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Common collocations with admission in American Collocation

admission noun

US /ədˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

want or ask for admission

apply for
seek

To apply for admission to the degree course, you must submit an application form.

get admission

gain
qualify for

Season-ticket holders can gain free admission to the game.

allow admission

grant someone
guarantee (someone)

Very few asylum seekers are granted admission to the country.

refuse admission

deny
refuse

The management reserves the right to refuse admission.

full and honest

candid
clear
frank
full

He ended with the candid admission that he did not know what the solution was.

given unwillingly

grudging

It was a grudging admission of guilt on the part of the minister.

not stated directly

implicit
tacit

The decision is a tacit admission of the failure of the new initiative.

make

Do not make an admission of guilt before you have contacted a lawyer.