How can I rewrite 'with whom' in this sentence [closed]

Here's a sentence in my essay:

These institutions will allow me to work with peers with whom we have similar academic interests.

I think to make it grammatically correct, I may want to use 'with whom', but it sounds a bit weird to include two 'with's so close in this sentence. I am thinking about rewriting the sentence as

These institutions will allow me to work with peers whom we have similar academic interests with.

Is the grammar correct here? Is there a better way I can phrase this sentence? Thanks so much for the help!

Solution 1:

In your sentence, "whom" is used as a relative pronoun (a category of pronoun) and is functioning as the object of the preposition "with". As explained in The Farlex Grammar Book, positioning prepositions in front of relative pronouns often sounds overly formal, especially when it comes to the relative pronoun "whom". As a result, it is generally acceptable for a preposition to come after a relative clause instead of before a relative pronoun. Alternatively, you can omit it entirely. Therefore, your sentence can read:

These institutions will allow me to work with peers with whom we have similar academic interests. (very formal)

or

These institutions will allow me to work with peers whom we have similar academic interests with (less formal)

or

These institutions will allow me to work with peers we have similar academic interests with (most casual)

Hopefully my explanation helps.