walka o indeks

English translation: compete for university admission

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Polish term or phrase:walka o indeks
English translation:compete for university admission
Entered by: Piotr Łazorko

17:39 Nov 23, 2019
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / edukacja
Polish term or phrase: walka o indeks
"Walka o indeks na studia.
Ponad 1100 osób z całej Wielkopolski rywalizuje o indeks Wyższej Szkoły Bankowej w Poznaniu. Za nami pierwszy etap Wielkopolskiej Olimpiady Wiedzy o Bezpieczeństwie."

"Ogólnopolska Olimpiada „O Diamentowy Indeks AGH”
Trzystopniowa ogólnopolska olimpiada pod nazwą „O Diamentowy Indeks AGH” realizowana jest w zakresie pięciu przedmiotów: matematyki, informatyki, fizyki, chemii i geografii z elementami geologii. Laureaci olimpiady przyjmowani są na studia w AGH z pominięciem procedury rekrutacyjnej."

https://radiowrzesnia.pl/walka-o-indeks-na-studia/
Piotr Łazorko
Poland
Local time: 12:43
compete for university admission
Explanation:
compete for university admission

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Note added at 29 mins (2019-11-23 18:08:44 GMT)
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Option 2: fight for university places / fight for places at tertiary institutions (such as universities and colleges)

The figures are well below the UK average, where 8.2% picked up an A* and 27% an A grade and record numbers of students are fighting for the last remaining university places.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/students-wales...

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Note added at 37 mins (2019-11-23 18:16:22 GMT)
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Option 3: competition/fight for university placements

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Note added at 1 day 19 hrs (2019-11-25 13:05:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Opcja 4 [US]: (competing/competition in) the college admissions rat race

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Note added at 2 days 14 hrs (2019-11-26 07:42:32 GMT) Post-grading
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NOTE: Option 4 has been originally posted by our absolutely terrific colleague Darius Saczuk, so all credit goes to him.
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mike23
Poland
Local time: 12:43
Grading comment
Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3compete for university admission
mike23
3 +1vying for admission
Grzegorz Mysiński
3higher education entrance war(s)
geopiet
2Yoink your admission away
Stanislaw Semczuk


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
vying for admission


Explanation:
Jedna z możliwości


    https://news.ufl.edu/articles/2017/02/uf-applications-hit-a-record-high.html
Grzegorz Mysiński
Poland
Local time: 12:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 55

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
7 mins
  -> Dziękuję.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
higher education entrance war(s)


Explanation:
„Walka o indeks na studia” - tytuł artykułu

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College admissions in the United States refers to the process of applying for entrance to institutions of higher education for undergraduate study at one of the nation's colleges or universities.

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Young people in Japan, Korea , and other Pacific Asian countries work very hard to win the "entrance wars" for admission to university (ipsi chiok or entrance examination hell in Korea (Lee, 2003))

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geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 128
Notes to answerer
Asker: Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc!

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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Yoink your admission away


Explanation:
this would find readers a the interested generation;
low confidence coz there is no way to decide apart from like/dislike


    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Yoink
Stanislaw Semczuk
Local time: 12:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
compete for university admission


Explanation:
compete for university admission

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Note added at 29 mins (2019-11-23 18:08:44 GMT)
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Option 2: fight for university places / fight for places at tertiary institutions (such as universities and colleges)

The figures are well below the UK average, where 8.2% picked up an A* and 27% an A grade and record numbers of students are fighting for the last remaining university places.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/students-wales...

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Note added at 37 mins (2019-11-23 18:16:22 GMT)
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Option 3: competition/fight for university placements

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Note added at 1 day 19 hrs (2019-11-25 13:05:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Opcja 4 [US]: (competing/competition in) the college admissions rat race

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Note added at 2 days 14 hrs (2019-11-26 07:42:32 GMT) Post-grading
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NOTE: Option 4 has been originally posted by our absolutely terrific colleague Darius Saczuk, so all credit goes to him.

mike23
Poland
Local time: 12:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 108
Grading comment
Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
6 mins
  -> Dziękuję Frank. Miłego wieczoru.

agree  Sebastian Siemieniec: i'd go for this: fight for university places
2 hrs
  -> Dziękuję.

agree  legato
3 hrs
  -> Dziękuję.
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