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starting_process
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 12:18 am |
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Is there an FAQ somewhere for the common acronyms used in a lot of posts? EFC? LAC? FA?
Thanks
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hummingbird
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 12:23 am |
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I'm no expert, but I know these ones! (hand in the air, waving wildly!)
EFC - Expected Family Contribution. It's what FAFSA (the financial aid form) says you "ought" to be able to pay per year for your child's college education.
LAC - Liberal arts college.
FA - Financial aid.
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Descartes
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 01:44 am |
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Seems like a good thread to extend - anyway to make this into a permanent glossary?
Shorthand that puzzled me initially include:
D - daughter (DD - darling/dear daughter, sometimes used ironically)
S - son (and DS, etc.)
W - wife
H - husband
HYP(S)(M)(C) - Harvard, Yale, Princeton (,Stanford) (,MIT) (,CalTech)
AWS(P) - Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore (,Pomona)
CC - College Confidential (the big board, some here are refugees from it)
adcom - admission committee (although often used to refer to a single adcom member)
EC - extracurricular activitiesLast edited on Tue Apr 17th, 2007 01:53 am by Descartes
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 02:30 am |
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Starting_process, thanks for starting this thread. 
ED = Early Decision
EA = Early Action
RD = Regular decision
GC= Guidance counselor
SOM/SOD= Stressed Out Mom/Stressed Out Dad (just kidding on that one, although we could definitely use that one sometimes!  )
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WestrnMom
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 02:40 am |
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And Duct Tape is duct tape. It's what we put over our mouths when we are tempted to interfere with our children's college application or decision processes.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 12:01 pm |
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| I asked if we could have a glossary of terms last week or so, I am glad to see it started! That HYPS stumped me. Last edited on Tue Apr 17th, 2007 12:05 pm by scoop
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mackinaw
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 12:09 pm |
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FAQ? 
WL: Waitlist
GPA: Grade-point average
UW (or UWGPA): Unweighted grade-point average
WGPA: Weighted grade-point average
Val: validictorian
AA: Affirmative action (around here it also means Ann Arbor).
LAC: Liberal arts college (plural=LACS)
R1: Research level 1 universities (major research institutions)
PR: Princeton Review, a test-prep company with a website that used to have a Wild West college admissions discussion board.
NM: National Merit Exam
NMSF: National Merit Semi-Finalist
NMF: National Merit Finalist
LOB: Left-on-base -- that's baseball jargon, for which you should go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baseball_jargon
Last edited on Tue Apr 17th, 2007 12:28 pm by mackinaw
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jocelynDAD
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 01:15 pm |
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FAQ = Frequently asked questions
(Used by colleges under admissions for the FAQ that prospectitives ask)
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Wstrdg
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 02:29 pm |
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| JUMP: Joint Undergraduate-Medical school admissions Program: admission to same school medical program without taking MCAT, conditional on undergrad GPA, sometimes with acceleration
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Wstrdg
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 02:39 pm |
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CB: The College Board, publisher of the SAT's, AP's, CSS/PROFILE
CSS/PROFILE: Financial aid application required by many private univs, processed by the CB for a fee
AP: Advanced Placement program published by the CB
SAT I: Entrance exam published by the CB. AKA "reasoning test": has three sections: CR critical reading (formally known as verbal), M math, W writing for a total possible score of 2400. Most univs still express statisitics on a 1600 basis that includes CR and M.
SAT II: Entrance exam published by the CB. AKA "subject test." Test of learned knowledge in specific subject areas. Short, all MCQ. Most univs require a Math plus at least one other subject.
MCQ: Multiple choice question test
EC: Extra-curricular activities such as community service, athletics, employment, etc.
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warblers
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 08:24 pm |
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EFC - Expected Family Contribution.
One poster referred to it as "every f'n cent," which is arguably more accurate.
ACT = standardized test usually accepted in lieu of the SAT
APUSH = AP US History
BWRK = bright well-rounded kid (aka boring rich white kid)
COA = cost of attendance
CDS = Common Data Set
HBCU = historically black college/university
IB = International Baccalaureate
ID = interim decision (Rice)
OOS = out of state
OP = original post(er)
PM = private message
SCEA = single-choice early action (Yale and Stanford)
URM = underrepresented minority
You may have seen RSI, TASP, TIP, CTY, and/or EPGY- they're all summer programs.
Last edited on Tue Apr 17th, 2007 08:31 pm by warblers
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starting_process
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Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 09:08 pm |
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| MTTA - many thanks to all
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Descartes
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Posted: Wed Apr 18th, 2007 03:09 pm |
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Consolidated list for the future convenience of all:
AA: Affirmative action (around here it also means Ann Arbor).
