Question

1. "After high school, I plan on attending college."

2. "After high school, I plan on attending university."
Outside the US, I know both these sentences sound completely normal. But here (PA, USA) the second sentence doesn't sound quite right. An "a" or "the" would be used before the word "university".
Is this just in my head or am I right?

Answer 1

That is correct, unless you are referring to a specific college. Then, university would be capitalized.