Vulcanus in Japan (2013-)2019-2020 Unofficial Discussion Board

Many thanks Mario!!! It´s sad but most of former participant, (selected or rejected), just move away from the forumn. It´s sad but understatable since life changes and without a direct motivation it is normal to forget about this. I´m sure any help you may provide will be really helpful for any of t...

Hi guys! I have two questions :roll: : 2. Do you think I can use the same motivational letter as last year? (the motivations are always those at the end :lol: ) For those who has already applied for last year, rewrite the letter? Thanks :) Hi Tina, I applied last two years and I was shortlisted bot...

fisherf wrote:Hey guys,first time here.

Can we already fill & submit the online form? Or should we wait?

If I dont remember it wrong you should wait until you have sent the documents, since you can´t change anything in the online form and the answer needs to match, (speaking from memory)

Good luck to all! Unfortunately, I am not eligible anymore, but I will be still around, just in case I can help, (even when I failed to get in twice in a row). Just as piece of advice. I know it is really hard to control the anxiety, but this is a long process. Once you have done your work and you h...

Hi al!! It´s been a while since the forumn is quite quiet in summer. I would like to ask a few thing to our selected members! How are you? Are you nervous? How it was the meeting in Brussels? Are you already prepared? The other thing I would like to ask is if any of you will write a blog about his/h...

Yes,it sucks. But there is other ways to go to Japan. At least, someone got that internship.

For all selected. Congratulations! I hope to read your blogs (if you make one)

I have just received the definitive rejection email.

This is the end for me guys. This was the last year I could apply since I will finish my master studies this year. I wont do a PhD, but maybe, I will do another master studies< course in the future.

Mr Airdawg, I dont feel so good...

mario_meissner wrote:Still no news? Kinda annoying that they keep people in the limbo for so long. :/

We waited from 9th April to 25th April last year:S

Thanks for being reassuring, but I think it would be weird to receive a selected email so late.

Metuci wrote:They did, they contacted me about this a month ago

Since we were applying for the same company ,(different position), and they didnt contact me I think that it is over for me. :_(

But did they contacted you before the selection email?

Metuci wrote:for placement no 6. Actually, they changed the topic of my internship but it was fine for me. I'm an undergrad (in Biochemistry though, not really related lol) so there will be lots of learning anyway

Did they ask you an interview?

Welcome and congrats. @danaekikue!!

When did you receive the confirmation mail?

I think that you can't repeat.

@Metuci what internship did you get selected for?

Thanks @Airdawg for updating the status!!

So, no info from Vij today, anyone? If I remember correctly, the e-mail from center stated, that the matchmaking will end "after 08/04". So, it could still be going Thats right. This was the email: @MK16 There is a Selected Forum (I suppose that only shortlisted members can see). If they ...

Can you see the Shortlisted and selected forums? I think that there is no more information.

But I agree with you. Without the memberships you cant post there.

Welcome @izadiegizabal!! Congrats!

And good luck to everyone else. This is my last chance too. Lets hope for the best.

Wow that's quite funny.

They never cover all positions. There is a budget limit. I´m also quite stressed, but I don´t think I will be lucky on Monday. Lets hope I´m wrong.

PD: I found in twitter another selected, (for application nº 11). He was notified Thursday, around 15:30.

Keep the hope alive. Until we receive the "wait until 1st round finish" mail we may receive the mail.

That´s said, I´m quite pessimistic :S

Current mood:

(image stolen from 2017 shortlisted thread)

Congrats @Poky!

@mario_meissner congrats!!

When did you receive it?

Congrats @MK16! Could you give us some info? Did they set a deathline for sending documents? PD: I hope it isnt a late April´s Fools joke For everyone else, this is different from last year, since everyone who wasn´t selected received a mail by 19 00 stating that we should wait more. So probably, pe...

Maybe they could just notice people as soon as they get selected, not waiting till they have all the companies selections. But, if I remember correctly, when hidesagred97 asked Margherita she said that the matchmaking will finish on the 6th of April. So we have another week max of waiting :cry: :cr...

I could try to find some calming words of advice to keep all of us sane until the results come. Or I could say that right now, all results are already on the table in Belgium, since it's already 6PM in Japan. The only thing between you and a beautiful scholarship to go to Japan right now is an emai...

But tbh it's like shroedinger's selection. In this days I feel like I'm both selected and rejected XD when we get the final results it's going to be either a success or a failure... This is how I feel. I just cant focus and I´m switching between feeling confident and feeling like I´m going to get r...

mario_meissner wrote: I just wanna start building up the excitement

Your are so mean, hahah

Welcome Cecilia! Good luck!

Welcome Ellie!!! Good luck!

Thats correct. Most companies just rely on the info that the ViJ center provide them.

@AsiaBergamini94 I'm like that too. No info, no interview. Just waiting. We have to endure it!

I got contacted today for an interview tommorow from a company. It seems companies have deadline by 27th of march to make their decision so I hope it goes well. :) Good luck!! Definitely, they are using the similar dates than last year. Last year, companies deadline was set by 28th March, (this is ...

Well, I will copy some of your ideas and add a few:
- Try a lot of food.
- Visit an/ a lot of onsen
- Random walk around Tokyo
- Meet native Japanese people and learn their world view.
- Creating a blog-

Same here. At least we have a date now.

Poky wrote: Does that mean it has started already?

By the info that @MK16 gave us, yes it has already started.

mario_meissner wrote:and apparently many received acceptance much before that

Where did you get that info?

Margherita has anwered me:

Dear hidesagred97, the first round will be over after 8 April

Best

Margherita Rosada

Well, we have to wait now

Well, turns out some girl in UK has the email address really similar to mine and I received her thesis by accident :lol: :lol: That´s funny. No news here either. I will send an email to Margherita to ask her if she knows when we could expect results. I will do it later today and if she answer me I ...

Well, no email today. It looks like they have already started the 1st round, (I think we can confirm that since @MK16 has already been contacted by the company). I think we will have no information until the results.

Thanks for the information! I hope the interview went/will go well! Good luck!!!

You may be right. We might receive the notifcation mail today.

That´s weird. Have they started the first round without telling the applicants?

When did you received the mail and who sent it? @MK16

I cant say names, (since it is confidential). But last year, only one company made interview, (only those that applied to that company said that they were interviewed). This company wasn´t this year in the list, so I think that it is possible that no one here receives one)

Also, they could want to make you an interview, but only some companies do it.

Theorically, there is. But I think that near nobody receive it. XD

Still, apparently no one received positive feedback in April. They either got accepted by the end of March, of they were rejected in April. Thats not true. 5 people where selected the 9th of April: @emmepanta @pauline @circa_survive @StefanVidenov @chris-varles (he said that he wouldnt accept) Ever...

It is also possible, that for some people the first round results come even later, almost mid April. Last year, we all received the confirmation / rejection the same day. The procedure has change since last year, so dont look before 2017 for dates (imho). If they do the same than last year, the 1st...

Yes, the next mail that we ill receive is the notice about the start of the 1st round. I think they will send it the 15th, as they selected the same day as the last day to send the shortlisted documents (25th february).

Well, I promise that if I´m selected I will do one. Now I only need to be selected xDD

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