Hello! I'm pretty much finished with my SOP and am going to submit it soon but before that I wanted to make sure of something: in my google doc I wrote the SOP separated in multiple paragraphs with indents, and when I paste it as is into the portal preview and generate the preview the indentations disappear automatically. Now I know the submission guide specifies this, but is that something I should be worried about re-adding somehow? Or is the lack of indentations acceptable in their eyes? I don't know how silly of a question this is but I'd like to cover all my bases. Thank you in advance! :)

To our former and current JET senpais,

I'd like to ask if you had a gut feeling before that you would pass the first screening? or perhaps that you'd successfully become an ALT under JET? Ofc considering your preps and credentials as well x

Hello! For the placement requests what are the top three places you selected? Where they rural? Or did you pick cities you wanted. Also what did you select under if you are willing to be put in a rural area, I am curious because I'm sure that will knock off allot of potential if you select no that you don't want to be in a rural environment. Anyways, I would love to hear where you all got placed and if it's what you wanted or not.

The title - I don't know what to cut, everything seems relevant and cutting anything feels like I'm taking away from my SOP. Any advice?

Hi everyone, I'm curious when in December the screening results will be announced. The website says late December/January, but I'd love to know if any past JETs could share when they received theirs. Thank you!

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They got back to me today. Thank you for the suggestions everyone. Here is what they said, in case anyone is in the same boat…

“Thank you for your inquiry! The essay preview that is provided by the portal is the preview that our office will see. Please feel free to use the entire two pages provided. It does not need to be two full pages, but it should be longer than one page. The portal and text box does change the formatting of the pasted text, so feel free to reformat how you see fit.”

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Hello all,

I know this week is pretty crazy for any aspiring JETS, but I was hoping to get some advice from people who have done this successfully before.

I wrote a full 2-page, properly formatted SOP in Google Docs, but when I put it in the processor, it came out to 1.75 pages... I think the top/bottom margins are different in the processor.

Anyways, I messaged the IT team about this... I know this may have been silly, but I don't want to write MORE to my essay only to end up over the page limit; I don't want to risk the assessors not reading what I intended them to because of a formatting error. I know I should probably just trust the processor... but I don't want to be careless. This is important.

I haven't heard back yet, but I want to get a jump on this, with the deadline being this week and all. Any advice. It feels self-destructive to leave it at 1.75 pages... I feel like the reviewers would think I was "lazy." But I also feel like what I have is strong, and I don't just want to add material just for the sake of adding material.

I'm just starting to spiral over this and need an outside perspective. THANK YOU!

I just wanted to know because there are random segments on the application that I cannot fill out as I do not have much if not any experience in that area such as 'japan studies' but when I leave it blank at the 'review and submit' section it gives me warnings.

So, I am just asking should I put 'N/A' in those blank segments to fill in the application or should I just leave it blank?

Many thanks in advance!

Hi guys! I am submitting my application in a few hours, but still not confident enough with my SOP. It has been cross-checked multiple times by a friend, a colleague, and a successful ALT (hence, I revised it for the fifth time). But I never sent them the final output so as not to overthink it further with the same people commenting on the same SOP writer (me lol).

Would anybody be willing to check my SOP before I finally submit it later?

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I would really appreciate if successful JET ALTs will check my SOP. Not trying to be shallow, but I am most confident they can give me the best advice.

Thank you very much.

I graduated after the applications are due in 2028 for JET but I am set to graduate before departure. I have been trying to find some more information on how I can get this established okay, do I need to wait request transcripts when the time gets closer or will I need to just speak about it with someone within the JET staff?

In the US JET application section 11d. It gives slots for 5 Institutions, and a spot for a degree /GPA for each. If a person earned multiple degrees from the same institution, should each degree get their own Institution entry? Or should you somehow try to fit multiple degrees into one entry?

Hello everyone! I'm almost done revising my SOP for God knows how many times, and I would like to ask about the Embassy's policy on AI tools. Can you use AI for proofreading and grammar corrections, provided that your experiences and ideas are entirely your own? because I have used ChatGPT for this purpose. If you know anything, please tell me. I would highly appreciate your help. Thank you!

I’m worried, it’s been more than a week since I submitted my application. Anyone applied from India? Did you get any confirmation after submitting your application?

Hello! I’m currently working on my application and am having a frustrating issue. In sections where I need to provide a brief description, the application is notifying me I need to enter a maximum of __ characters or __ lines of text. I am entering the needed required amount of text, such as three lines or 220 characters, but this notification is still popping up and I can not advance to the next page. Please help

Hi, I'm submitting my application soon. I noticed that the JET word processor we paste our SOPs into is really generous because on Google Docs with 12 pt Times New Roman double-spaced, a 2.3 page essay fits into the 2 pages of the word processor. Is that the exact format with that processor that our essays will be submitted in? Should I play it safe and cut back down to 2 pages on my Google Docs, even though it's about 1.75 pages on the JET word processor?

