hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɡɹˈædʒuːəts hˌuː wˈɪʃ tə ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn tə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi mˈʌst fˈɜːst kəmplˈiːt tˈuː jˈɪɹz ʌv kˈɑːlɪdʒ æz ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv, sˌʌm stˈuːdənts spˈɛnd tˈuː jˈɪɹz ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pɹˈɛp skˈuːl
High school graduates who wish to go on to university must first complete two years of college (as an alternative, some students spend two years in American prep school)