in college
Pursuing higher education
In college describes someone currently enrolled in higher education, typically at a university or similar institution.
The phrase marks a life stage: My daughter is in college now, I started playing guitar in college.
It can modify nouns: in-college expenses, her in-college years.
American usage; British English prefers "at university."
- roommateOne sharing living quarters
- syllabusCourse plan document
- libraryBook collection or building
- professorSenior university teacher
- examFormal knowledge assessment
party · lecture · club · internship · all-nighter · freshman · dorm · independence · budgeting · scholarship · career planning · time management · gap year · dormitory · textbook · thesis · degree · finals week
in collegegraduated
Completed formal studies
college graduate · post-graduate · dropped out · uneducated · alumnus
in collegeemployed
Having paid work
retired · settled down · on the job · adulting · established
in collegedropped out
Left before completing
expelled · college graduate · alumni · withdrawn · on leave
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