[SSJup81]

I applied for the 2009 program, but I, unfortunately, didn't get to the interview portion of it. Who knows why. I have tutoring experience, have worked in a school, unofficial experience with teaching reading to children, going to school for education, and I study Japanese language and culture. I felt that I had a good chance of being chosen for an interview, but seems I wasn't. I wouldn't call the program "BS", though. There are just so many applicants. They can't take everyone. For all I know, maybe my application was fine, but some other applicant did better my like maybe 1% or something.

I know of another applicant who had a lot of good stuff on his application, and he also wasn't chosen for an interview, and I figured he definitely would have. There are just too many people applying, probably. It's like MMM said, the program is getting more attention compared to say five or ten years ago.