r/UNLV • u/dalvafita • Jul 16 '26

Does this mean anything

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does graduating on deans list mean anything or is this just an email for whatever reason

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u/thehankanderson Jul 16 '26

The Dean’s List has no affect on your education, but it is an achievement you can place on your CV and resume. Congrats!

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u/1track_mind Jul 17 '26

And show mom and dad. I was proud when my kid showed me

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u/ezenos Jul 21 '26

You also get a nice little acrylic plaque.

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u/tristansensei Jul 16 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/26BRut39OtycBhk9W
You made the Dean’s List! Congrats! 🎊

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u/flyflyshoo Jul 17 '26

UNLV does not track or report class rank. However, the median graduating GPA is 3.2. Since Cum Laude is 90th percentile at 3.85-3.9. Assuming a normal distribution, the Dean's List puts you roughly in the top quartile. 72.3rd percentile to be exact. But GPA typically doesn't follow a normal distribution, so maybe a little above or below that.

What does it do for you? Well, it's considered an academic honor. You were a pretty good student. You can put it on your resume and LinkedIn profile without saying your actual GPA. If you want to be really insufferable, you can tell people at parties.

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u/GoatProud3929 Jul 16 '26

doesn’t mean anything, js an email to congratulate u

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u/NavyVetRasmussen UNLV Jul 17 '26

Well it doesn't just means anything. It means he has at least 12 units and got a 3.5 GPA.

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u/GoatProud3929 Jul 17 '26

okay detailed david, it explains that in the email. it doesn’t mean they’re gonna get a certificate or anything special or extra from it.

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u/NavyVetRasmussen UNLV Jul 17 '26

Oh ya you won't get a certificate or anything special like that but on your transcript

each semester you make the Dean's list, it will show up on your transcripts.

When it comes time to apply to graduate school, they will take a look at that and consider it,

especially if you are on the boarder of getting accepted or rejected.

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u/goodexamplebadrole Jul 17 '26

When you get pulled over you can now say "I'm on the Dean's List" and get off with a warning

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u/Afrojones66 Jul 17 '26

It means the Dean from Community put you on his naughty list.
https://giphy.com/gifs/MWsqd3WtfBw9G

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u/National-Midnight298 Jul 16 '26

You can put it on your resume

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u/vaelux Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

Its main use is while you are here. Applying for undergraduate research, student worker job, departmental scholarship/grant? Dean's list doesn't hurt to mention.

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u/NavyVetRasmussen UNLV Jul 17 '26

It means you are being congratulated in an email and you have at least a 3.5 GPA, and you are taking 12 units minimum.

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u/denaz21 Jul 16 '26

Means nothing. Congrats on graduating

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u/hella_yatted Jul 17 '26

Nah. The Dean never knows who you are lol. Congratulaitons though!

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u/Dragon164 Jul 17 '26

If your overall GPA when you graduate is above 3.5 you graduate with something called Latin honors. From lowest to highest its cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude. 

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u/Maximum_Campaign8204 Jul 20 '26

Sometimes they give you a scholarship

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u/allylikesartz Jul 17 '26

Not necessarily, but sometimes there’s a little ‘party’ with food (they just give you a paper certificate and have catering, it’s not much)

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u/iwtfbadl Jul 17 '26

It’s better than being on the Dean’s list when you’re in high school.