Abbreviation Thread

Parents Forum
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<p>So what exactly is the "real UM"? (I know there's no such thing, but hey.) When I was living in Maryland, and I'd speak of "UM" referring to, say, Michigan, I'd get these weird looks. Seems everyone there assumes "UM" to be U. of Maryland and doesn't even consider any other school as such. </p>

<p>I know - duh, of course Md.'ers would think of UM as Maryland first, but still.</p>

<p>That said:
UM - take your pick! </p>

<p>U. of Michigan
U. of Miami
U. of Maryland
U. of Minnesota
U. of Montana</p>

<p>Couple stretches:</p>

<p>U. of Massachusetts (UMass)
U. Of Mississippi (Ole Miss)</p>

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<p>Actually, I've always seen the University of Maryland to be UMD.</p>

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<p>Missouri, Columbia campus</p>

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<p>USAFA - United States Air Force academy
USNA - United States Naval Academy
USMMA-United States Merchant Marine Academy
USCGA - United States Coast Guard Academy
USMA - United States Military Academy</p>

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<p>you know, DP's, that's Dear Parents.....you might write out the abbreviation the first time and then use the abbreviation. (that's what the teach ya in school) I haven't a CLUE what many of these abbreviations mean (what the heck is HYP???) and it doesn't make sense to keep coming back to this page to find a definition. And some of us do want to glean some wisdom from the parent pages.. thanks</p>

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<p>HYP; Harvard Yale Princeton
HYPSM: Harvard Yale Princeton Stanford MIT
HYPSMC: Harvard Yale Princeton Stanford MIT Caltech.</p>

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<p>ah...yeah.......makes sense....
well, HYPSMC are TTFM .....(too tough for me)
thanks, DP!</p>

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<p>Spiker - I like your style. and you've created a new abbreviation - DP :D. Wonder if it will catch on?</p>

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<p>Buyer beware:
"Expected Family Contribution" is a misnomer.
EFC = MFC
Minimum Family Contribution (MFC)
FM EFC only tells FAO what the federal aid eligibility is.
IM EFC is the "rest of the story" and varies from college to college.
BTW, when the FAO says they meet "100% of demonstrated need"
the definition of need is theirs...not yours.</p>

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<p>lol = laugh out loud</p>

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<p>OP - original poster. took me quite awhile to figure that out. and i kept wondering why people used DD when D would've suffice. :)</p>

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<p>IWSFT:" I was surprised to find that" There is a whole thread devoted to this in CC.</p>

<p>(abbriviation required)-- someone who posts for sole purpose of getting (undeserved) sympathy from people. these people generally post their "problems", which range anywhere from rejection-letter to drunkardness. The "problems" are usually catchy, overblown out of propertion, and closer look can reveal that they are actually fake. Many people believe their lies and start giving genuene advice symphathise with them and sincerely try to help, only to find out later that OP is just trolling. I have ran into 2-3 threads of such kind.</p>

<p>term/abbriviation anyone?</p>

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<p>BS will work here ^^^^^^^</p>

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<p>*********!!! that works too. (i didnt leave any context clues so i doubt anyone knows what i said)</p>

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<p>
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applied SCEA Stanford

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I scanned all six pages of this thread and could not find “SCEA”. What is it?</p>

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<p>Single choice early action</p>

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<p>What does PLME stand for?</p>

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<p>It's Brown's special medical program: Brown's Program in Liberal Medical Education. See more here: <a href="http://bms.brown.edu/plme/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://bms.brown.edu/plme/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Did anyone mention WOW, yet?</p>

<p>WOW -- walks on water: the sort of applicant that is a shoe-in wherever they apply. Almost as rare as the actual ability these days -- my daughter knows one (accepted everywhere she applied: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, and others I've lost track of).</p>

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<p>DODMERB</p>

<p>Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board</p>

<p>(the physical exam all service academy and ROTC scholarship applicants need to take)</p>