I'm currently applying for the one-year JLP track at Waseda, and I have to choose an "evaluator" for my application (pretty much the same as a reference for a job). I'm trying to decide between two people;
– My Japanese teacher, who teaches freelance and has been working with me for roughly 1.5 years, I feel like he would be the better choice in terms of knowing my actual skill with Japanese (I would say I'm on the cusp of N4 level).
– My boss, who I've known for 1 year and is fluent in Japanese, but who's NEVER spoken with me in Japanese. However, I think she'd be the better "professional" choice (FWIW, I work at VIZ Media as an editorial assistant).
Any opinions? I'd like to hear what people who've studied with the JLP think.
by Gullible_Reporter_46