Collocations for Career and Study Plans

Jonathan __________________ a career as a veterinarian

because he's interested in medicine and loves animals

• took up

• decided on

• was a accepted to

• enrolled in

Linda is so impressed by the latest animated films that

she's decided to _________ computer graphics

• took up

• be rejected by

• switched to

• be accepted into

Gary is interested in environmental conservation,

so he's __________ a job at the Wildlife Center

• enrolled in

• signed up for

• Apply to

• Apply for

Nora needs math for engineering, but she hasn't used it since secondary school,

so she's ______________ a refresher course

• switched to

• been accepted into

• signed up for

• decided on

I hope it's not too late to _____________ dental school.

I don't want to wait for another year

• Apply to

• Apply for

• Sign up for

• enroll in

Magdalena started out in cultural anthropology but soon ___________ medicine

• enrolled in

• switched to

• applied for

Only two students from our class ____________ medical school this year

• were accepted to

• switched to

• decided on

• applied for

Iris couldn't believe she had _______________ the Wright College of Music,

but luckily she was accepted elsewhere.

• signed up for

• decided on

• been rejected by

• enrolled in

Matt has been accepted into flight school, but he won't _______________

the program until next year

• switch to

• enroll in

• apply for

• be rejected by