apply to university

[lilmisssunshine58]

Hola

Para decir "I have appplied to University" ¿que verbo se usa para "apply"? ¿Se usa el mismo verbo que se usa para decir "to apply for a job"? (¿que pienso es "solicitar"?)

Gracias

 

[toxicosmos]

You can say:
"He solicitado (una) plaza en/para la Universidad".

You can't say:
"He solicitado para la Universidad".

 

[Pecosa]

"postularse" es la palabra adecuada

 

[ausum]

"postularse" es la palabra adecuada

That's correct. The sentence would translate as:

"He postulado a la universidad"
"Postular a un puesto de trabajo"
"Postular a un trabajo"

 

[eclypse]

That's correct. The sentence would translate as:

"He postulado a la universidad"
"Postular a un puesto de trabajo"
"Postular a un trabajo"

How about "applying for a masters programme" ?

Postularse a un posgraduade?

Does that work if what I want to say is that I have applied to three postgraduate programmes, but it will be months before I find out where I have been accepted.

Thank you

 

[Rivendell]

Hi all,

"postular" is a correct word but we NEVER (or SELDOM) use it in Spain. In fact we don't use a specific verb. We'd say:

"Me he matriculado en la Universidad" - "Me he apuntado a la universidad" - "He hecho la reserva de plaza en la universidad"

"He mandado un CV a un puesto de trabajo"

 

[ClementineSino]

I agree with Rivendell. I would never use "postular" except if I'm talking about someone who is defending a theory: "Miguel Servet postulaba que exitía una doble circulación sanguínea".
I would say "He pedido/solicitado la admisión en la universidad X", because when you apply you still don´t know if your application is going to be accepted. After the acceptance, you pay and send all the necessary papers: this is "matricularse" (me he matriculado...).
And if I am applying for a job I would also say "he echado un CV a un puesto de trabajo". It sounds more informal, but it is the most usual option.
Un saludo.