College names that sound the same?

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Wesley/ Wellsley/ Wesleyan

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^ Wellesley / Wesley/ Wesleyan (University)/ Wesleyan (College)

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Cornell College/ Cornell University
Columbia U/ Columbia College Chicago
University at Buffalo/ Buffalo State College
UF/ FSU

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Hamilton College/ Hampton University

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I may just move in dimwitted circles but when my D mentioned to family members and friends that she was applying to uPenn, everyone wanted to know how she could reconcile her views with the events in the football dept.

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My daughter made the Wesleyan mistake. When she got into her early college, she sent an e-mail withdrawing her application from Wesleyan University. Only she sent it to Wesleyan College. Oops.

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Similar abbreviations that are sometimes mentioned here without explanation include UA (AL, AR, AZ) and UW (WA, WI, WY).

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Hampton University / Hampden - Sydney College ?

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@WasatchWriter‌ As a student in Oklahoma, originally from California and who lived in Montana, I am frequently confused when I see a Midwestern student discussing OSU, OU, MSU, UM, or UW. To me they clearly mean Oklahoma/ Oregon State, University of Oklahoma, Montana State, University of Michigan, and University of Washington although I suppose the rest of the country doesn’t agree with me.

Others
William Jessup University (CA) vs. William Jewel University (MO)

Anderson University (SC) vs. Anderson University (IN)

Dominican University of California vs. Dominican College (NY)

St. John’s University (NY) vs. St. John’s College (MD & NM)

Lawrence University (WI) vs. Lawrence Technological University (MI)

Thomas Aquinas College (CA) vs. Aquinas College (MI)

Bethel College (IN) vs. Bethel University (TN)

Clark Atlanta University vs. Clarke University

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University of California - San Diego / University of San Diego
Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) / Cal Poly (Pomona) *

  • Note: the full names are California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo and California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. Yes, "Polytechnic" and "State" are transposed between the two schools.
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Cornell College and Cornell University.
Boston College and Boston University.
Penn (State) and (U)Penn ? lol

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For those of us with spouses from Spanish-speaking countries: Yale and jail.