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    Thread: Doshisha Business School Global MBA
Post: Doshisha Business School Global MBA

Another option would be to consider doing your MBA in Europe. A lot of the European schools have one year programs that are much cheaper than the two year options available in the US. Depending on y...
deanmaka JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 29 10,380 2013-04-26, 1:39 pm
    Thread: JLPT 2012 Results!
Post: JLPT 2012 Results!

... wait for it... didn't pass N1... I will say that my japanese never improved as fast as the rate that it had been in the months prior to N1 (aside from the time where I studied abroad) so I'm pre...
deanmaka JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 96 25,545 2013-01-30, 11:52 pm
    Thread: JLPT 2013 Preparations
Post: JLPT 2013 Preparations

I plan on failing by a LOT of points because the stars simply did not line up for me that day... Now that I've taken nearly 2 months off from studying, it's about time to get it going again. I was pl...
deanmaka The Japanese language 47 12,459 2013-01-29, 9:41 am
    Thread: Finding an apartment in Kyoto
Post: Finding an apartment in Kyoto

When I lived in Kyoto, I was the kind of person that went out frequently but I still found it very convenient to live near the Demachiyanagi station. It's very close to the school, which I found the ...
deanmaka JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 32 9,010 2013-01-29, 8:56 am
    Thread: Living Expenses 11 months study abroad Tokyo
Post: Living Expenses 11 months study abroad Tokyo

I didn't live in Tokyo, but I lived in Kyoto (which is definitely cheaper). I was there for four months, and I think the first month I went crazy cause I guess I felt the need to go out and experienc...
deanmaka JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 6 3,386 2013-01-15, 12:45 pm
    Thread: 4 Years JSL/JWL XP'd Student New to JLPT Looking for Study Tips for N2
Post: 4 Years JSL/JWL XP'd Student New to JLPT Looking f...

My only suggestion is to constantly attempt to consume materials intended for native japanese speakers. Books, newspapers, movies, tweets, apps, podcasts, etc... I would try to do it in a systematic ...
deanmaka JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 6 2,428 2013-01-08, 10:18 am
    Thread: "Business Japanese"
Post: "Business Japanese"

Now that JLPT is behind us, I'm refocusing on a more specific objective - Japanese in the workplace. I passed 2kyuu in 2008 and I just took N1 in NYC (though I'm not too hopeful when it comes to the ...
deanmaka JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 8,151 2012-12-10, 10:15 am
    Thread: 2012 JLPT Study Thread
Post: 2012 JLPT Study Thread

radical_tyro Wrote:By chance were you also in room 231? There were 3 japanese kids about high school age taking the test and talking to each other in fluent japanese :-O I was in 224, so no loud japan...
deanmaka JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 297 78,504 2012-12-03, 3:47 pm
    Thread: 2012 JLPT Study Thread
Post: 2012 JLPT Study Thread

I took N1 in New York over the weekend and my gameplan kinda fell apart. I was expecting the listening section to kinda carry my score since that's how it always worked on practice exams, but I felt ...
deanmaka JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 297 78,504 2012-12-03, 1:03 pm
    Thread: 2012 JLPT Study Thread
Post: 2012 JLPT Study Thread

So... I passed 2kyuu in 2008 in Japan while studying abroad and took a verrrrry long break without studying much japanese until a few months ago. Been spending the last few weeks getting back to wher...
deanmaka JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 297 78,504 2012-09-18, 2:59 pm