straight-A
Flawless academic record
Straight-A describes achieving the highest grades consistently, with no grade below an A: a straight-A student, She maintained a straight-A average through college.
The term implies academic excellence without exception—a perfect or near-perfect record.
Top-ranked graduating student
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- GPACumulative academic score
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
academic · distinction · merit · recognition · award · salutatorian · commencement · transcript
Pressure, mental or vocal
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
overwhelm · competition · comparison · parents · performance · deadlines · exams · overachiever
Persistently attentive to tasks
- studiousInclined toward serious learning
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
disciplined · focused · dedicated · assiduous · bookish · scholarly · note-taking · homework
Intensely determined to achieve
- goal-orientedFocused on objectives
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- determinationFirmness of purpose
competitive · striver · tenacity · success · prestigious · future · resume · pre-med
valedictorian
Top-ranked graduating student
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- GPACumulative academic score
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
excellence · academic · distinction · merit · recognition · award · salutatorian · commencement · transcript · accolades
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
perfectionism · overwhelm · competition · comparison · parents · performance · deadlines · exams · overachiever · self-criticism
diligent
Persistently attentive to tasks
- studiousInclined toward serious learning
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
meticulous · disciplined · focused · dedicated · assiduous · bookish · scholarly · note-taking · homework · reviewing
driven
Intensely determined to achieve
- goal-orientedFocused on objectives
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
determination · competitive · striver · tenacity · success · prestigious · future · resume · pre-med · pre-law
straight-Afailing
Flaw in one's nature
flunking · below average · underperforming · remedial · mediocre
straight-Ainconsistent
Lacking steady uniformity
uneven · hit-or-miss · erratic · all over the map · up-and-down
- straight lineUndeviated continuous path
- straight aheadIn a line, unchanged direction
- go straightCease criminal activity
- straight faceNeutral, emotionless expression
- straighten upOrganize or stand erect
- straight upUndiluted and unchilled
straight, straighter, straightest, straighten, straightens, straightened, straightening, straightness, straightaway