The ceremony itself was a little different. There were no speeches apart from the teachers. Also the performances become longer and increasingly pointless each year. And it was damn crowded in there. Every year the number of students increases. I think we had 160 this year and we finally got 3 more rooms for studies. Currently we have 13 people in our group but I bet by next year it's gonna get even smaller.
Also after the ceremony I decided to go to our hanashikai and see whether I was missing out. Well, I was not. There were 3 teachers and about 10 other students. I decided to wait until my turn to answer comes and endured it until about 7 but honestly it was boring as fuck. I hate to be a mega-bitch but that's just how I feel.
Yet unsure about the JLPT but I have the whole summer to decide so.