obtaining passing grades at the entrance exams....

[alice-5]

Is the following sentence correct?

To be admitted in the Nima High School necessitated obtaining passing grades at the entrance exams.

 

[teechar]

necessitated

Do you mean that this is no longer a requirement?

 

[alice-5]

Do you mean that this is no longer a requirement?

No.

 

[emsr2d2]

No.

In that case, why did you use the simple past "necessitated"?

 

[SoothingDave]

"On" the entrance exams.

 

[teechar]

"On" the entrance exams.

That doesn't work for me. If anything, I would use "in the exam", but I see that this is yet another AmE vs other varieties difference.

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I was actually waiting for the OP to clarify why they used the past simple. I would probably phrase that sentence differently.

 

[SoothingDave]

I was wondering if this would be another one of those differences.

 

[alice-5]

What about "admitted in" ?

 

[tedmc]

What about "admitted in" ?

Admitted to (a place)

To be admitted in the Nima High School necessitated obtaining passing grades at the entrance exams.

The sentence is no good.
Try:
The requirement for admission to/entry into Nima HIgh School is a pass in the entrance exams.

I don't know what entrance exams you are talking about though.

 

[emsr2d2]

I don't know what entrance exams you are talking about though.

I think the original makes it clear enough that that high school has its own entrance exams for prospective students.

 

[teechar]

What about "admitted in" ?

Can you please respond to post #4? Why are you using a past (instead of a present) tense?

 

[alice-5]

Can you please respond to post #4? Why are you using a past (instead of a present) tense?

Because it occured in the past!

 

[teechar]

Then perhaps say:
To gain admission into Nima High School, students/applicants needed to pass that school's entrance exam.

 

[alice-5]

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[teechar]

I have no idea what you're talking about!

 

[alice-5]

Then perhaps say:
To gain admission into Nima High School, students/applicants needed to pass that school's entrance exam.

admission to or into. Which one?

 

[emsr2d2]

Because it occurred in the past!

You told teechar in post #3 that you weren't trying to express that passing the exam is no longer a requirement. In that case, you need to use the present tense to show that it's still a requirement.

If it were a requirement in the past, but isn't a requirement now, we'd say "used to necessitate".

Should I use "admission to" or "admission into"? Which one?

Remember to always write in full sentences. Using "to" is more common in BrE.

I find the original overly formal and wordy.
You have to pass the entrance exams to get into Nima High School.
Note that you don't need the article before "Nima High School".

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[alice-5]

Using "to" is more common in BrE.

The Oxford advanced dictionary only offer to as a preposition for admission. ??

 

[SoothingDave]

Americans would favor "into."

 

[emsr2d2]

The Oxford Advanced Dictionary only offers to as a preposition for admission. ??

Always capitalise book titles correctly.
I can't find any trace on Google of anything called the "Oxford Advanced Dictionary". Are you talking about the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary?
You used a singular noun (dictionary) so you needed a singular verb.
Your text wasn't a question so the question marks at the end are incorrect. When you do write a question, one question mark is always enough.