<p>I've seen the term GLADESCH thrown around a lot on this board...I'm assuming it's an abbreviation for the top prep schools in the same way HYPSM is the top colleges. I could guess that A is Andover, D is Deerfield, E is Exeter, C is Choate, and H is Hotchkiss but what about the others?</p>
<p>Im guessing… governor’s, lawrenceville, andover, deerfield, exeter, st. pauls, choate and hotchkiss.</p>
<p>G is Groton</p>
<p>Guys, isn’t it suposed to be GLADCHEMMS or something? I don’t know, but I have never seen GLADESCH used…</p>
<p>Groton
Lville
Andover
Deerfield
Exeter
SPS
Choate
Hotchkiss</p>
<p>These acronyms do really mean that much, just putting a bunch of names together.</p>
<p>Another useful acronym - “Voldemort”</p>
<p>V - Vermont Academy
O - Ojai Valley School
L - Lawrenceville
D - Dana Hall School
E - Exeter
M - Middlesex
O - Oakwood Friends School
R - Randolph-Macon Academy
T - Thacher</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, what’s the specific reason why you grouped those schools together?</p>
<p>VOLDEMORT. Awesome!</p>
<p>Can someone put together the GIMMEAFLIPPINBREAK! schools? (Finding the one for the “!” will be the big trick.)</p>
<p>^LIKE (x1 billion).</p>
<p>ELEPHANTS ARE COOL</p>
<p>Exeter
Lawrenceville
Emma Willard
Peddie
Hotchkiss
Avons
Northfield Mount Hermon
Taft
St. Mark’s</p>
<p>Andover
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Episcopal High School</p>
<p>Choate
Ojai Valley School
Oliverian School
Lawrenceville</p>
<p>An even better one?</p>
<p>THIS IS A BUNCH OF ********</p>
<p>Thacher
Hotchkiss
Interlochen
St. Paul’s</p>
<p>Idyllwild
St. Mark’s</p>
<p>Brooks
United World College South East Asia
Northfield Mount Hermon
Choate
Hill School</p>
<p>Ojai Valley School
Foxcroft</p>
<p>Berkshire
United World College Costa Rica
Lawrenceville
Loomis
St. Georges
Holderness
Indian Springs School
Taft</p>
<p>@markalex1 - The grouping doesn’t mean anything. It was a whimsical attempt to make a point… To be broadly mindful when you are looking at schools.</p>
<p>Lawerence Academy
Masters School
Asheville School
Oregon Episcopal School
!!!</p>
<p>OK- I am DYING with laughter over here!!!</p>
<p>@2010Hopeful: As they say, “Well played…”</p>
<p>So glad to see a lighthearted post- there have been some seriously acrimonious ones on this forum recently !!!</p>
<p>Elephants are cool? How random xD</p>
<p>Hahaha. XDDD These are hilarious.</p>
<p>Omg - my family now thinks I’m nuts. I burst out laughing when I was supposed to be getting caught up on deadlines.</p>
<p>Amen! Best thread ever! (and finally acronyms that fit the reality!)</p>
<p>OMG I LOVE THIS THREAD! =D</p>
<p>Trying to come up with a cool acronym right now… (should be doing homework)</p>
<p>PEACHES</p>
<p>Philips Exeter Andover, Choate, Hotchkiss, Emma Willard, St Pauls</p>
<p>Peaches are yummy! =)</p>