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Entrance examination
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An entrance examination is an examination that many educational institutions use to select students for admission. These exams may be administered at any level of education, from primary to higher education, although they are more common at higher levels.
In Japan (having the second largest higher education system), entrance examinations for university are seen as the ultimate decision-maker. High school students focus almost solely on preparations for the exam, in an attempt to enter the most prestigious universities in the country. Often students attend cram school in order to prepare for the exam.
For most universities in the United States, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and ACT are considered the examinations of choice for admissions at the undergraduate level, rather than universities administering their own entrance exam. Admissions into certain North American graduate schools are often determined by the results of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) or Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
Some universities and many lower schools have rejected entrance exams. Instead, they evaluate prospective students through other means, such as an original essay or the marks the student received in a previous school.
- Selective education
- Vestibular, the entrance exams in Brazil
- Competitive examination
- Standardized test
- Aptitude test
- High-stakes test
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