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PamQueue Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Apply To/For
"He applied to some university."
"He applied for some university."
The first one is almost indisputably correct. Would the second be just as correct?
"He applied for some university."
The first one is almost indisputably correct. Would the second be just as correct?
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" The first one is almost indisputably correct. Would the second be just as correct? Hi, He applied to some universities.
- " The first one is almost indisputably correct.
- Would the second be just as correct?
- Hi, He applied to some universities.
- That's how we say that idiomatically.
- Compare: He applied for a job.
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PamQueue"He applied to some university.""He applied for some university." The first one is almost indisputably correct. Would the second be just as correct?Hi,
He applied to some universities. That's how we say that idiomatically.
Compare:
He applied for a job.
Regards
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/education/04admissions.html?pagewanted=all
"What Iowa did not count on was that so many of the international students who applied for this fall’s freshman class would wind up coming."
"What Iowa did not count on was that so many of the international students who applied for this fall’s freshman class would wind up coming."
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As Regards already pointed out, you apply for a job/position/class and apply to an institution. So, the students applied to the university for this fall's freshman class.
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