指定校推薦

• 読み: していこうすいせん
• ローマ字: shiteikō suisen
• 漢字の分解: 指 (point) + 定 (fixed) + 校 (school) + 推 (push/recommend) + 薦 (recommend) → designated school recommendation
• 発音: /ɕi.te.i.koː sɯ.i.seɴ/

意味

A university admission system where specific high schools receive reserved recommendation slots for their students.

指定校推薦 is an admission pathway where universities designate certain high schools as partner schools and offer guaranteed admission slots. High schools then select their best students (based on grades, behavior, and 内申点) to fill these slots. It's highly coveted because once selected, admission is virtually guaranteed. However, students who enter through 指定校推薦 sometimes face a stigma from peers who took the regular entrance exam.

例文

1. 指定校推薦で早稲田に決まったから、もう受験勉強しなくていい。
2. 指定校推薦の枠を取るために3年間ずっと成績トップだった。
3. 指定校推薦って楽だと思われがちだけど、内申点維持するの大変だよ。

使い方ガイド

場面: school, education, family

トーン: informational, sometimes envious

正しい言い方

• 指定校推薦もらえるように1年生から頑張ってたんだ。 (I've been working hard since freshman year to get a school recommendation.)
• 指定校推薦で入った人も優秀な人多いよ。 (There are plenty of talented people who got in through school recommendation.)

避ける言い方

• 「指定校推薦で入ったんでしょ」は嫌味に聞こえる (Saying 'you got in through recommendation, right?' can sound snarky — implying they couldn't pass the real exam)

よくある間違い

• Assuming 指定校推薦 is easy — students must maintain excellent grades for three years and are under constant pressure not to slip

起源と歴史

From 指定校 (designated school) + 推薦 (recommendation). This system has been part of Japanese university admissions for decades, offering an alternative to the intense general entrance exams.

文化的背景

時代: Established admissions system, ongoing

世代: High school and university students

社会的背景: Available at various school levels

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. The prestige of available slots depends heavily on the high school's academic reputation.