Meaning trap
get into
be admitted (institution)
To be accepted as a member or student of a school, university, or other selective organization.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To be accepted as a member or student of a school, university, or other selective organization.
'get into' also has the more basic meaning 'become interested in'; this is the advanced sense.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- She worked hard all year to get into Oxford.education
- Many students feel under pressure to achieve high grades in order to get into prestigious universities.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: get into + institution/organization
WrongShe got in Oxford.
RightShe got into Oxford.
For being accepted, use 'get into', not just 'get in'.
Patternget into + institution/organization
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Get into' is how people talk about being accepted somewhere selective; 'granted admission to' is an offer letter.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
get into + institutioninto uniinto Harvardinto med schoolinto the programme
Don't confuse it
Unlike the B1 sense 'enter a place or state', this sense focuses on the achievement of being accepted by a selective institution, not just physically going inside or starting something.
Related
- get into (become interested in) — 'get into' also has the more basic meaning 'become interested in'; this is the advanced sense.