I sincerely want to apply to the Foreign Language University , what's more, I guess I will choose the major of English.
请问apply for; apply to; apply at 有什么区别?
【答】 apply for 的宾语在内容上应当是希望获得的事物，例如工作（job, work），职务（post, position），奖金（reward），签证(visa), 工资的提高(an increase in salary), 经理职位(directorship), 国籍(citizenship), 贷款(loan, credit), 而apply to的宾语在内容上则应当是对之作出申请的个人或机构，例如秘书 (secretary), 经理 (director), 大学 (university, college)。请看例句：
Father is thinking of applying for the directorship. 父亲正在考虑申请当经理。
I am applying for a job as a clerk. 我正在申请一个做职员的工作。
He applied for a transfer to another department. 他申请调往另一个部门。
Nobody applied for the reward. 谁也没有申请这项奖金。
How many universities have you applied to? 你向几所大学提出了申请？
He has applied to the banker for loan. 他已向这位银行家申请了贷款。
For further information, apply to the secretary of the company. 欲获得进一步的详情，请与公司秘书联系。
apply to 可以指用任何方式去申请，例如书信，电讯，亲自到场等等，而apply at 则指亲自到场去申请。例如：
He applied at the local police station for a certificate. 他向当地警察局申请了执照。
Job seeks should apply at the personnel office. 寻找工作的人应当亲自到人事处提出申请。
