I can’t fathom in the slightest how you pulled that off haha. Congratulations!

    >Masako
    へへ、うん、本当に残念な事。。。

    おっと、まさこさんも？　え～良くない。。。

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