I was convinced there was a 50/50 chance I was going to fail because I thought I bombed the listening (someone next to me was sick, I was all the way at the back of the room next to the windows and I realized quickly that the school is under the flight path of the nearby airport…) but lo and behold, it ended up being my best score 
Life is so funny….
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This made me pull out my N2 score card, and seeing that I passed with 113 points made me strangely happy 
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Well, I’m actually not too bummed, considering it’s my first time taking the N1 and that I passed the N2 last year with a not-so-great score. Unfortunately, it looks like all my skills are on par, so I’ll need to improve them all. Maybe there is hope for 2027.
Congratulations to everyone who passed the exam, and don’t give up to those of you who didn’t!
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Just wanted to join in and say I was able to pass JLPT N3 exam! I even flew to Vancouver to take it so it feels good to think that the trip was worth it ^^ I was a bit depressed thinking I failed after running out of time, but next time I’ll do more test prep and mock exams to prepare!
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I passed the N2! To be honest I did basically 0 prep at all, just wanikani and anki. But what I did every single day was watch Japanese dramas on NHKplus with Japanese subtitles on…so listening and reading 2 in 1…for basically all of 2025. So that definitely paid off. I will take N1 this December and I have a feeling I really need to finish Wanikani and get all of the Kanji down before December.
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To be fair, that listening felt like another language at some point 
Much harder than previous exams or simulations. I remember walking out of the claasroom nd feeling a bit disappointed. Nothing like my clssmate though, they kept thinking about it for DAYS (we passed both)
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Passed the N3 in December 2022, so three years and four attempts later I finally did it.
Nothing super impressive score wise, listening carried me as always. People who live in Japan have an advantage there.
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Walking out of the JLPT test site in December, I thought, “I’m never doing this again. Why? At my age.” It was my first time sitting for the exam and I hadn’t taken any real test in decades. I had a hard time with the format and hearing the recording over everyone shuffling the test booklets and scribbling during the listening section. I need hearing aides. I do feel a little bit of a warm glow seeing, “Passed.” Maybe next year…
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Hello fellow not-that-young-any-more learner! 
Are you aware that you can apply for accommodations for a number of issues? I think eg. they might give you a room to your own for the listening or something. If you check the website there should be some forms or the like. If you cannot find anything nearer the date of your next test 
please ask here an people will be able to point you in the right direction. 
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Getting hearing aids if you need them is a good idea! I got hearing aids 2.5 years ago in the middle of my 20s. Supposedly, reduced hearing is a risk factor for getting dementia when you get elderly (you’re probably not that old yet, but you know), so taking care of hearing ability sooner rather than later is definitely a good idea.
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I’m curious how I could have passed with such low numbers. Seems like I must have been right on the edge? Still pleased, but a little wary of taking the N4 next year, lol. I really expected my vocab/grammar/reading to be higher. I was definitely doing a lot better on the Bunpro practice exams.
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Failed the N4 by 5 points. Failed listening by 4. The listening felt impossible to me this year. I really wanted to practice that more than I did.
Might be a few years before I take another JLPT (as fun as it is, it conflicts with PaxU next year and I gotta say I’d rather play board games than take a test 
I already decided I didn’t feel ready to move up to Quartet, so I’ll just keep chugging away at reinforcing my skills until then. Maybe in two years or so I’ll be ready to give N3 a try.
Congrats to those of you who passed!
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