MARCH (group of five private Tokyo universities)
Acronym for Meiji, Aoyama Gakuin, Rikkyo, Chuo, and Hosei universities; a well-known grouping of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo, often referenced in discussions of university prestige and entrance exam difficulty.
He is aiming for a university at the MARCH level.
MARCH is one of the well-known groups of private universities in Tokyo.
My older brother got accepted into a MARCH university.
She's aiming for a university on the same level as the MARCH group.
Katakana spelling; also used, but the Latin-letter form is more common.
Acronym formed from the initial letters of Meiji, Aoyama Gakuin, Rikkyo, Chuo, and Hosei universities. The exact origin is uncertain, but it became popular in Japanese educational discourse.