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232 months ago

Gina W   asked this question:

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232 months ago

   wrote:

He came first in his year

232 months ago

jeremie   wrote:

finished at the top of his class

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232 months ago

   wrote:

Exactly right.

232 months ago

Sheila Wilson   wrote:

graduate valedictorian

My comment:

This is the American term for the student who graduates top in class - I think that in British English you would have to spell it out in those terms as terms like 'with honours/distinction' apply to more than one student in the class

My references:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valedictorian

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232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

I thought this too, but it's the first year they're taking about, not the graduation year, as Claude pointed out.

232 months ago

Sheila Wilson   wrote:

Point noted Jennifer - I had thought the term was used for each year but you're right. Answer modified to: finished best in class

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

I thought this too, but it's the first year they're taking about, not the graduation year, as Claude pointed out.

232 months ago

Sheila Wilson   wrote:

graduated cum laude

My comment:

In the first year, he graduate cum laude in his class. "cum laude" is an alternative which is often used to indicate the rank of graduation in the US.

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232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Hi Trinh Do: No it's not. It is similar to "mention" in French. It just means that the student GPA was above a certain cut-off point.

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Hi Trinh Do: No it's not. It is similar to "mention" in French. It just means that the student GPA was above a certain cut-off point.

232 months ago

Isabel Ruivo   wrote:

*

My comment:

* I guess they are saying he was the graduate with higher marks in his Cohort.
Not that he finished a B.A. with a Major or Honours in this or that field.

232 months ago

Isabel Ruivo   wrote:

ended his studies at the top of the class/first in his year

My comment:

In Grand Dictionnaire Larousse and Harper Collins, etre le major de la promotion=to be or come first in one's year.

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232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Or "ended up at."

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232 months ago

Isabel Ruivo   wrote:

first

My comment:

of his class

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232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Agree - or the following (not used in the UK): valedictorian means he had the highest grades in his class (proz glossary)

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Hi Jennifer: Valedictorian is only for a graduating class, probably not for a first year.

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Oh yes, in this context I'm wrong then. First in his class is right, as you say.

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Agree - or the following (not used in the UK): valedictorian means he had the highest grades in his class (proz glossary)

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Oh yes, in this context I'm wrong then. First in his class is right, as you say.

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Hi Jennifer: Valedictorian is only for a graduating class, probably not for a first year.

232 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

first

My comment:

of his class