SUMMA CUM LAUDE, MAGNA CUM LAUDE, CUM LAUDE....what exactly do these mean and are they prestigious?

[pg22]

According to my academic records, they have this little tidbit at the bottom:

Effective Fall 2003, the following apply:
CUM LAUDE: 3.598 min. overall GPA
MAGNA CUM LAUDE: 3.748 min. overall GPA
SUMMA CUM LAUDE: 3.847 min. overall GPA

Now, I searched UCLA's website and they have nothing. I searched Google, and I getLesuire Suit Larry game

Basically I am wondering why they designate and how prestigious such things are.

 

[Anubis]

well a 3.847 is basically all A's and 1 or 2 A-s in college, thats kinda hard to pull off

my stster had a 3.89 and suma was 3.9+ she missed because she got an A- in something instead of an A

 

[rocadelpunk]

cum is latin for with
and laude is latin for praise/honor

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: pg22
According to my academic records, they have this little tidbit at the bottom:

Effective Fall 2003, the following apply:     
CUM LAUDE:  3.598 min. overall GPA     
MAGNA CUM LAUDE:  3.748 min. overall GPA     
SUMMA CUM LAUDE:  3.847 min. overall GPA     

Now, I searched UCLA's website and they have nothing. I searched Google, and I get Lesuire Suit Larry game

Basically I am wondering why they designate and how prestigious such things are.

latin for

with honor
with great honor
with the greatest honor

 

[freebee]

SCL, MCL, COHF?....????

 

[pg22]

ahh...thanks guys.

So basically it's something to put on your resume?

 

[TitanDiddly]

Cum Laude : Nicely done.
Magna Cum Laude: Cut above the rest.
Summa Cum Laude: You are the shizzle.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

I wonder how many engineering students graduate with highest honours. Maybe one every year?

 

[RabidMongoose]

Out of my EE graduating class, I think maybe 2 graduated with any type of honors...but there were only like 30 EEs anyways. I guess everyone was lazy

 

[Orsorum]

I wish I had enough time to raise my GPA back up to Cum Laude level... oh well. Five years and I'll still only graduate with a 3.45.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Cum Laude: You worked hard!
Magna Cum Laude: You cheated with the best!
Summa Cum Laude: You got a very rich daddy!

 

[sman789]

there's no immature people here aye?

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: sman789
there's no immature people here aye?

The COHF guy... I guess you missed it

 

[sillymofo]

Must...... resist...... cum..... comment...........

 

[Spoooon]

I graduated summa cum laude. While not 'prestigious' per se, there aren't very many people that graduate with it. While it's not something you'd run around just telling people, it's good on the resume.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Must...... resist...... cum..... comment...........

I suppose if he graduated "ima gunna cum", that means he blew off school and majored in coeds.

 

[GhettoFob]

heh you said cum

sorry

 

[DaFinn]

Originally posted by: freebee
SCL, MCL, COHF?....????

What's COHF... can you please explain in detail? Maybe a link to this

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: DaFinn

Originally posted by: freebee
SCL, MCL, COHF?....????

What's COHF... can you please explain in detail? Maybe a link to this

Sure!
It's the Colorado Historical Foundation!

 

[Shelly21]

LOL, you guys are funny.

 

[Josephus]

Do they graduate with honors from Grad schools? Just curious... Of all my eduaction experience; high school, undergrad, grad school, I did my best academically in Grad school. I was wondering if they did that lauding thing there. I guess tI'll find out on Sunday.

(GPA into final term = 3.92)

 

[Konigin]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Cum Laude : Nicely done.
Magna Cum Laude: Cut above the rest.
Summa Cum Laude: You are the shizzle.

sweet, it would be funny as hell if they put that on the paper.

 

[Ticks]

Had to do it....

Brodie: Hey, look at that ring. What is that?
Jared Svenning: That is, um, my Junior College class ring. Cum Laude, '69.
Brodie: I also hope to cum loud one day, preferably in a 69.

 

[satori]

Originally posted by: Josephus
Do they graduate with honors from Grad schools? Just curious... Of all my eduaction experience; high school, undergrad, grad school, I did my best academically in Grad school. I was wondering if they did that lauding thing there. I guess tI'll find out on Sunday.

(GPA into final term = 3.92)

I always thought grad school grades were higher... I think the average GPA for a class was around 3.4 or 3.5. Of course, grades stopped mattering once you got your bachelors... it's all about your research and/or paper...

 

[anxi80]

dammit Ticks! i thought no one was gonna say it...nice one! :beer:

'skeet skeet skeet!'