Talk like a CC-er

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<p>Do people in the ‘real world’ really talk like CC parents?</p>

<p>Key expressions include:</p>

<p>when he’s got skin in the game
welcome to the real world
when its on your own dime
a tippy-top school
now he’s driving his own train
tooting his horn
a stellar student </p>

<p>Any others?</p>

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<p>URM </p>

<p>full-pay family</p>

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<p>“not eligible for need-based aid”
“typical CC-kid stats”
“love thy safety”
:)</p>

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<p>My favorite student expression when I came here was “sub-par”!</p>

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<p>“love the kid on the couch”</p>

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<p>I wrote an email on another listserve a few weeks ago that was so full of college-related alphabet soup that a poster emailed me and asked if I could translate!</p>

<p>Doesn’t everyone know what MV is by now!?!?!?! ;)</p>

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<p>My favorite comes from Curm: “EFC = Every Freakin’ Cent!”</p>

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<p>OK, good … maybe we need to adopt this style:</p>

<p>he’s got skin in the game
welcome to the real world
it’s on your own dime
a tippy-top school
now he’s driving his own train
tooting his horn
a stellar student
URM
full-pay family
not eligible for need-based aid
typical CC-kid stats
love thy safety
sub-par
love the kid on the couch
he’s got the stats</p>

<p>Sorry, “EFC = Every Freakin’ Cent!” isn’t quite mainstream enough (yet).</p>

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<p>This thread sounds like the same discussion as this thread : <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-confidential-cafe/823322-words-youve-come-hate-because-college-admissions-new-post.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-confidential-cafe/823322-words-youve-come-hate-because-college-admissions-new-post.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>“Amazing.” Schools are amazing. Kids are amazing. CCers must be easily amazed, because everything on CC is amazing.</p>

<p>Also: “I don’t have a dog in this fight.”</p>

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<p>“chance me”</p>

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<p>“hooked”
“unhooked”</p>

<p>“BWRK” (Bright Well Rounded Kid)</p>

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<p>“soft place to land” (when your kid is not admitted, you provide this)</p>

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<p>I am guilty of saying “having no dog in this fight” and “having skin in the game” and use those sayings in real life as well. Or is that IRL?</p>

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<p>My DW told my DS to please walk the DD ! (not Darling Daughter in this context!)</p>

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<p>Not really, that thread was called</p>

<p>“Words That You’ve Come to Hate Because of College Admissions”</p>

<p>This thread is for people who WANT to sound like a real CC-er!</p>

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<p>Actually, these phrases:
he’s got skin in the game
welcome to the real world
it’s on your own dime
now he’s driving his own train
tooting his horn
soft landing</p>

<p>are standard business / corporate lingo that’s been used for years and years. But they’ve been used so long because they are effective in getting the point across. But I’ve never heard DD or H except on CC.</p>

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<p>My kid is “just average”</p>

<p>Main Entry: 1just av·er·age
Pronunciation: juhst ˈa-v(ə-)rij
Function: adjective + noun
Etymology: from earlier average proportionally distributed charge for damage at sea, modification of Middle French avarie damage to ship or cargo, from Old Italian avaria, from Arabic ʽawārīya damaged merchandise
Date: 1732</p>

<p>CC definition:</p>

<p>1 a : 4.0 average on a 5.0 scale
2 a : between 2100 and 2200 combined score on SAT (out of 2400)
3 A high school junior with 1 or 2 (but not more than 2) non AP classes</p>

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<p>Just about says it all.</p>

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<p>My D asked the GC to have her SAT and ACT sent to her dream LAC before the ED deadline. :)</p>