star student

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He first made his name in L.A. as a gifted pianist and as the star student of the composer Ingolf Dahl at the University of Southern California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Seven-year-old Delilah, formerly a star student, has become defiant and uninterested in completing her schoolwork.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

He was a star student at the many schools he attended as his family following his father's job around Turkey and later studied economics at Ankara University.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

A star student and a cross-country runner, she decided that she wouldn’t let her illness mess with her G.P.A., even when teachers told her she could coast.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022

I just wanted to go downstairs and demonstrate to my exacting great-aunt what a gifted girl I was, how it would take no effort at all for me to become her star student.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama