I studied hard last year so that I can/could go to a good university next year.

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Adverbial clauses of purpose: mixed past and future.

Which is correct?
  • I studied hard last year so that I can go to a good university next year.
  • I studied hard last year so that I could go to a good university next year.
I guess the second one is correct. I wonder what you think.
 
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