high schooler

noun

Definition of high schoolernext
as in middle schooler

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  1. undergraduate
  2. freshman
  3. kindergartner
  4. postgraduate
  5. junior
  6. sophomore
Noun
  • Roughly 31% of all new undergraduates were considered low-income, the school said.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Systemwide enrollment of underrepresented minority students grew by 2,568, increasing their proportion from 31.6% to 32.3% among undergraduates.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of undergraduate
Noun
  • Deshawn Purdie reportedly withdraws after signing at Florida Charlotte’s former true freshman quarterback is reportedly back in the transfer portal.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The 2025 class is viewed as one of the more talented in recent memory, headlined by Duke’s Cooper Flagg, Rutgers guard Dylan Harper, and his fellow freshman teammate Ace Bailey.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of freshman
Noun
  • But vaccination rates among children have fallen; only about 92% of kindergartners had gotten their DTaP vaccine for the 2023-2024 school year, below the 95% federal target and leaving thousands of schoolchildren vulnerable.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • This is happening as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the vaccination rate among kindergartners is dropping, and more and more parents are seeking exemptions to school vaccine requirements.
    NPR, NPR, 2 Sep. 2024
Definition of kindergartner
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  • Indeed, data from April 2020 to March 2023 shows that 7,600 students have enrolled in AI and data science postgraduate conversion courses across the UK, which has helped to address a critical digital skills gap in those industries.
    Alliance Manchester Business School, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Additionally, international student enrollment rates have been declining, and graduates may leave the United States due to limited postgraduate immigration options.
    Jerry Haar, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of postgraduate
Noun
  • After breaking La Jolla’s career scoring record last season as a junior with more than 1,100 points, Bennett has added 370 points this season and is leading CIF San Diego Section Division III in scoring and field goals made.
    Ben Ali H Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Azzi Fudd had one of the best 3-point shooting games of her UConn women’s basketball career in a 73-55 win at Georgetown on Saturday, but the redshirt junior wasn’t most proud of her 21 points or her 5-for-8 percentage from beyond the arc.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of junior
Noun
  • Around the same time, sophomore beach volleyball player Nora Hayd went viral as the goth volleyball player, earning thousands of social media followers in a matter of days.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Outlook: The Gators are expected to return James, McCray and sophomore T.J. Searcy and Gumbs as potential edge rushers.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of sophomore
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