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    Thread: 2016 JLPT N2/N1 Thread: A New Hope
Post: RE: 2016 JLPT N2/N1 Thread: A New Hope

I took a practice N1 test last week. The format was the same as the actual test, but their total points in the scoring are out of 188. Anyway, here's how I did: Language Knowledge: 40/61 Reading C...
Kuma_sensei JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 60 4,434 2016-05-31, 8:22 pm
    Thread: 2016 JLPT N2/N1 Thread: A New Hope
Post: RE: 2016 JLPT N2/N1 Thread: A New Hope

(2016-05-12, 6:40 pm)rich_f Wrote: I'm aiming to finish Core10k by early July. I don't have a problem with adding around 100 new cards a day, since a lot of them are words I already know. I'm not su...
Kuma_sensei JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 60 4,434 2016-05-19, 9:31 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Been a few months since anyone's posted. How's everyone's preparations going? Going for N1 again in July. Almost done with Shin Kanzen Master Grammar, and then going to focus on reading comprehensi...
Kuma_sensei JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,792 2016-05-11, 11:37 pm
    Thread: Way to order reviews by Heisig frame number?
Post: RE: Way to order reviews by Heisig frame number?

(2016-01-15, 6:41 pm)fuaburisu Wrote: (2016-01-14, 11:02 pm)porukkusu Wrote: Doesn't the Custom Review feature provide exactly this? Could do a custom review without checking the "shuffle" option...
Kuma_sensei Remembering the Kanji 7 978 2016-01-19, 7:00 pm
    Thread: Way to order reviews by Heisig frame number?
Post: RE: Way to order reviews by Heisig frame number?

Thanks for the replies! I think you're both right. I should just let the site do its thing and stop worrying about the technicals of it all. I'll do my best. Thank you!
Kuma_sensei Remembering the Kanji 7 978 2016-01-14, 11:08 pm
    Thread: Way to order reviews by Heisig frame number?
Post: Way to order reviews by Heisig frame number?

I fell off the wagon for a few months, right after I managed to complete all 2200 in RTK1.  Now, I've got about 1700 cards in my review pile... ...yikes.  Is there a way to organize my review pile sh...
Kuma_sensei Remembering the Kanji 7 978 2016-01-14, 12:16 am
    Thread: Restarting from Zero
Post: RE: Restarting from Zero

(2016-01-06, 2:43 pm)ReneSac Wrote: I successfully recovered from a 1k+ review backlog after stopping RTK for a few months by using Anki's cram study tool. I think it is the most efficient way to go...
Kuma_sensei Remembering the Kanji 12 2,149 2016-01-13, 6:57 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

N1 was hard. Seemed harder overall than the practice test I took. I crammed all the N1 grammar in the grammar domination anki deck, but it seemed very few of them showed up in the dedicated grammar ...
Kuma_sensei JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,792 2015-12-06, 4:26 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

So I took a mock N1 test this weekend, and here are my results: Language Knowledge:31/60 Reading Comprehension: 24/60 Listening Comprehension: 40/60 Meaning I got a 95/180, missing the pass mark b...
Kuma_sensei JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,792 2015-11-30, 1:35 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Finally made it to the end! God it feels good to be finished. I first "started" in August of last year, but really only made it to 200 or so before I let it fall to the side. I picked up again in D...
Kuma_sensei Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,661 2015-10-08, 9:42 pm
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

Posted in the half-way thread about a month ago, and now here I am! Really starting to feel motivated, now that I can almost see the end. It's also nice just knowing that the remaining chapters in t...
Kuma_sensei Remembering the Kanji 462 138,199 2015-05-12, 12:35 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Going at a bit slower pace than I intended, but I'm at half way! Definitely feeling the benefits now. Hopefully I can pick it up and finish in the next couple of months!
Kuma_sensei Remembering the Kanji 616 180,471 2015-04-02, 9:11 pm
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

I passed N2!!! First time taking it, and I really wasn't expecting to pass, seeing as I'm only about 500 kanji into RTK1. However, even within those first 500, I feel like quite a few came up on the...
Kuma_sensei JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,268 2015-01-27, 1:20 am
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

Results are scheduled to be released Tuesday January 27th for internet applicants via Japan. Just a couple more days...
Kuma_sensei JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,268 2015-01-22, 11:40 pm
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

Made it to 514. Started around the end of November, and feel pretty good with my progress. Only adding kanji on weekdays, but continuing my reviews on weekends. Getting past lesson 18 with all of t...
Kuma_sensei Remembering the Kanji 526 167,143 2014-12-16, 7:23 pm