I was surprised too. But my D’s name was in the local paper so much in HS. I figured now is the time for the other kids to get the limelight. She thinks it is weird when her friends post that on Facebook. Some post about getting a 4.0. She tells them how hard it is to get a 4.0 at Yale. (Although her GPA is consistently above a 3.5) There are honors at graduation that would compare with some schools’ Deans lists. Some do it by percentiles, some just by a certain GPA.
http://catalog.yale.edu/ycps/yale-college/honors/
“The bachelor’s degree cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude is awarded at graduation on the basis of a student’s general performance in courses taken at Yale. At Commencement, General Honors are awarded to no more than 30 percent of the class. The bachelor’s degree is awarded summa cum laude to no more than the top 5 percent of the graduating class, magna cum laude to no more than the next 10 percent of the graduating class, cum laude to no more than the next 15 percent of the graduating class.”
I was on my university Dean’s List every semester except one. I though it was very strange when the neighbor down the street asked my mom why I was not on that time. Small town folks do like to track what the local kids are doing.