On the forums, someone asked, a while back, to see a copy of last year's application. Personally, I'm not comfortable showing my app because it has my info on it, but I certainly don't mind sharing what was in the application. So, here is the long list of all the sections within the main US application (numbered exactly as in the application):
1. Interview Location (what consulate you will be interviewing at)
2a. Position Type (ALT or CIR)
2b. ALT Placement (CIR only, meaning if you don't get CIR, would you be willing to be an ALT?)
3. Name
4. Gender
5. Nationality
6. Date of Birth
7a. Hometown (the place you feel comfortable representing)
7b. Home State
8. Dual Nationality (are you or are you not)
9a. Have you ever applied to the JET Program before?
9b. Have you ever interviewed for the JET Program before?
9c. Have you ever been offered a position on the JET Program?
10. Have you ever been arrested or charged with a crime?
11a. Will you be accompanied?
11b. How many will be accompanying you?
11c. Are your children going to accompany you?
12a. Marital Status
12b. Is your partner a JET applicant?
12c. Partner's Interview Location Code
12d. Partner's Name
13a. Education Level
13b. Academic Specialization (Major and Minor)
14a. Teaching Certification and Date of Completion
14b. TEFL/TESL Certification Date of Completion
15. Driver's License (will you be willing to drive in Japan)
16a. Placement Request
16b. Living Area Classification (Urban, Suburban, or Rural)
16c. First, Second, Third Placement Requests (none of these are remotely guaranteed)
17a. Elementary School (are you willing to teach ES?)
17b. International Economic Exchange (I don't remember what this was in reference to)
17c. Support for Foreign Population (I don't remember this either, they may both be CIR related?)
18a. Previously interviewed, if so, where?
18b. Previously offered a position, if rejected, why?
19. If answered yes to 10, what crime or why arrested?
20. If accompanied by family dependents, write relationship and ages if under 18.
21. Do you wish to be placed near someone? Who? And why?
22. Do you have a strong reason for your placement request?
23. Permanent Mailing Address
24. Current Mailing Address
25. Higher Educational Institutions Attended or Currently Attending, 4 columns
-Name of Institution
-Dates Attended (MM/YY)-(MM/YY)
-Specialization (including both major and minor)
-Degree/Diploma and Date earned or expected
26. Teaching Background, 3 sections, 5 columns
-Classroom Teaching (includes observation hours, time you have taught a class or lesson, worked with students in a classroom)
-Other Teaching or Tutoring (worked in a tutoring center, private, ran a study group, trained new employees, etc)
-Institution Name (where you had this experience)
-Subject (what you were teaching/tutoring)
-Grade Level (what age/grade you were teaching)
-Dates: (MM/YY)-(MM/YY)
-Hours/Week (if irregular, average it out; if not done often, show that it was 1 or 2 hrs/wk to show it wasn't a lot, but you did it)
-Teacher Training and/or Education Courses (classes in education at school or training programs through a job, maybe an after school program, etc)
-Institution Name (where you took the course)
-Course Name
-Grade Received
-Dates: (MM/YY)-(MM/YY)
-Hours/Week
27. International/Intercultural Experience (travel, cultural courses, attend the local Buddhist temple, etc)
-Country and City
-Purpose
-Dates: (MM/YY)-(MM/YY)
28. Employment History (this is also a chart, but it is all the common stuff; if you don't know what is in this section, then you probably have never held a job and should not need to fill this out :P)
29. Explain in a few sentences the proposed direction of your current or future profession and its relationship to the JET Program (basically tell them how this relates to your current and future jobs)
30. Japan-Related Studies, 3 sections, 3 columns
-Formal Study of Japanese History, Culture, etc.
-Formal Study of Japanese Language
-Informal Study of Japanese History, Culture, Language, etc.
-Institution and Course Names
-Dates: (MM/YY)-(MM/YY)
-Grade Received
-Applicants need to rate their Japanese language proficiency honestly in Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening as Advanced, Semi-Advanced, Intermediate, Elementary, Introductory, None
31. Do you have any certification of Japanese Language Proficiency? If yes, list. (this is things like the JLPT)
32. Evaluate any ability you may have in other languages (other than English) using the same scale as with your Japanese ability in 30.
33. List any Honors, Awards, or Scholarships and Dates Received
34a. Extra-Curricular and Volunteer Activities and Dates of Involvement
34b. Leadership Positions
-Organization/Group/Team Name
-Office Held
-Dates of Involvement
35. Are you presently and applicant or do you intend to apply for any other international exchange programs, jobs, or scholarships? If yes, explain.
36a. Where did you first hear about the JET Program?
36b. What helped you decide to apply to the JET Program?
36c. When did you first become interested in Japan?
36d. What was the reason that you first became interested in Japan?
37. Emergency Contacts (list two, make sure one will not be going with you to Japan)
38. Please fill out the Self Assessment Medical Form (and Physician's Form, when necessary) and enclose with your application packet.
Signature and Date
That is the entire application for JET 2012. My next post will be the Self-Assessment Medical Form, just so people can make sure to know if they'll need to get a Physician's Form.
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