university entrance

British  

noun

1.  UE. 

   1. an examination taken by pupils of postprimary schools

   2. the certificate issued to a successful candidate

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Example Sentences

Those in vocational schools had long faced restrictions in taking the gaokao and enrolling in regular universities, until an education reform in 2022 offered vocational school students an alternative university entrance exam.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

The universities have also expanded once small-scale partnerships with high schools to create a dedicated pipeline of prospective students who get preference in admission without having to take university entrance exams.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Eldest daughter, Fatmagul, 19, has begun preparing for university entrance exams, which she is due to take in a few months.

From Reuters • Mar. 6, 2023

Hu Chunhua is known as a boy wonder who ranked first in China’s national university entrance examinations and became the youngest person to hold several official posts.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Aunty Ifeoma rolled the car down the road that led to the university entrance gates.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie