<P> Such intense competition means that many students can not compete successfully for admission to the college of their choice . An unsuccessful student can either accept an admission elsewhere , forgo a college education , or wait until the following spring to take the national examinations again . A large number of students choose the last option . These students , called ronin , meaning masterless samurai , spend an entire year , and sometimes longer , studying for another attempt at the entrance examinations . In 2011 , the number of ronin who took the uniform test is 110,211 , while the number of high school students who took the test is 442,421 . </P>
<P> Such intense competition means that many students can not compete successfully for admission to the college of their choice . An unsuccessful student can either accept an admission elsewhere , forgo a college education , or wait until the following spring to take the national examinations again . A large number of students choose the last option . These students , called ronin , meaning masterless samurai , spend an entire year , and sometimes longer , studying for another attempt at the entrance examinations . In 2011 , the number of ronin who took the uniform test is 110,211 , while the number of high school students who took the test is 442,421 . </P>
when do japanese students take college entrance exams
when do japanese students take college entrance exams
spring
spring