Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1911 , to continue his education at the University of Saint Petersburg , from which Jews were excluded , he converted to Methodism ( which he did not practice ) and entered the university the same year .
Simplified: In 1911 , in order to continue education in the University of St. Petersburg , he converted to Methodism ( which he did not practice ) and entered the university the same year .