3 LAST MINUTE JLPT STUDY TIPS | prep before doomsday

3 tips and a pep talk about what to do just before the N3, N2 and N1 JLPT.

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[boomlore]

So I took Loretta's advice for the reading section and my score for the reading section improved by 10 points on a practice test after only a week of practice. Just saying it worked for me.

[olivergaling]

I failed my 1st N1 exam and this coming dec. 1 will be my 2nd take. Huhuhu I hope I could make it. Bless me and bless us all ❤️

[gabrieltupas]

I'll be taking the N5! I wish everyone good luck on taking whatever level your taking!

[shallowsleep]

Also, is anyone else listening to the listening practice stuff and saying “1から4の中から最も良いものを一つ選んでください” along with it? 😂 I swear, I’m gonna start hearing that in my dreams.

[tyrellwithbapes]

One thing I would say is failing is not the end of the world. The first timr I took jlpt was n4, I skipped level 5 and I didn't even study for n4. I failed by 9 points which to me wasn't bad for not studying and not knowing the format since it was my first time taking it. But even before I got the test results which is a while, I had the feeling that I didn't do so great. I went out and bought the jlpt n3 grammar book right after and studied the whole book within a month during my winter break. To make a long story short, taking the test regardless of passing or not served as a source of motivation for me to study hard, and it let me know where I stood with my Japanese

[ThatWeebyGamer]

I'm taking the N4 this year and got 85% on a practice even though there's a lot I don't know. A tip I have for the reading sections is to read for the questions before reading the text so you know what you're looking for. This really helped me during my last practice test, I used to read the questions after the text since that's how it's structured but when I did that I forgot most of the information by the time I got to the end.

[jameleddinelassoued]

Loretta: GO TO SLEEP! No more all-nighters
*checks time*: 3am
*internal screaming*

[FlamingGuppy]

This is the motivational speech I didn’t know I needed. You’re a hero 🙂

Taking N3 in 8 days. 🤪🤪🤪

[jadet]

taking n5 soon as a self-taught student!! listening is freaking me out a bit but good luck everyone!

[AnnettaSanchez]

I never clicked so fast. I was just studying for the N2 😂

Great tips btw! Thank you for the vid ^^

[leilashelle]

I'm someone who self studied the whole way and I'm taking N2 next week.... and freaking out because balancing high school on top of JLPT is really damn hard ;;


thank you so much for your advice though, Loretta! I really needed it! Your japanese is amazing and you're definitely a true inspiration for me ^^

[kanonlavender]

While studying Japanese, since the beginning, I almost never review at home but was still able to get decent marks on our practice tests. And I studied for about a month and a half. My Japanese teacher's advice was to actully just "memorize, forget, memorize, forget" vocabs and kanji but always practice reading fast. Along with practicing to write hiragana and katakana everyday in less than a minute so we'll be able to remember even the characters that we previously rarely encounter or use. He also repeatedly told us not to think too much when reading nor writing. If you forget then look it up. And keep forgetting until it sticks to you. Also, reading while listening to a certain passage or sentence helps a lot too. We've also built a habit of focusing on the questions first. Then what is it about or who are the characters involved in the question or is about. Then, pick up things/vocabs we recognize that would fit to the situation or question best instead of understanding everything. That goes with listening as well. And all these were very useful to me and for my peers. So hope it is for you too. If you wanted to try this method. Lol. Anyways, best of luck to you people who'll be taking N5-N1!

[IslasMiss]

I passed my N1 :D Thank you for your advices ^^

[anweshpati]

I should be ashamed of myself for not studying.

[derpsuls]

I don’t even know gah I’m so stressed that I can’t feel stress rn
I still have hundreds of vocab to learn but I’ll definitely take all these tips and use them!! Especially that reading one...
Thanks for the vid!!

[annapotpot]

Thank you thank you thank you. I will take the N4 exam and I wanna cry. But this was comforting. Gambarimashou, minasan.

[LordMakiavel]

I failed my N2 in 2018 by 8 points on the reading section, i will definitely listen to your advices for the next time! (I will try it again in 2021)

[nesrinahmed]

My friend is taking N1 so I'm gonna share this video to her :)

[TheMadnessangel]

I'm taking the n3 in Paris now. So stressed huhuhu. Good luck everyone

[altheanishimura]

I will be taking my first JLPT this sunday, goodluck to all of us!