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  2. List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union

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    List of U.S. states. The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution.

  3. Admission to the Union - Wikipedia

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    The 11th Article authorized Congress to admit new states to the Union provided nine states consented. Under the Articles, each state cast one vote on each proposed measure in Congress. During this period, the Confederation Congress enacted two ordinances governing the admission of new states into the Union.

  4. List of admission tests to colleges and universities - Wikipedia

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    TMS – Test for Medical Studies, used by most medical colleges in Germany. PhaST – Pharmaceutical Studies Aptitude Test, used for most pharmaceutical study programmes. HAM-Nat – Hamburg test for natural sciences, used by two universities for medical studies and pharmaceutical studies.

  5. List of Confederate states by date of admission to the ...

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    The following table is a list of all 13 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first seven became states in February and March 1861 upon agreeing to the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States, and each joined the permanent Confederation of states between March 12 and April 22, 1861, upon ratifying the Constitution of ...

  6. List of standardized tests in the United States - Wikipedia

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    WorkKeys. California Achievement Test. ITBS – Iowa Test of Basic Skills [2] SAT – formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test. SAT Subject Tests. CLT – Classic Learning Test. Former English Language Proficiency Test – ELPT. PSAT/NMSQT – Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

  7. College admissions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Graduates from a high school in Connecticut in 2008. College admissions in the United States refers to the process of applying for entrance to institutions of higher education for undergraduate study at one of the nation's colleges or universities. [1] [2] For those who intend to attend college immediately after high school, the college search ...

  8. Ivy League - Wikipedia

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    The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference of eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States.The term Ivy League is used more broadly to refer to the eight schools that belong to the league, which are globally-renowned as elite colleges associated with academic excellence, highly selective admissions, and social elitism.

  9. Eleven-plus - Wikipedia

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    The eleven-plus ( 11+) is a standardised examination administered to some students in England and Northern Ireland in their last year of primary education, which governs admission to grammar schools and other secondary schools which use academic selection. The name derives from the age group for secondary entry: 11–12 years.