You can say :I have a long way to go before entering the university(a lot of work to do or improvement to make) You can also say: Information tecnology has come a long way in the last ten years( have advanced to an improved or more developed state) If you say that someone will go a long way ,you mean that they will be successfull. Hope its clear now, Rebeca Carpe Diem
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