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User_gary Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

apply to/enroll at the college

I will apply to the college for my higher studies.

I will enroll at the college for my higher studies.

Please tell me the differencfe between "apply to" and "enroll at" in the above sentences. I usually understand the both as having the same meaning.
  

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If you apply to the college, you are asking if they will accept you. If you enroll, you have been accepted and are now recording your presence in the college.

  • If you apply to the college, you are asking if they will accept you.
  • If you enroll, you have been accepted and are now recording your presence in the college.
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If you apply to the college, you are asking if they will accept you.

If you enroll, you have been accepted and are now recording your presence in the college.
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Feebs11If you apply to the college, you are asking if they will accept you.

If you enroll, you have been accepted and are now recording your presence in the college.
Thank you very much Feebs11.

So if someone says "I have enrolled at S college", are they really mean "I have joined `S' college"?
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Just a side note, "join" is not American English usage.

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