Abbreviation Thread

[DianeR]

I didn't know either so I googled it. It is an IB course -- Theory of Knowledge.

[mikenthemaddog66]

spam

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[momstaxisvcinc]

UMSL

Here is one I didn't see elsehere on the board:

UMSL= University of Missouri St Louis

[TutuTaxi]

My son graduated from TJHSST last June

What is TJHSST?

[THXZPI636]

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

It's where all the stuck up kids in Fairfax County go.

636

[jmmom]

Although I am almost afraid to ask.... what is "636"?

[THXZPI636]

What the heck is "636"?

[curmudgeon]

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[curmudgeon]

Ah, come on mods. This looks real goofy now. You could have at least left enough of the spam ad that used to be before my gnome post so I didn't look like THIS much of an idiot. LOL.

[Rick Tyler]

Mod or Mods -- the forum moderators. AKA "Big Brother."
AKA -- also known as

This was missing from the earlier University of California acronym list:

UCI -- University of California, Irvine
UCSF -- University of California, San Francisco (has no undergrad programs)

UW -- University of Washington (not "Wisconsin," which is just a bunch of beer-drinking dairy cows anyway)

UDub, or "the Dub" -- also University of Washington

I've been using IANAAO when I'm giving admissions advice so that readers know I'm not trying to pass myself off as a real expert -- I Am Not An Admissions Officer

California has three separate state college systems, which must be terribly confusing at first:

University of California (UC<city>): research-oriented, primary state doctorate schools

California State University (either CSU<city name> or Cal State <city name> or Cal Poly <city name>): teaching-focused, only offers a few doctorates

Community Colleges: billions and billions...

[Abhi08544]

Consolidating all

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

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

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

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
*pithy remark*= narrative voice, usually sarcastic
::something slugg:: = cyber hugs etc., usually from poster sluggbugg
ROFLMAOPMP Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off pi$$ing my pants

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: Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Wellesley, Sarah Lawrence, Bryn Mawr, Vassar, and Connecticut College.
RSI = Research Science Institute at MIT

[jym626]

Wow Abhi- you must have a lot of free time on your hands-- now, can you alphabeitze the list?
One correction-- Connecticut college and Sarah Lawrence are not seven sisters schools. The seven sisters colleges are Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, Smith College, Wellesley College, and Vassar College.

[jjsmom]

How about adding under "Board Related Abbreviations" this one: "PM" = "Private Message."

That one perplexed me for a while, having thought at first it had something to do with Peri- or Post-Menopausal.... oh, I know, TMI... which = too much information.

[Jason1117]

HYPD=harvard,Yale,Princeton,Dartmouth

[Jason1117]

SDSU,south dakota state Univeristy
san diego state university