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Originally Posted by Tsuwabuki
I study four hours every day and have since May of 2008, and I could maybe pass level 3, but I haven't bothered trying because I have my own method of learning (I'm interested in using myself as a linguistic guinea pig, and I am trying to keep my learning as close to how Japanese children learn, including vocabulary, kanji order, etc, which is NOT how most gaikokujin learn Japanese). If I studied according to the surefire pass method, I'd mess up my own research.
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I know this is a bit off topic - but I say try for the test. Seriously. In my opinion - after having learned Japanese purely by exposure and watching other people do the surefire study method - you have a HIGHER chance of passing the test with the "natural" acquisition.
I never took 3, but I`m guessing it is in the same style as 2 and 1. You have the advantage if you actually know things and are not just regurgitating memorized patterns. Listening is heavily weighted, and even at 1 it`s never anything more difficult than what you`d encounter watching a bit of tv.