student at or of

[ostap77]

"We are students the first-year students at State University."

OR

"We are the first-year students of State University." What preposition should I use ''at" or "of"?

 

[Barb_D]

In the US, "at."

(first-year should have a hyphen when it comes immediately before students)

 

[ostap77]

In the US, "at."

(first-year should have a hyphen when it comes immediately before students)

Is it possible that in another english-speaking country they might say "of"? Or ''of" is just incorrect?

 

[riquecohen]

Is it possible that in another english-speaking country they might say "of"? Or ''of" is just incorrect?

If it is used in other countries, I would still say it´s not correct.
"We are first-year students at ....." Omit the article the. Capitalize English. You can use of in a different context. "We are first-year students of biology at State U."

 

[5jj]

You can use of with the subject studied:

We are students of Psychology (at State U.),

though I think most people would express this as:

We are Psychology students.

 

[ostap77]

You can use of with the subject studied:

We are students of Psychology (at State U.),

though I think most people would express this as:

We are Psychology students.

I may say I'm a student of linguistics at State U..?

 

[riquecohen]

I may say I'm a student of linguistics at State U..?

Yes, but as fivejedjon has pointed out, it is more frequently expressed as "I`m a linguistics student at...."

 

[Barb_D]

If you had kept the "the" it would mean you were all of the first-year students. Perhaps the entire freshman class was planning a charity project, so it was not necessarily incorrect.

 

[Barb_D]

Is it possible that in another english-speaking country they might say "of"? Or ''of" is just incorrect?

One thing I have learned is that prepositions vary more than I would have thought.

On/in the street, on/at the weekend, for example, so I no longer say "This is the way to say it." Instead, it's qualified with "this is how I say it."