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in my first year at university vs in my first year in university

Both phrases are correct, but the first one is preferred. 'In my first year at university' is more commonly used and sounds more natural. 'In my first year in university' is also correct but less common.
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in my first year at university

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the specific time period when someone is in their first year of university.

Examples:

  • In my first year at university, I made a lot of new friends.
  • I learned a lot in my first year at university.
  • During my first year at university, I took a lot of interesting courses.
  • Nov 13, 2019 ... What if I'm in my first year at university but I don't like what I'm doing? Is it too late to choose another field? All related (78).
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  • Sep 28, 2016 ... I did really bad in my first year at university; can I still get into med school? All related (74).
  • Feb 17, 2020 ... In my first year at university, I was one of those people that said that I had a lack of time. I thought that I didn't have the time for ...
  • May 28, 2024 ... I took one year of Spanish in high school and one semester in my first year at university. I know I am nowhere near fluent. I understand the ...
  • In my first year at university, I was introduced to three theories concerning aggression, and as this is “back to school” season, I thought I'd share them ...
  • Oct 12, 2019 ... I'm currently in my first year at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor going for Mechanical Engineering. Although I haven't been here long, I ...
  • I'm from the UK and currently in my first year at University. I actually saw Camp America advertised on instagram and I immediately knew that I would be ...
  • Aug 13, 2019 ... When I first heard of the Global UGRAD Program, I was in my first year at university. I recall starting the application and never completing ...
  • Jun 1, 2020 ... A: Well, while you ____(had) (have) a good time going round the world, I ___ (study) hard in my first year at university! B:What ____ (do ...

Alternatives:

  • during my first year at university
  • in my freshman year at university
  • in my first year of university
  • in my initial year at university
  • in my first year studying at university

in my first year in university

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase can also be used to indicate the specific time period when someone is in their first year of university, but it is less commonly used than 'in my first year at university'.

Examples:

  • In my first year in university, I struggled with time management.
  • I had a great experience in my first year in university.
  • During my first year in university, I met some amazing people.
  • Jun 19, 2020 ... I am 20 years old and in my first year in university, but I am starting to have doubt if this is what I really want. Classes bore me a lot and I am so confused.
  • Sep 3, 2024 ... ... In my first year in university, I joined a social club. Our club subcontracted gigs from Silverbird Productions. The promotions company ...
  • Oct 9, 2023 ... With a 2.67 GPA in the first semester in my first year in university, can I still make the first class at the end of my 5 years studying ...
  • Feb 6, 2018 ... ... in my first year in University for Computer Science and we had python as our first Language too, and I couldn't be happier with the choice ...
  • Aug 15, 2024 ... In my first year in university, however, my mathematics professor asked me a question regarding rain. After that question, rain would become ...
  • May 24, 2021 ... ... in my first year in university, and here they are: ... I can't count how many precious human connections I've had through activity groups in my ...
  • Jul 8, 2017 ... Finding out about this strange state of affairs made me go back to the The Mask of Dimitrios, a novel I read in my first year in university ...
  • Aug 14, 2017 ... In my first year in university, I made a lot of mistakes. I thought that campus life was just like high school life - that as long as I did ...
  • My journey started in my first year in university. I wanted to learn something outside of school and so, I took some classes learning HTML, CSS, and other ...

Alternatives:

  • in my first year at university
  • during my first year in university
  • in my freshman year in university
  • in my first year of university
  • in my initial year in university

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