Uhm, you seem a bit confused. You don’t get a bachelor degree by just doing a test and getting a certificate. A bachelor degree is a 3 year program at a tertiary institution, most often a University.
Well I do the fast pace and I think it’s quite managable. I don’t wake up at odd times, but yes, you will need some discipline. @DestinyCall summoned it pretty good, but here is a very nice guide “How to not become crazy” but thoug level up every week:
https://community.wanikani.com/t/the-what-do-i-do-now-thread-free-resource-list/6534/1
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sorry, I didn’t know. I know you can test out of certain classes. I was just wondering if you already knew the language if you could apply for a certificate. What’s the point of taking all those classes if you already know it.
You could just do the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), but that is not the same as a major at all. That would work in your favor since it would mean that you could somehow communicate in Japanese in a Japanese working environment. However, most companies ask for N2 (the 2nd hardest level), which in 1 year is pretty much impossible. Plus, that is completely different than having a major. You would need both or either be lucky and get a less qualified job.
That’s not how higher education works at all, Bachelor’s degrees are not proficiency certificates.
Somebody can correct me if I’m wrong, but getting a visa to work in Japan pretty much requires a university degree. And it also depends on your country of residence, because for some countries it is harder than others. If you don’t have a degree, you could consider getting one in Japan, which means entering with a Student visa. Unless you can pay for it yourself, you’ll need a scholarship. I’m sure other people here have more experience than me on this.
There’s this whole other thread from like a day ago that covers all the options of moving to and working in Japan.
https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-would-want-to-move-to-japan/31069/46
@lunarman52 つまり, it’s not really feasible to get a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and become fluent in Japanese within a year.
Most Japanese Bachelors arent just that, they’re usually paired with Asian Studies. You could in theory just sign up and take the exams without going into any classes, but getting a passing grade on all of them will be quite challenging that way. Also, not really something you could pull of in a year :c
I’d like to add that I’ve seen quite a few people say that they’ll learn Japanese up to a N2 Level in about a year. Most of them never even make it past the first month. From what I’ve seen you seem to know that it’s a challenging goal, I just want to encourage you to stay with studying Japanese, even if you wont quite make it in a year.
very true. the highest level my uni offers is only N3 equivalent.
Anyway i am not studying languages and my goal is an exchange year at UTokyo. sooo i try to get to n1 in 3 years. rip me
Oh boy… that “i wake up at 3am to do some reviews” speed.
I’m always amazed by the few of you to go that far to mess up with your circadian rythms.
I’m getting old and i just die if i don’t get my sleep when i’ve to…
but whoa, kudos to you brave one
I must say it does not mess up my rhythm. I do the review for 15 minutes and directly fall asleep again. I can not remember ever having problems to directly continue sleep. only the 6 to 8 am spot is really bad i noticed.
This is a superpower for me.
to be fair i probably sleep while doing those reviews lol
Good old コーヒー my dude.
I’d say 1 1/2 years is a more realistic timeframe. I’m coming up on one year in the beginning of July and I just hit level 36 at my current pace I’m looking at being on level 60 by december. 1 year is easily doable especially for those with previous experience with Japanese but as for someone like myself who had no experience other than learning kana your looking more at 1 1/2 years. If you want to burn everything your probably looking more at two years.
It’s not coffee nor a superpower… it’s the power of youth 
Some people can do it while dedicating less than 2 hours a day (for the non super speedy levels, at least). I get it varies person to person, but saying one just about has to make WK their life may be exaggerating a bit… Keep in mind that OP may have a much easier time than others.
^^^
Overall, unless you just want 60, its not worth going through all of wk at max speed unless your vocab and grammar knowledge are still on par with your kanji knowledge. For most people, it isn’t, so I would also recommend slowing down and shifting your focus elsewhere around 30-40 levels in.
If you time everything right and don’t slack off, you don’t have to worry about that. Depending on what you have going on in your life, you may not be able to time everything right, but waking up at 3am isn’t an inherent property of maxspeed.
EDIT: whoops, replied to the wrong person.
commenting only because I see 2 other people the same level I am. (43 at time of post) hurray! I’ve been here since nov 2015… ugh life.
also a comment to those messing up their circadian rhythms… probably most people are just waking up at ungodly times in the morning to review, but I envy you and it’s nothing like fully working shift work and night shifts which is practically reversing your rhythm. ;_;