Awards?

[JugglesMed]

Should I put Summa Cum Laude honors or Top Graduate honors(highest GPA in my college) on my application or is that assumed off GPA and just looks stupid?

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[FlavivirusProtease]

I think that would fit well in the work/activities section of your AMCAS application. I believe there is a subsection for awards and honors. Although, you would need to write a blurb about why it was important to you/the hard work you put in/etc.

A lot of students graduate summa cum laude (many schools have a cutoff GPA at 3.75 and the average matriculant had a 3.71 last year) so you'll want to explain why it was important to you.

 

[JugglesMed]

I think that would fit well in the work/activities section of your AMCAS application. I believe there is a subsection for awards and honors. Although, you would need to write a blurb about why it was important to you/the hard work you put in/etc.

A lot of students graduate summa cum laude (most schools have a cutoff GPA at 3.75 and the average matriculant had a 3.71 last year) so you'll want to explain why it was important to you.

Wow Summa cum lauda is like 3.9 for my college!

Thanks for the info

 

[MedicalDoge]

I combined Summa Cum Laude with another award so it didn't waste space.

 

[ciestar]

My UG doesn’t even use the latin distinctions.

 

[Toutie]

I think that would fit well in the work/activities section of your AMCAS application. I believe there is a subsection for awards and honors. Although, you would need to write a blurb about why it was important to you/the hard work you put in/etc.

A lot of students graduate summa cum laude (most schools have a cutoff GPA at 3.75 and the average matriculant had a 3.71 last year) so you'll want to explain why it was important to you.

Wow! It's 3.75 for summa cum laude at most schools? Heck, at UCLA I think it's 3.9 for summa! Dang, I went to the wrong school for honors! 😱

(edit) Just looked it up for UCLA...

• College of Letters and Science: 3.908 for summa cum laude, 3.831 for magna cum laude, 3.713 for cum laude
• Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science: 3.907 for summa cum laude, 3.822 for magna cum laude, 3.693 for cum laude.
  Also, upper-division GPA for courses applied to an Engineering degree must be 3.907 for summa cum laude, 3.822 for magna cum laude, and 3.693 for cum laude, with a minimum 3.25 GPA in major field upper-division courses. Upper-division courses not applied to the degree are excluded from these averages.
• Herb Alpert School of Music: 3.985 for summa cum laude, 3.927 for magna cum laude, 3.812 for cum laude
• School of the Arts and Architecture: 3.921 for summa cum laude, 3.887 for magna cum laude, 3.807 for cum laude
• School of Nursing: 3.908 for summa cum laude, 3.831 for magna cum laude, 3.713 for cum laude
• School of Theater, Film, and Television: 3.908 for summa cum laude, 3.871 for magna cum laude, 3.796 for cum laude

 

[FlavivirusProtease]

Wow! It's 3.75 for summa cum laude at most schools? Heck, at UCLA I think it's 3.9 for summa! Dang, I went to the wrong school for honors! 😱

(edit) Just looked it up for UCLA...

• College of Letters and Science: 3.908 for summa cum laude, 3.831 for magna cum laude, 3.713 for cum laude
• Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science: 3.907 for summa cum laude, 3.822 for magna cum laude, 3.693 for cum laude.
  Also, upper-division GPA for courses applied to an Engineering degree must be 3.907 for summa cum laude, 3.822 for magna cum laude, and 3.693 for cum laude, with a minimum 3.25 GPA in major field upper-division courses. Upper-division courses not applied to the degree are excluded from these averages.
• Herb Alpert School of Music: 3.985 for summa cum laude, 3.927 for magna cum laude, 3.812 for cum laude
• School of the Arts and Architecture: 3.921 for summa cum laude, 3.887 for magna cum laude, 3.807 for cum laude
• School of Nursing: 3.908 for summa cum laude, 3.831 for magna cum laude, 3.713 for cum laude
• School of Theater, Film, and Television: 3.908 for summa cum laude, 3.871 for magna cum laude, 3.796 for cum laude

I ended up changing it to many, I think most was a little misleading.

I believe that the entire CSU system uses 3.75 and that the two schools my brother went to also used 3.75

 

[deleted887473]

Wow! It's 3.75 for summa cum laude at most schools? Heck, at UCLA I think it's 3.9 for summa! Dang, I went to the wrong school for honors! 😱

(edit) Just looked it up for UCLA...

• College of Letters and Science: 3.908 for summa cum laude, 3.831 for magna cum laude, 3.713 for cum laude
• Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science: 3.907 for summa cum laude, 3.822 for magna cum laude, 3.693 for cum laude.
  Also, upper-division GPA for courses applied to an Engineering degree must be 3.907 for summa cum laude, 3.822 for magna cum laude, and 3.693 for cum laude, with a minimum 3.25 GPA in major field upper-division courses. Upper-division courses not applied to the degree are excluded from these averages.
• Herb Alpert School of Music: 3.985 for summa cum laude, 3.927 for magna cum laude, 3.812 for cum laude
• School of the Arts and Architecture: 3.921 for summa cum laude, 3.887 for magna cum laude, 3.807 for cum laude
• School of Nursing: 3.908 for summa cum laude, 3.831 for magna cum laude, 3.713 for cum laude
• School of Theater, Film, and Television: 3.908 for summa cum laude, 3.871 for magna cum laude, 3.796 for cum laude

At my school we don't do Latin honors but "Highest Distinction" (top 3% of the graduating class) was like a 3.95 last year 😕 It is rising every year so who knows what it'll be by the time I graduate in two years. My GPA is 3.93-ish now but I don't really care. I have better things to do with my life than slaving over some random GPA cutoff for a single line on my resume.