記き念ねん受じゅ験けん

noun

taking an entrance exam just for the experience; applying to a school without expecting to pass

Used when someone sits an entrance exam mainly as a trial run, for the experience, or as a symbolic gesture, without a realistic expectation of admission. Often carries a light, self-deprecating tone.

• 第だい一いち志し望ぼうじゃないけど、記き念ねん受じゅ験けんで受うけてみた。

  It wasn't my first choice, but I took the exam just for the experience.

• 彼かれは記き念ねん受じゅ験けんのつもりで東とう大だいを受うけたら、意い外がいにも合ごう格かくした。

  He took the University of Tokyo entrance exam without expecting to pass, but surprisingly got accepted.