Conversation so far:
where was Walter Scott born?
in Dryburgh Abbey.
when was he born?
Walter Scott was born on 15 August 1771.
who were his parents?
He was the ninth child of Walter Scott, a Writer to the Signet (solicitor), and Anne Rutherford.
where did he go to school?
In October 1779 he began at the Royal High School of Edinburgh (in High School Yards.

Question: did he go to college?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Walter Scott go to college?