[anrakushi]

yeah i have, i took 3 last year because i wasn't ready for 2. this disappointed my old teacher as she knew i was better than that but i knew my kanji and grammar was not up to scratch to get a good score. i felt it was better to take 3 and do well than take 2 and get an average score. It allowed me to take the time before the exam to really revise everything for level 3 well. i thought that would be better than trying to cram new study with revision for level 2 into the small amount of time i had after returning from Japan. now i'm spending every day since the last exam studying for level 2 and moving back to Japan in a couple of months will certainly help.