SOOOO Many abbreviations

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<p>Whats up with having all these abbreviations:</p>

<p>I've seen HYPS, CHYMPS, SHYP, etc... why can't you just say Ivy league schools.</p>

<p>I've seen parents say D or S... is it really that hard to add to more letters and say Son???</p>

<p>I'm not saying it's bad but for new users who come looking for advice.. they'll get confused by this</p>

<p>P.S.
Does anyone want to just put a list of common abbreviations here?</p>

<p>Thanks for any suggestions/corrections</p>

<p>btw I know there's a thread for this in the Parents Cafe but this is much easier to have in ONE post</p>

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<p>LAC - liberal arts college
HYP - Harvard/Yale/Princeton
HYPS - Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford
HYPSM - Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford/MIT
HYPSMC - add Caltech
Little Three = Amherst, Wesleyan, Williams
HBCU-historically black colleges/universities
ROFLOL - rolling on the floor/laughing out loud
AWS - Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore meaning specifically those three or a stand-in for most selective LACS
ED-Early Decision (binding)
ED1, ED2 - two different deadlines for schools which have them; usually around Nov 1 for ED1, Jan _ for ED2
EA-Early Action (non-binding)
SCEA-Single Choice Early Action (non-binding but can apply to only one early school)
FAFSA-Free Application for Federal Student Aid (I think) - the form you need to fill out for aid at very many colleges/univs
CSS Profile - the form you need to fill out for aid at some colleges/univs (often in addition to FAFSA)
URM-under-represented minority
ADCOM- Admissions Committee
BWRK - Bright, well-rounded kid
YMMV = your mileage may vary
NTTAWWT = not that there's anything wrong with that
JK- Just kidding
NMF- National Merit Finalist
NMSF -National Merit Semifinalist
IMO- In my opinion
FWIW -For what its worth
PLOS - Parent looking over shoulder
BTW - by the way
BUMP - bring up my post
D - Daughter
S - Son
DD / DS - Dear or Darling Daughter/Son
DH or DW (darling husband/wife)
ID - Interim decision (term used by some schools instead of Early Action)
IMNSHO - in my not so humble opinion
SIL/BIL - Sister/Brother in Law
EFC - Estimated Family Contribution
CSU- California State university system
CUNY- City University of New York system
SUNY- State University of New York system</p>

<p>UNC - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
U of C - University of Chicago
SU - Syracuse University (but also Seattle U)
USD - University of San Diego (but also University of South Dakota)
CMU - Carnegie Mellon U
NYU - New York U
SMU - Southern Methodist U
UCB - University of California, Berkleley, also known as "Cal"
UCLA - University of Calif, Los Angeles
UCR - University of Calif, Riverside
UCSD - University of Calif. San Diego
UCSB - University of Calif, Santa Barbara
UCSC - University of California, Santa Cruz
UCD - University of California, Davis
UCI -- University of California, Irvine
UCSF -- University of California, San Francisco (has no undergrad programs)
UCM - University of California Merced (opening next year)
SDSU - San Diego State University</p>

<p>Admissions related terms:
Stats - a student's GPA, test scores, curriculum and extracurriculars
ACT - an alternative to the SAT
SAT - the big brown cat SAT on the little grey mouse (sorry, the College Board is on my crap list this week)
GC - guidance counselor
RD - Regular decision</p>

<p>Board related Abbreviations
CC College Confidential
OP - original post(er)
OT = off topic
AA = Affirmative Action
ECs = extracurricular activities
OMG = Oh my God!
LOL= Laugh out loud
Mod or Mods -- the forum moderators. AKA "Big Brother."
AKA -- also known as
CAS = college of arts and sciences
idk = I don't know
SN= screen name
TTFN -tata for now
WUSTL - Washington U - St. Louis
BRB- Be right back
plme-Program in Liberal Medical Education(offered by Brown)
The Seven Sisters(all girls schools):
(most of the co ed now) were the female equivalent:
Barnard College
Bryn Mawr College
Mount Holyoke College
Radcliffe College
Smith College,
Wellesley College,
Vassar College.</p>

<p>The Public Ivys
University of California - at Berkeley,at Davis,at Irvine,at Los Angeles,at Riverside,at San Diego,at Santa Barbara,at Santa Cruz
Miami University of Ohio
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Texas at Austin
University of Vermont at Burlington
Universtiy of Virginia at Charlottesville
William and Mary College of Virginia</p>

<p>The Little Ivy's:
(until they went co-ed in the 70's) were the six or seven older, prestigious NE male LAC's - including (correct me if I'm wrong...) Williams, Amherst, Trinity, Wesleyan, Hamilton, Hobart, Union, Colgate</p>

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<p>woah this makes me sad</p>

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<p>???????? how lol</p>

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<p>so entrenched in college admissions that we recognize like 100 abbrevs...</p>

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<p>IB - Govts secret plan to turn your brain into mush :D</p>

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<p>I am going to have to strongly disagree about your public ivies list.</p>

<p>UT Austin, University of Vermont, MiamiU, UCD, UCSB, UCSC, UCR, and UCI should not be on there.</p>

<p>I am basing this off the stats of kids accepted to those schools from my school (public competitive in MD) compared to the average of students accepted to our state school, UMD.</p>

<p>Kids accepted to UMD have higher average stats than kids accepted to those colleges you listed (except for UT Austin, but the difference was very little; not to mention that these kids are in-state for UMD but OOS for UT Austin so they are held to a higher standard).</p>

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<p>UCD has grown competitive too buddy...</p>

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<p>ROFLOL - rolling on the floor/laughing out loud</p>

<p>You should probably seperate them into
ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing
LOL = laughing out loud</p>

<p>PLOS - Parent looking over shoulder
xD, I'd be so amused if someone actually used this on here</p>

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<p>afruff that list was from this post: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=915149&postcount=99%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=915149&postcount=99&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>AFAIK: As far as I know
ORM: Over represented minority</p>

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<p>I'll take back what I said about Davis, but I'm still not sure about it since so few kids applied to there that they may have skewed the actual selectivity of Davis.</p>

<p>Ina any case, UW Madison, and UCSD should be added and those other UCs I mentioned should be removed.</p>

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<p>you forgot about</p>

<p>AP- Advanced Placement
IB- International Baccalaureates
CC- Sometimes means community college</p>

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<p>i always thought the "little ivies" were</p>

<p>Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore.</p>

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<p>what about MATCHES REACHES AND SAFeTIES????</p>

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<p>What about </p>

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<p>what does that mean? I've seen sometimes in this forum.</p>

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<p>it means 10 characters </p>

<p>because CC won't let you post a message unless it has a minimum of 10 characters of text</p>

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<p>"I've seen HYPS, CHYMPS, SHYP, etc... why can't you just say Ivy league schools."</p>

<p>Er, because Stanford, MIT, and Caltech aren't Ivies?</p>

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<p>Zomgwdfbbqlolomgroflmaoftw - Harvurd Exam Day</p>

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<p>What about TTT?(Third Tier ?)</p>

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what about MATCHES REACHES AND SAFeTIES????

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<p>schools that, given your credentials, are either a:</p>

<p>match for you (right in the level you should be aiming at, average chance of admission)</p>

<p>reach for you (slightly more selective than your stats would allow, a slim chance of admission)</p>

<p>safety (lower caliber than your stats would suggest you are, almost certain chance of admission)</p>

<p>just think, when you apply, either it's a match to you, a college you're "reaching" for, or a "safety" college, in case you don't get in anywhere else.</p>