ACT: standardized test usually accepted in lieu of the SAT
Adcom: admission committee (although often used to refer to a single adcom member)
AP: Advanced Placement program published by the CB
APUSH: AP US History
AWS(P): Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore (,Pomona)
BWRK: bright well-rounded kid (aka boring rich white kid)
CB: The College Board, publisher of the SAT's, AP's, CSS/PROFILE
CC: College Confidential (the big board, some here are refugees from it)
CDS: Common Data Set
COA: Cost of Attendance
CSS/PROFILE (or CSSP): Financial aid application required by many private univs, processed by the CB for a fee
CTD: Center for Talent Development, Northwestern's on-line and summer program for pre-college students
CTY: Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins' on-line and summer program for pre-college students
D: daughter (DD - darling/dear daughter, sometimes used ironically)
EA: Early Action, an early (pre-March) admission decision which does not commit an applicant to attend if admitted, sometimes available in two phases
EC: Extra-curricular activities such as community service, athletics, employment, etc.
ED: Early Decision, an early (pre-March) admission decision which commits a student to attend if admitted - obviously precludes any other ED process ("If you let me, I will come"). Sometimes available in two phases.
EFC: Expected Family Contribution. It's what FAFSA (the financial aid form) says you "ought" to be able to pay per year for your child's college education.
EPGY: Education Program for Gifted Youth, Stanford's on-line and summer program for pre-college students
FA: Financial aid.
GC: Guidance counselor
GPA: Grade-point average
H: husband
HBCU: historically black college/university
HS: High School
HYP(S)(M)(C): Harvard, Yale, Princeton (,Stanford) (,MIT) (,CalTech)
IB: International Baccalaureate
ID: Interim decision (Rice)
JUMP: Joint Undergraduate-Medical school admissions Program: admission to same school medical program without taking MCAT, conditional on undergrad GPA, sometimes with acceleration
LAC: Liberal arts college (plural=LACS)
MCQ: Multiple choice question test
NM: National Merit Exam
NMF: National Merit Finalist
NMSF: National Merit Semi-Finalist
OOS: out of state
OP: original post(er)
PLAN: The "junior" ACT, administered to HS sophomores
PSAT: The "junior" SAT, scores on which are used to determine NMSF's. Administered to HS juniors (to count) and sophomores (for practice)
PM: private message
PR: Princeton Review, a test-prep company with a website that used to have a Wild West college admissions discussion board.
R1: Research level 1 universities (major research institutions)
RD: Regular decision, the mainstream admission process which renders decisions in March or early April
RSI: Research Summer Institute, a pre-college program linked to MIT
S: son (and DS, etc.)
Sal: salutatorian
SAT I: Entrance exam published by the CB. AKA "reasoning test": has three sections: CR critical reading (formally known as verbal), M math, W writing for a total possible score of 2400. Most univs still express statisitics on a 1600 basis that includes CR and M.
SAT II: Entrance exam published by the CB. AKA "subject test." Test of learned knowledge in specific subject areas. Short, all MCQ. Most univs require a Math plus at least one other subject.
SCEA: single-choice early action (Yale and Stanford), a pre-March admission decision which does not commit an admitted student to attend but does preclude them from applying to any other EA process
TASP: Telluride summer program for juniors at various colleges
TIP: Talent Identification Program, Duke's on-line and summer program for pre-college students
URM: underrepresented minority
UW (or UWGPA): Unweighted grade-point average (usually what adcom's use for comparison)
Val: valedictorian
W: wife
WGPA: Weighted grade-point average (sometimes what HS's use to rank students)
WL: Waitlist
Last edited on Wed Apr 18th, 2007 03:27 pm by Descartes
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Wstrdg
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Posted: Wed Apr 18th, 2007 04:31 pm |
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Thanks for the alphabetizing, Descartes!
Adding: WHAP, CRDA, DC, RA, FAFSA, SAR, SIR, Rolling, DOE
AA: Affirmative action (around here it also means Ann Arbor).
ACT: standardized test usually accepted in lieu of the SAT
Adcom: admission committee (although often used to refer to a single adcom member)
AP: Advanced Placement program published by the CB
APUSH: AP US History
AWS(P): Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore (,Pomona)
BWRK: bright well-rounded kid (aka boring rich white kid)
CB: The College Board, publisher of the SAT's, AP's, CSS/PROFILE
CC: College Confidential (the big board, some here are refugees from it)
CDS: Common Data Set
COA: Cost of Attendance
CRDA: May 1st. Candidates Reply Date Agreement. Date for accepted student to file intent to register (SIR).
