undergrad

Example Sentences

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He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for undergrad and continued at its College of Law, working summers in the boxcar factory where his father was employed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

I had gone to college — undergrad was free on a Pell Grant for low-income students — but borrowed money for graduate school.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Among its residents: the mother, father, grandmother and grandfather of an ASU undergrad.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“I remember being an undergrad looking for more plays and Wikipedia-ing the Pulitzers for a reading list,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“But believe me, being another guy with another NYU undergrad degree in acting, it’s like there’s a zillion of us actors here.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle