at college

Frequency: 8.028.3 per million words

Used to indicate the location of studying, often implying being away from home (esp. AmE) or generally enrolled (esp. BrE).

collegePREPOSITION + NOUN

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Examples (10)

  • She's away at college in Virginia.
  • I got interested in politics when I was at college.
  • My son will be at college this fall, living in the dorms for the first time.
  • What was the most valuable lesson you learned while at college?
  • He worked part-time to support himself while he was at college.
  • Not everyone thrives in the social environment at college.
  • The novel's protagonist reflects on the choices she made when she was at college.
  • If I had known what I know now, I would have studied something different at college.
  • Being at college is often a person's first real taste of independence.
  • Many of the lifelong friendships I have were formed when I was at college.