CSS/PROFILE (or CSSP): Financial aid application required by many private univs, processed by the CB for a fee
CTD: Center for Talent Development, Northwestern's on-line and summer program for pre-college students
CTY: Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins' on-line and summer program for pre-college students
D: daughter (DD - darling/dear daughter, sometimes used ironically)
DC: Dining commons
DOE: US Dept of Education
EA: Early Action, an early (pre-March) admission decision which does not commit an applicant to attend if admitted, sometimes available in two phases
EC: Extra-curricular activities such as community service, athletics, employment, etc.
ED: Early Decision, an early (pre-March) admission decision which commits a student to attend if admitted - obviously precludes any other ED process ("If you let me, I will come"). Sometimes available in two phases.
EFC: Expected Family Contribution. It's what FAFSA (the financial aid form) says you "ought" to be able to pay per year for your child's college education.
EPGY: Education Program for Gifted Youth, Stanford's on-line and summer program for pre-college students
FA: Financial aid.
FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The starting point for all need-based aid.
GC: Guidance counselor
GPA: Grade-point average
H: husband
HBCU: historically black college/university
HS: High School
HYP(S)(M)(C): Harvard, Yale, Princeton (,Stanford) (,MIT) (,CalTech)
IB: International Baccalaureate
ID: Interim decision (Rice)
JUMP: Joint Undergraduate-Medical school admissions Program: admission to same school medical program without taking MCAT, conditional on undergrad GPA, sometimes with acceleration
LAC: Liberal arts college (plural=LACS)
MCQ: Multiple choice question test
NM: National Merit Exam
NMF: National Merit Finalist
NMSF: National Merit Semi-Finalist
OOS: out of state
OP: original post(er)
PLAN: The "junior" ACT, administered to HS sophomores
PSAT: The "junior" SAT, scores on which are used to determine NMSF's. Administered to HS juniors (to count) and sophomores (for practice)
PM: private message
PR: Princeton Review, a test-prep company with a website that used to have a Wild West college admissions discussion board.
R1: Research level 1 universities (major research institutions)
RA: Residence advisor (dorm monitor)
RD: Regular decision, the mainstream admission process which renders decisions in March or early April
Rolling: Accept/deny is processed within a few weeks of application
RSI: Research Summer Institute, a pre-college program linked to MIT
S: son (and DS, etc.)
Sal: salutatorian
SAR: Student Aid Report. What you get back from DOE after you file FAFSA.
SAT I: Entrance exam published by the CB. AKA "reasoning test": has three sections: CR critical reading (formally known as verbal), M math, W writing for a total possible score of 2400. Most univs still express statisitics on a 1600 basis that includes CR and M.
SAT II: Entrance exam published by the CB. AKA "subject test." Test of learned knowledge in specific subject areas. Short, all MCQ. Most univs require a Math plus at least one other subject.
SCEA: single-choice early action (Yale and Stanford), a pre-March admission decision which does not commit an admitted student to attend but does preclude them from applying to any other EA process
SIR: Statement of Intent to Register
TASP: Telluride summer program for juniors at various colleges
TIP: Talent Identification Program, Duke's on-line and summer program for pre-college students
URM: underrepresented minority
UW (or UWGPA): Unweighted grade-point average (usually what adcom's use for comparison)
Val: valedictorian
W: wife
WGPA: Weighted grade-point average (sometimes what HS's use to rank students)
WHAP: World History AP
WL: Waitlist
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Posted: Thu Jun 7th, 2007 04:55 pm |
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| One more - in the Jobs post, one poster talked about an "NGO". What's NGO? Thanks.
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Posted: Thu Jun 7th, 2007 04:57 pm |
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| Non-governmental organization.
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mackinaw
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Posted: Thu Jun 7th, 2007 06:56 pm |
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I've also seen folks here using PT as part-time and FT as full-time.
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mathmom
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Posted: Thu Jun 7th, 2007 07:56 pm |
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I can't remember what the letters are, but in addition to HYPSM and sometimes C you also see the ones for the New England/Atlantic State LACs. SWWAM? I can't remember which ones get included.
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Posted: Thu Jun 7th, 2007 09:56 pm |
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| I've seen it as AWS or AWWS - Amherst, Williams, (Wesleyan), Swarthmore. Don't know what the M would be for.
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mackinaw
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Posted: Thu Jun 7th, 2007 11:49 pm |
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Probably someone who thinks Middlebury is in the same category as AWS invented MAWS or SWAM. I've never seen this before, though, so it's probably far more aspirational by would-be Middies than it is a reflection of common usage.
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