Can someone past a quick breakdown of the commonly used Acronyms on this board for a Noob Parent?

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<p>I tried searching but came up with nothing,</p>

<p>eg.</p>

<p>DD
DS</p>

<p>I assume these are something Daughter and Son and LAC is liberal arts college.</p>

<p>Is there a list out there?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>DD = Dear Daughter
DS = Dear Son
DH = Dear Husband
DW = Dear Wife</p>

<p>There is a list somewhere… not sure where though</p>

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<p>S1 = first son
D1 = first daughter</p>

<p>S18 = son in college class of 2018
D18 = daughter in college class of 2018</p>

<p>CC = College Confidential or community college (figure it out from context)</p>

<p>HYPS = Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford </p>

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<p>D18 or S18 can also mean “18 year old daughter” or “18 year old son” to distinguish from D12 “12 year old daughter.” Sometimes you need to take even acronyms in context.</p>

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<p>I always assumed that S12 or whatever meant son graduating in 2012. (or whatever) </p>

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<p>Ha, I always use the number for my kid’s age!</p>

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<p>EFC = Expected Family Contribution</p>

<p>HYPSMC = as above plus MIT & Caltech (themselves abbreviations, but if you’re here, you probably know them)</p>

<p>WASetc. = Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, and their ilk, or shorthand for the most selective LACs</p>

<p>GC = high school guidance counselor</p>

<p>HS = high school</p>

<p>All the AP courses have common shorthands: APGov, APUSH, APChem, etc. Ditto the SAT subject tests. You can figure these out in context.</p>

<p>CSS & FAFSA = financial aid forms</p>

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<p>or as Curmudgeon claims, EFC = Every Friggin’ Cent ;)</p>

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<p>You may also see S2 meaning second son or D3 third child daughter.</p>