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undergrad

[uhn-der-grad] / ˈʌn dərˌgræd /




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An undergrad became a magazine staff writer and received a free ride to Columbia’s MFA program.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Curry was an undergrad at the University of Texas at Arlington and a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

Sotomayor has long been an advocate for criminal defendants in her jurisprudence, and for her part, Jackson’s thesis in undergrad even covered coercive plea bargaining.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

As an undergrad at Cornell, he studied economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

“But believe me, being another guy with another NYU undergrad degree in acting, it’s like there’s a zillion of us actors here.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

The soaking and scamming of undergrads and grad students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

They are also headaches taking up roster spots in an NIL-enriched landscape where teams are loaded with players finding ways to stick around long after most undergrads have entered the workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

My undergrads are rightly fearful about the climate crisis but working in community to find their way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

The government will begin a new consultation in the autumn to look at options for a minimum English language requirement for prospective undergrads to access student finance.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

So, because he had been fond of her, he was glad to listen to Strangeways, even when he related her newer conquests over more recent undergrads, and her later romantic history.

From Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin by Coningsby Dawson




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