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    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "what%20are%20the%20words%20that%20refer%20to%20people%20who%20get%20the%20really%20high%20grades%20in%20college.%20One%20is%20something%20like%20magna%20something"
    },
    {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Here are words (mostly Latin honors) used in U.S. colleges to refer to people who earn really high grades, ranked from highest to lower honors:\n\n1. **Summa cum laude** \u2014 \u201cwith highest honor/praise\u201d \u2014 awarded to students with the very top GPAs or in the top few percent of the class. ([students.ucsd.edu](https://students.ucsd.edu/academics/advising/degrees-diplomas/latin-honors.html?utm_source=openai))  \n2. **Magna cum laude** \u2014 \u201cwith great honor/praise\u201d \u2014 the next tier down from summa cum laude. ([registrar.uconn.edu](https://registrar.uconn.edu/latin-honors/?utm_source=openai))  \n3. **Cum laude** \u2014 \u201cwith honor/praise\u201d \u2014 awarded to students who perform well but don\u2019t meet the thresholds for the higher Latin honors. ([students.ucsd.edu](https://students.ucsd.edu/academics/advising/degrees-diplomas/latin-honors.html?utm_source=openai))  \n\nOther common terms used more generally (not necessarily formal honors) include:\n\n- **Valedictorian** \u2014 the single top-ranking student in a graduating class. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valedictorian?utm_source=openai))  \n- **Salutatorian** \u2014 the second-highest ranked student, who usually gives the salutatory speech.  \n- **With honors**, **High honors**, **Highest honors** \u2014 often used in departmental or non-Latin contexts to indicate distinguished performance. ([classics.fas.harvard.edu](https://www.classics.fas.harvard.edu/sites/hwpi.harvard.edu/files/classics/files/classics_departmental_honors_vs._college_honors.pdf?m=1706027639&utm_source=openai))  \n\nIf you want the list specific to a certain university (what GPAs correspond to each honor there), I can pull that up."
    }
]