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Number of semesters completed by the time you commence your studies at the University 是什么意思?
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semester = half of a year
commence your studies at the university = start going to the university
I study at a local college for 1.5 years, and then I transfer to a university. By the time I commence my studies at the university, I have completed 3 semesters already.
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COMMENCE your studies??
Where are you reading this? Is it suggesting
"Number of semesters completed by the time you FINISH your studies at the University"? or "Number of semesters completed by the time you START your studies at the University?"??
Commence means "begin" or "start". So, if it does mean start, then perhaps it is talking about semesters you have completed in high school or at a community college?
It sounds more like a sentence talking about FINISHING your studies.
I don't know who wrote it, but they may have gotten confused. When you graduate from high school or University, you have a ceremony called "Commencement". While this ceremony is the END of your schooling, it is called "commencement" because it's the BEGINNING of your life/a "new chapter".
So, I could see if someone got confused thinking about "Commencement" and writing about when you finish school.
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@mollip0p I imagine it's a question about transfer students.
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@jimpjorps I suppose that's true! It does specify "THE University" rather than just university in general. Confusing, though, and a poor word choice for the field of academia they're in, I think! You're probably right :)
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