, ▁Green ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁at ▁Gon ville ▁and ▁C ai us ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁He ▁was ▁particularly ▁in secure ▁about ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Greek ▁and ▁Latin , ▁which ▁were ▁pr ere quis ites , ▁but ▁it ▁turned ▁out ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁as ▁hard ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁learn ▁these ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁en vis aged , ▁as ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁expected ▁master y ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁expected . ▁In ▁the ▁mathematics ▁exam in ations , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁first - year ▁mathematical ▁prize . ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁as ▁a ▁ 4 th ▁W r ang ler ▁( the ▁ 4 th ▁highest ▁scoring ▁student ▁in ▁his ▁gradu ating ▁class , ▁coming ▁after ▁James ▁Joseph ▁Syl v ester ▁who ▁scored ▁ 2 nd ). ▁ ▁College ▁fellow ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁gradu ation , ▁Green ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁Philosoph ical ▁Society . ▁Even ▁without ▁his ▁stell ar ▁academic ▁standing , ▁the ▁Society ▁had ▁already ▁read ▁and ▁made ▁note ▁of ▁his ▁Ess ay ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁publications , ▁so ▁Green ▁was ▁wel com ed . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁provided ▁an ▁un par alle led ▁opportunity ▁for ▁Green ▁to ▁read , ▁write , ▁and ▁discuss ▁his ▁scientific ▁ideas . ▁In ▁this ▁short ▁time ▁he ▁published ▁an ▁additional ▁six ▁publications ▁with ▁applications ▁to ▁hyd rod ynam ics , ▁sound , ▁and ▁opt ics . ▁ ▁Final ▁years ▁and ▁post hum ous ▁fame