Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Tiffany Grace Uy of the University of the Philippines Diliman will not only graduate from her BS Biology course as a summa cum laude, but she will graduate with a near-perfect grade average of 1.004.
She surpassed the previous record set by BS Mathematics graduate John Gabriel P. Pelias, who earned a general weighted average (GWA) of 1.016, in 2011.
Uy received a grade of 1.00 in all her subjects, except Art Studies.
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Leading the top honors is Tiffany Grace C. Uy, BS Biology (Bio) with a WAG of 1.004. pic.twitter.com/VCcZNQ2ZB8
— UP Diliman (@Official_UPD) June 25, 2015
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Following Uy is Emir-Deogene V. Mendoza, BA Public Administration with a grade of 1.101, and the third highest is Gabriella Victoria A. Timbancaya, a BA Psychology student, with a grade of 1.107.
Summa cum laude is the University of the Philippines’ highest academic distinction for graduates who earned a GWA of 1.20 or better.
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