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Common Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the College Confidential Forums

The College Confidential discussion forums use many acronyms and abbreviations. What do they all mean? Here is a list of the most widely used phrases that have been aggregated by our users. Most Common on CC Abbreviation Description CC College Confidential, Community College D1 or S1 Daughter/Son #1, Daughter/Son #2, etc. DD or DS Dear, Darling or Darn Daughter/Son EA / ED / RD Early Action (non-binding) / Early decision (binding) / Regular Decision HYPSM Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford/MIT LOCI Letter of continued interest

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Abbreviation Description pithy remark narrative voice, usually sarcastic ^^^ Refer to post above 10 char Used to fill out minimum character requirement to post (obsolete) AA African American, Asian American (rarely), or Affirmative Action AA Associate of Arts AA-T Associate of Arts for Transfer (California) AB Artium baccalaureus, Latin for bachelor of arts ABET Accreditation Board for Engineering …