I'm a little confused about class rankings. So I know that the top student is called the valedictorian, and the second-ranked student is the salutatorian, but what do you call the student ranked third in their class?
There isn't a specific title for the student ranked third in their class like there is for the valedictorian and salutatorian. The student ranked third would typically just be referred to as the "third-ranked student" or "ranked #3" in their class. Rankings after the first and second positions do not have special names and are usually just referred to by their respective numerical rankings.
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