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'''Acronyms''', not be confused with [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=initialism initialism], are indispensable to understanding the workings of the university. Students interested in working with or fighting the [[administration]], joining a [[student groups|student group]], running for [[student government]], or engaging in [[tenacious bureaucratic wrangling]] will undoubtedly encounter acronyms using all twenty-six letters of the alphabet!
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This page is a '''list of acronyms for prefrosh''' to learn.
  
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If there's one thing Columbia has a lot of, it's bureaucracy. It also has lots of acronyms. There are enough acronyms at Columbia to make you dizzy. This is a primer. Most of the below are actually examples of initialism, but if you notice that you're either mispronouncing something or you're a pedant. Don't worry, pedantry is cool.
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== The essential list ==
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* '''[[ABC]]''' - [[Activities Board at Columbia]]
 
 
* '''[[BC]]''' - [[Barnard College]] (not Boston College)
 
* '''[[BC]]''' - [[Barnard College]] (not Boston College)
 
* '''[[CAA]]''' - [[Columbia Alumni Association]]
 
* '''[[CAA]]''' - [[Columbia Alumni Association]]
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* '''[[CEPSR]]''' - [[CEPSR|Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research]]
 
* '''[[CEPSR]]''' - [[CEPSR|Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research]]
 
* '''[[CI]]''' - [[Community Impact]]
 
* '''[[CI]]''' - [[Community Impact]]
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* '''[[CLS]]''' - [[Columbia Law School]]
 
 
* '''[[CPS]]''' - [[Counseling and Psychological Services]]
 
* '''[[CPS]]''' - [[Counseling and Psychological Services]]
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* '''[[CSMESS]]''' - [[Columbia Science, Math and Engineering Secondary School]]
 
 
* '''[[CTV]]''' - [[Columbia Television]]
 
* '''[[CTV]]''' - [[Columbia Television]]
 
* '''[[CUIT]]''' - [[Columbia University Information Technology]] (formerly AcIS (Academic Information Services) and AIS Administrative Information Services)
 
* '''[[CUIT]]''' - [[Columbia University Information Technology]] (formerly AcIS (Academic Information Services) and AIS Administrative Information Services)
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* '''[[OMA]]''' - [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]]
 
* '''[[OMA]]''' - [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]]
 
* '''[[RA]]''' - [[Resident Adviser]] or [[Research Assistant]]
 
* '''[[RA]]''' - [[Resident Adviser]] or [[Research Assistant]]
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* '''[[SDA]]''' - [[Student Development and Activities]]
 
 
* '''[[SEAS]]''' - [[School of Engineering and Applied Science]]
 
* '''[[SEAS]]''' - [[School of Engineering and Applied Science]]
 
* '''[[SGA]]''' - [[Student Government Association]] (Barnard Student Council)
 
* '''[[SGA]]''' - [[Student Government Association]] (Barnard Student Council)
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* '''[[TA]]''' - [[Teaching Assistant]], not to be confused with T''&''A
 
* '''[[TA]]''' - [[Teaching Assistant]], not to be confused with T''&''A
 
* '''[[UNDED]]''' - [[UNDED|Undergraduate Education Committee]], the advising board of the [[History Department]]
 
* '''[[UNDED]]''' - [[UNDED|Undergraduate Education Committee]], the advising board of the [[History Department]]
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* '''[[URH]]''' - [[University Residence Halls]], now known as [[Housing Services]]
 
 
* '''[[UW]]''' - [[University Writing]] or [[Unofficial Withdrawal]]
 
* '''[[UW]]''' - [[University Writing]] or [[Unofficial Withdrawal]]
  
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 8 December 2013

This page is a list of acronyms for prefrosh to learn.

The essential list

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