undergrad
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As an undergrad, he formed a rock band, where he played drums and wrote songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
An undergrad became a magazine staff writer and received a free ride to Columbia’s MFA program.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
For years, Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the unit that includes the undergrad college, operated under the assumption that its budgets were essentially balanced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
For Lexie, the precedent was not quite so clear: her mother had grown up in Shaker and had never gone far—just down to Denison for her undergrad before boomeranging back.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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While most of their peers are still decorating their dorm rooms, hard-charging undergrads are vying for these coveted seats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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
Minister for Skills Jacqui Smith said it was important that prospective undergrads "choose carefully".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Shall we hear of six-shooters in the High?—of hominy and flannel cake for breakfast?—will undergrads look ‘spry?’—will they ‘voice’ public opinion?
From Masques & Phases by Robert Ross