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self-recommendation; self-nomination
The act of recommending or nominating oneself, especially for a position, award, or university admission. Common in Japanese educational and professional contexts.
自己推薦で大学に応募した。
I applied to the university through self-recommendation.
自己推薦書には自分の強みを書く。
You write your strengths in the self-recommendation letter.
この大学は自己推薦入試で幅広い人材を受け入れている。
This university accepts a wide range of applicants through self-recommendation admission.
USAGE:
Commonly used in the context of university admissions in Japan, where 自己推薦入試 is an admission pathway that does not require a recommendation from a teacher or school, unlike 指定校推薦.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 自己推薦書 (self-recommendation letter)
- 自己推薦入試 (self-recommendation entrance exam)
- 自己推薦で出願する (to apply via self-recommendation)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 推薦: recommendation — a recommendation from someone else
- 指定校推薦: designated school recommendation — admission based on a school's recommendation