What is the appropriate word for someone who passes an entrance exam?
I am trying to prepare a list of students who have taken an exam to be admitted to a course. In this list, there are 20 highly-placed people and 20 candidates who got lower marks. These people will be called up for the course if any of the first list don't take up the opportunity.
I'd like to know what to call the first group:
| Name | Result |
|---|---|
| John Doe Alice Jones ... |
???? (There are twenty of these) |
| John Smith Sue Bloggs ... |
Substitute (Twenty of these too) |
All of the candidates passed the exam, so they are all "successful" in that sense; but we only have twenty places available, which will be offered in order of the mark each candidate achieved in the exam.
Solution 1:
You could say admitted. The verb to admit has this meaning recorded in the dictionaries:
If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it.
He was admitted to the Académie Culinaire de France. (Collins)
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
to admit a student to college. (Dictionary.com)
To accept into an organization or group:
The college admits fine arts students. (FreeDictionary)
But I think the best option is the noun admissions (in the plural):
Admissions to a place such as a school or university are the people who are allowed to enter or join it.
- Each school sets its own admissions policy. (Collins)