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JET results coming soon…

luprand:

thefortressofscience:

Welp. I’m here. The last stretch before the JET Program interview results come in. I’ve been a nervous wreck waiting for them. Last year, they started rolling in as early as March 30th, though the general window is April 1st-11th from what I hear. 

Regardless, it’s very nerve wracking waiting for an email that’ll tell me one of three things: Shortlisted (accepted), Alternate listed (wait list), or rejected. If I get short listed, I’ll be on my way to work in and live in Japan. If I get alternate listed, it’ll suck waiting longer, but I won’t lost hope because a lot of alternate listers do get upgraded. And if I get rejected, well, I don’t really wanna think about that right now…

Here’s hoping for the best. 

Good luck! I wish I’d been brave enough to try for it when I was younger. 30′s probably a bit too late to try ..

Thanks, but no, it isn’t too late. The cut off age for JET is 45. You can do it if you’re 40, but points are deducted from your score for that age. Those who are up to the age of 39 will not have points deducted from their score.

All you need is at least a bachelor’s degree and an interest in Japanese culture. The highest point value is assigned to your statement of purpose and letters of recommendation, in that order. Teaching experience or experience taking care of kids is also worth a good amount of points. Japanese language knowledge is bonus points, but not required unless you’re applying to be a CIR, which is a minority of JETs.