undergrads
University pupil cohort
Undergrads is the plural of undergrad, an informal shortening of undergraduate—a college or university student who hasn't yet earned a bachelor's degree.
The lecture hall was packed with undergrads.
The term distinguishes these students from graduate students pursuing advanced degrees.
Student living building
- quadEnclosed campus lawn
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- cafeteriaSelf-service dining facility
- libraryBook collection or building
fraternity · sorority · professor · seminar · textbook · syllabus · tuition · registrar
Formal instructional talks
- tutorialsInstructional guides for beginners
- examsFormal academic tests
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
- assignmentsAllocated duties or tasks
research · seminars · electives · grades · GPA · midterms · finals · all-nighters
First-year student
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- matriculateFormally enter a university
- undeclaredNot officially acknowledged
- first-yearBeginning student status
advisement · introductory · 101 · newcomer · homesickness · declared · prerequisites
Organized social gatherings
- clubsHeavy striking sticks
- intramuralsSports within one institution
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
- roommatesPeople sharing a residence
dating · mixers · extracurriculars · friendships · networking
Unwed male adult
- majorOf chief importance
- minorScale with lowered third
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- diplomaAcademic completion document
commencement · thesis · capstone · honors · baccalaureate · valedictorian · salutatorian · magna
Number after seventeen
- twenty-somethingAged 20-29
- college-agedAround eighteen to twenty-two
- full-timeComplete weekly hours
- part-timeLimited work schedule
transfer · international · commuter · residential · nontraditional · first-generation
dormitory
Student living building
library · fraternity · sorority · professor · seminar · textbook · syllabus · tuition · registrar · bursar
lectures
Formal instructional talks
- tutorialsInstructional guides for beginners
- examsFormal academic tests
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
assignments · research · seminars · electives · grades · GPA · midterms · finals · all-nighters · cramming
freshman
First-year student
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- matriculateFormally enter a university
- undeclaredNot officially acknowledged
first-year · advisement · introductory · 101 · newcomer · homesickness · declared · prerequisites
parties
Organized social gatherings
- clubsHeavy striking sticks
- intramuralsSports within one institution
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
roommates · dating · mixers · extracurriculars · friendships · networking
bachelor
Unwed male adult
- majorOf chief importance
- minorScale with lowered third
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
diploma · commencement · thesis · capstone · honors · baccalaureate · valedictorian · salutatorian · magna · summa
eighteen
Number after seventeen
- twenty-somethingAged 20-29
- college-agedAround eighteen to twenty-two
- full-timeComplete weekly hours
part-time · transfer · international · commuter · residential · nontraditional · first-generation
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- cafeteria usersstudents, college students, university students, freshmen, sophomores
- young adultsyoung adults, twenty-somethings, twentysomethings, young people, young professionals
- CambridgeCambridge University, University of Cambridge, King's College, Trinity College, punting
- MITMIT, campus, admissions, alumni, faculty
undergradsgrad students
Advanced degree seekers
graduate students · postgrads · PhD students · doctoral students · postdocs
undergradsprofessors
Highest-ranking university instructors
faculty · instructors · lecturers · teaching staff · administrators
- undergraduate degreeFirst post-secondary qualification
- undergraduate studentPursuing initial college degree
- undergraduate studiesFirst university-level education
- undergraduate coursesAcademic offerings for degree-seeking students
- undergraduate programPre-graduate academic course
- undergraduate admissionsProcess for accepting students