How we call students of different years

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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I found that there are different words used for students.

freshman -> first year
sophomore -> second year
junior -> third year
senior -> last year.

My questions are :

  1. Are these names used worldwide or only in US ?
  2. How about students on 4th, 5th years and so on ?
    As far as I know, students of medical faculties have 7-year-course in universities.
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I think they are only used in America. in America, you don’t get to be a medical student till you finish your undergraduate education, which, in most cases, lasts four years. Then you can go on to a medical school to become a doctor. The 6th and 7th year would probably be considered as graduate education in America.

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Hi gianglt

Freshman, sophmore, junior and senior are used for the fours years you typically spend to earn a BA or BS degree at university in the USA.

For postgraduate degrees, I would expect people to say things like “He’s a first year law student” or “She’s in her second year of medical school.”

Amy