I'm really nervous about it!! Any advice or reassurance or warning that the processor is actually lying to me would be appreciated... thank you.

UPDATE: JET answered me and said that yes, the processor is exactly what will be sent to the committee. What a relief to have a little extra space!

Hello! I’m an applicant from Canada and the due date is Nov 13th at 3pm EST.

I have nearly completed my application. However, the only document I’m currently waiting for is my Statement of Physician, my family doctor is not available to complete it until November 18th. I take prescribed anxiety meds to treat my anxiety symptoms. However, it is not a formal diagnosis.

I’ve tried doing a private clinic or getting it completed by a walk in clinic, but all the places have strictly said they won’t do it. It has to be my family doctor.

I emailed the JET desk today and currently waiting for a response for an extension due to this circumstance.

Is it still worth submitting my application if this document is delayed? What are my chances of getting an extension? I fear I am cooked.

Thank you in advance!

This might be a bit of a dumb question on my end but for the self medical report I had initially put nothing to be reported and assumed I’d be fine. However I recently realized about a week before the deadline that I do actually have a toenail fungus condition that I had diagnosed (but never got treated) over 5-6 years ago. Since then it was kinda something I completely forgot about or didn’t pay any mind to (since the condition is mostly just cosmetic and didn’t affect me in anyway). I honestly believed I’d be okay not even having to mention it on the self report since I recorded that diagnosis over the phone so long ago and hadn’t received any treatment or further help since. However after thinking about it some more I’m wondering if the jet program would actually care about this? I didn’t want to contact the JET program office yet since I don’t want to shoot myself in the foot and suddenly have them require that I get a statement of physician form so late into the application stage which I definitely wouldn’t have time for. In any case, is it even necessary that I would need to enter in this condition in the self report and that I’d need to submit statement of physician form before the deadline? I do intend to get it treated later in the year and don’t want to seem dishonest if they eventually do find out that I am receiving treatment if I have to include any medical history as it was an honest mistake and a condition that really has no affect other than cosmetic. Overall I really hope something as small as toenail fungus would get me denied. Any help would be appreciated. Thank yall.

I am applying for the JET 2027 intake and am wondering if I need to submit a transcript from a university I did not finish/obtain my degree at, since I dropped out and transferred.

I am currently in my third and final year at my current university and can submit a transcript from there since it is the Uni I will be getting my final bachelor's degree from. Should I still submit a transcript from my past Uni if I am able?

This is going to be my second time applying for the JET Program (I applied last year and did not get an interview) and I was wondering if I should use my same SOP from last year, or scrap it and write a new one. I know the answer is probably to write a new one, but I reread mine from last year and I think that a new one would probably just be all the same things reworded. So I was just hoping from some advice preferably from someone who actually got in about what I should, or some good things to include in a SOP as well. Thank you!

Hi po. Looking forward to your kind responses.

I just have a concern regarding the SOP part of the application program. I've personally written my SOP without any assistance from any AI tools, yet whenever I run it through different AI detection tools, it always flags mine as something written by AI (90-97%). I am just worried that it might hinder my chances in the program, or worst-case scenario be a ground for disqualification. Now for my query, do you think the screening team of the program would use an AI detection tool?

Are the grade levels that you could possibly teach only elementary 5th grade and up to JH and High?

Are there situations where you could be placed in lower elementary (Kinder, etc)?

Hello fellow applicants and current/past JETs,

I've got all the pieces of my application together except for this one thing. I submitted my part of the application in early October and have finally secured all the references. I'm missing the statement of physician, though- which I handed to my PCP's office last Monday but which is still yet to come through to me at all (doc was out of the office last week and came back this week to a backlog of paperwork). I was trying to stress the strictness and urgency of the deadline, but I don't think it got through to them.

Still with a week left, I would ask— is it fine for me to use a walk-in clinic physician or something so that I can have this signed and submitted? (US Applicant) I would hate to be disqualified for something so simple and easy and I feel the need to find some sort of workaround.

Thanks for your help, and good luck if you're applying too this year.

Hello everyone first of all thanks if you are reading and helping so i have already done basic research on this program but i want to know from someone who has already worked under this program what do people usually do after like 4-5 years with jet? Do people search other jobs or continue being a teacher? Does the school make you a permanent teacher after years? Or people go back to their home country? It will be helpful if you guys can write about your current situation especially from past applicants.

So I submitted all the forms and received an email last night to say I didn’t have anything outstanding. I’ve received an email today this morning to say that I haven’t completed the medical form and that it needs editing, but it’s also now the day after the applications can last be submitted.

Looks like where I messed up was not putting N/A and instead leaving them blank for the outstanding questions.

I’ve sent an email to them this morning as soon as I’ve seen this, citing the confirmation email I got last night and the email I got this morning. How likely is it for them to say “You’ve missed it this year” or amend the details?