undergraduate

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He studied chemical engineering as an undergraduate at University of Wisconsin-Madison and eventually earned a Ph.D. in the subject from the University of Minnesota.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Despite having an undergraduate and a master's degree, Sophie said she had applied for 300 jobs in the past year with just one interview and no success.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The study's co-authors included postdoctoral researchers Jordan Kueneman and Katherine Odanaka, undergraduate students Steve Hoge '24 and Cassidy Dobler '26, and lab technician Rachel Fordyce.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

These models show what a national strategy should look like: public investment, corporate sponsorship, university research capacity and continuous pathways from undergraduate study through doctoral work.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

That’s not surprising: if one group has higher undergraduate grades and test scores than the other, it’s almost certainly going to have higher grades in law school as well.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell