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go to college vs go to the college

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Go to college' is the more common and natural way to express the action of attending a college or university in general. On the other hand, 'go to the college' is used when referring to a specific college or university. The choice between the two depends on whether you are talking about a particular institution or the concept of higher education in general.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1822 views

go to college

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to attending a college or university in general.

This phrase is used when talking about the action of attending a college or university without specifying a particular institution.

Examples:

She wants to go to college next year.
He decided to go to college to pursue a degree.

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You must go to college to change things for us.
We still want to finish high school and go to college.
Made it easy to buy a house, go to college.
She could go to college and get a job...
I would like to graduate high school and go to college.
He wants to go to college and be something.
They fired her because she wants to go to college.
Study hard and try to go to college.
Mom, you need to go to college.
And I'd like to see you go to college.
I told him he should honor his scholarship and go to college.
Now Julie can go to college.
I'm trying to go to college next year.
I chose to go to college.
I could go to college, get a degree.
We're regressing to tweens before we go to college.
So I want to go to college.
She even got me thinking I could go to college for engineering or to be an architect.
You don't even deserve to go to college.
Or go to college or have a perfect life like you.

Alternatives:

attend college
enroll in college
study at college
start college

go to the college

This phrase is correct but is used when referring to a specific college or university.

This phrase is used when talking about going to a particular college or university, specifying the institution.

Examples:

She is excited to go to the college her parents attended.
He will go to the college in the city center.

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Tuttle's threatening to go to the college.
You would like to be eighteen and drive the car... to go to the college with the car.
Did any portion go to the college?
You didn't go to the same college and...
I can't go to the same college that Derek is going to.
No fault to you, Commissioner, but please go back to the College and say we need to debate with the Commissioners responsible for the briefs in question.
Actually, you could live here... and go to the city college part time... and still get a job if you want.
You know, it's not that You don't want to go to the same college as me.
You don't need to go to college like the rest of us.
No, you have to go to college with the plan.
Getting ready to go to college in the fall... Yale.
She was all set to go to college in the fall.
I still don't understand why you wanted to go to college on the other side of the country anyway.
I would just like to say in passing to Mrs Van Lancker as well that I expect the part-time work collective agreement proposed by the social partners to go through the college before the summer recess.
Little scrubber girl Joey gets to go to the ball with college Prince Charming.
But my opponent says today is not the day for whites and coloreds to go the same college.
My point is that maybe I should go to the local state college and take some agriculture courses.
Left her parents' home to go to the local junior college.
Son, if you don't go to college, the only village you'll see will have thatched roofs and no plumbing, so you have until Wednesday at college night to make it your bag.
I'm the first in my family to go to college, the first to vote republican and the last one up on Sunday morning.

Alternatives:

attend the college
enroll in the college
study at the college
start at the college

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