Exams & Qualifications
Preparation guides for Eiken, SAT and other exams: study plans, last-week priorities and exam-day checklists.
15 articles
- How to Study for EIKEN Grade 2: A Study Plan Built from Past-Paper Weak PointsWhere should you start for EIKEN Grade 2? Check the current official format, identify weak points from past-paper results, and build practice that fits the time you have left.
- What Changed in EIKEN? The 2024 New Format and Grade Pre-2 Plus ExplainedThe 2024 question-format renewal and the introduction of Grade Pre-2 Plus in the 2025 academic year are separate changes. Here are the changes by grade, the current test structure and the exam fees.
- One week before the EIKEN first stage: what to prioritise in the final 7 daysWith one week left, it matters more to narrow down where marks are being lost than to add new materials. Here is how to use the final 7 days.
- Three days before the EIKEN interview: second-stage preparation you can still doThree days before the EIKEN second stage: the interview flow, reading aloud, answering questions, opinion questions and the order to practise mock interviews, mainly for Grades 3, Pre-2, Pre-2 Plus and 2.
- EIKEN past paper score is low. What should be fixed first?A low score alone does not diagnose anything. Here is how to break the loss down by cause.
- EIKEN Pre-2 as an elementary school student: 3 things parents should prepareThe three places elementary students typically get stuck on Pre-2 (vocabulary, long passages and writing), plus home study steps and when outside support helps.
- Vocabulary memorisation alone does not always improve EIKEN scoresAt higher grades, the bottleneck is often not vocabulary. Here is how to tell what is actually costing points.
- Why EIKEN writing stalls, and what to do about itThe pen often stops before vocabulary or grammar even come into it. Here is where students actually get stuck, and what helps.
- What to do 30, 14, 7 and 1 days before an examA revision plan for any kind of exam: checking the scope, fixing weak points, rehearsing the real format and preparing the day before, for students unsure what to prioritise at each stage.
- How to study in the last week before the SAT: reviewing Bluebook practice tests and preparing the day beforeOne week left before the SAT: reviewing Bluebook practice tests, narrowing weak points, priorities for Reading and Writing and Math, and preparation the day before.
- 5 things to do the night before the SAT: a checklist for last-minute study and test-day preparationFor students and parents unsure what to do the night before the SAT: priorities from last study, Bluebook, admission ticket, what to bring and the venue to bedtime, and what to avoid.
- 5 reasons your SAT practice test score is not improving, and how to reviewFor students whose SAT score does not rise despite many practice tests: weak-point analysis with Score Details and My Practice, classifying causes of mistakes, and repeating with the Student Question Bank.
- What is the SAT? Structure, difficulty and how parents can use itThe SAT is not an America-only test. Here is what it actually covers, how hard it is, and how it can support university applications in Japan and abroad.
- How to take EIKEN in Singapore: the difference between JAS and Satsuki GakuenBased on information confirmed as of October 7, 2026, this article sets out the main routes for taking EIKEN in Singapore and what to check before applying.
- Continuing Eiken While Living in the Netherlands: Test Venues and Online StudyLiving in the Netherlands, you can keep studying for Eiken online, but choosing a test venue is not like choosing one in Japan. The official overseas venues, the Eiken S-CBT venues, and an 8-week study plan counted back from the test date.