I had been living in Japan for about 4 years when I decided to take the N1 test. I had never taken the JLPT, but I was confident because my last job required me to speak and study Japanese a lot, and I spent a lot of my spare time immersing myself in different media for practice. I took the test the first time without studying, other than what I was doing naturally for work and for fun, because I wanted to see how well I could do at my current skill level. However I was quickly humbled by the test, and I felt defeated and discouraged. Around that time I happened to discover Chica sensei’s courses, and I felt that it looked promising so I enrolled in her “All In One N1 Course”. I had just changed jobs to my current one which requires me to speak in English all day, and I’m not permitted to speak Japanese because I teach English at an immersion school. I was concerned this would slow or stop my progress with my Japanese skills, but I have gradually improved thanks to Chica sensei. I’m happy to say that I officially passed the N1, and it’s all thank to Chica sensei. I would have never had seen what was holding me back from progressing without her help and I would have stopped progressing because of how busy my new job keeps me and how little opportunities it gives me to work on my Japanese. I feel Chica sensei’s course helped me stay consistent but also didn’t overwhelm me. Learning a language takes time, and if you’re like me, you want the results now so you tend to rush it at times, and overwhelm yourself. I recommend Chica sensei to all my friends all the time, and I recommend her to anyone reading my long winded testimonial here too haha! She will get you to pass the test. Best of luck to you!