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Descartes
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Posted: Tue Dec 4th, 2007 01:02 am |
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Updating with SSR, QuestBridge, PSEO (please feel free to add to this list):
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.
PSEO: Post-secondary enrollment options - a program by which qualified HS students can take classes at post-secondary schools and have them paid for by the state (available in MN, OH, others?)
QuestBridge: a scholarship and college match program that partners with a group of top colleges for the purpose of attracting low income students who have succeeded academically and demonstrated leadership.
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
SSR: Secondary School Report (Guidance couselor recommendation + transcrpipt)
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
Last edited on Tue Dec 4th, 2007 11:09 pm by Descartes
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Wstrdg
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Posted: Wed Dec 5th, 2007 07:08 pm |
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Adding CAHSEE and NCLB.
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)
CAHSEE: California High School Exit Exam. State exam administered as prerequisite to a diploma from any Calif public high school.
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
NCLB: No Child Left Behind. Federal legislation that threatens funding and independent administration for schools that fail to meet target test scores.
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.
PSEO: Post-secondary enrollment options - a program by which qualified HS students can take classes at post-secondary schools and have them paid for by the state (available in MN, OH, others?)
QuestBridge: a scholarship and college match program that partners with a group of top colleges for the purpose of attracting low income students who have succeeded academically and demonstrated leadership.
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
SSR: Secondary School Report (Guidance couselor recommendation + transcrpipt)
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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Chedva
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Posted: Wed Dec 5th, 2007 10:02 pm |
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OK, if we're doing state exit exams, adding MCAS:
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)
CAHSEE: California High School Exit Exam. State exam administered as prerequisite to a diploma from any Calif public high school.
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)
MCAS: Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. State exam administered (in grade 10) as prerequisite to a diploma from any Massachusetts public high school.
MCQ: Multiple choice question test
NCLB: No Child Left Behind. Federal legislation that threatens funding and independent administration for schools that fail to meet target test scores.
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.
PSEO: Post-secondary enrollment options - a program by which qualified HS students can take classes at post-secondary schools and have them paid for by the state (available in MN, OH, others?)
QuestBridge: a scholarship and college match program that partners with a group of top colleges for the purpose of attracting low income students who have succeeded academically and demonstrated leadership.
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
SSR: Secondary School Report (Guidance couselor recommendation + transcrpipt)
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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