Троечник; сессия

07:20 Sep 2, 2014 

сдать сессию is what you are after
What the ректор is saying is basically "Go study!" (get decent grades for your exams first before you say things like that here)

07:20 Sep 2, 2014 

сдать сессию is what you are after
What the ректор is saying is basically "Go study!" (get decent grades for your exams first before you say things like that here)

07:20 Sep 2, 2014 

сдать сессию is what you are after
What the ректор is saying is basically "Go study!" (get decent grades for your exams first before you speak things like that here)

03:42 Sep 2, 2014 

The Russian тройка, roughly equivalent to the American C grade, is the lowest passing grade in secondary schools and universities. 2 would be 'failing,' 4 'good' and 5 'excellent.' Technically the entire grading scale goes from 1 to 5, but 1 is no different from 2.
Троечник is stereotypically someone who does the necessary minimum to advance to the next year. A derogatory term in academia, but strangely enough they usually fair just fine in life :)

03:34 Sep 2, 2014 

This site is new to me. Excuse me, but what is exactly a student C?
In my country we use the 0-10 system.

03:12 Sep 2, 2014 

Сессия is an umbrella term for all final exams at the end of a semester. In the US they sometimes call it 'finals.' The reason Russian сессия is such a headache is simple: the final exam typically accounts for 100% of your grade, compared for example with 25% to 50% in the US.

Троечник is simply a C student.

Are you aware of www.multitran.ru?