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college, university ☊ 
trường đại học ☊
Universität trường đại học ☊ Bildung
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OXF3000: 
trường đại học 
college
OXF3000: trường đại học university
OXF3000N trường đại học university
OXF3000D: trường đại học university 
Universität
like: trường đại học → →
apply to sb/sth (for sth): to apply to a company/university ☊ apply ☊
approach sb/sth: As you approach the town, you'll see the college on the left. ☊ approach ☊
The research unit is attached to the university. ☊ attached ☊
the university's science block ☊ block ☊
the academic board (= for example, of a British university) ☊ board ☊
the university's chemistry department ☊ chemistry ☊
Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college (= do you still see them or speak or write to them)? ☊ contact ☊
She did a year at college, but then dropped out. ☊ do ☊
I studied English and Drama at college. ☊ drama ☊
The two men were exact contemporaries at university. ☊ exact ☊
students in their first year at college ☊ first ☊
form sth: I formed many close friendships at college. ☊ form ☊
Students should take full advantage of the university's facilities. ☊ full ☊
The college will no longer have to close, thanks to the help of private investment. ☊ help ☊
The college is playing host to a group of visiting Russian scientists. ☊ host ☊
The teacher saw her as good university material (= good enough to go to university). ☊ material ☊
The college is not an officially recognized English language school. ☊ officially ☊
the university's graduate programs ☊ program ☊
promise (to do sth): The college principal promised to look into the matter. ☊ promise ☊
The proportion of men to women in the college has changed dramatically over the years. ☊ proportion ☊
The purpose of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university. ☊ purpose ☊
rank sb/sth + noun: The university is ranked number one in the country for engineering. ☊ rank ☊
rate sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): The university is highly rated for its research. ☊ rate ☊
I've been rejected by all the universities I applied to. ☊ reject ☊
She's still the same fun-loving person that I knew at college. ☊ same ☊
sorry to do sth: I was genuinely sorry to be leaving college. ☊ sorry ☊
a state prison/hospital/university, etc. ☊ state ☊
She went straight from college to a top job. ☊ straight ☊
He started taking drugs (= illegal drugs) at college. ☊ take ☊
The university will reach its target of 5 000 students next September. ☊ target ☊
The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education. ☊ thus ☊
Typical interview questions are 'Why do you want to study law?' or 'Why did you choose this college?' ☊ typical ☊
a degree from the university of life ☊ the university of life ☊
She really wished she'd stayed on at college. ☊ wish ☊