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matriculation

/məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/

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Other forms: matriculations

Matriculation is a noun meaning admission to a group, particularly a school. Matriculation is what hopefully follows after you send in your application.

Though the dictionary sense of matriculation is admission, in practical use matriculation takes place when you enroll at a school. In other words, you can’t just be accepted to complete matriculation; you have to have to enroll, register, and matriculate. If you get a letter from a college or school with a list of what to do before your matriculation, those are the things you need to do before you arrive on campus — like send a big check!

Definitions of matriculation
  1. noun
    admission to a group (especially a college or university)
    synonyms: matric
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    type of:
    admission, admittance
    the act of admitting someone to enter
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