TLS: Abbreviations and Jargon

[03152016]

[CallMeEccentric]

Hi! This is a really stupid question, but when people say splitter and reverse-splitter in terms of high/low LSAT and low/high GPA, which is which? And why is one considered "reverse"?

Thanks in advanced!

[haus]

Hi! This is a really stupid question, but when people say splitter and reverse-splitter in terms of high/low LSAT and low/high GPA, which is which? And why is one considered "reverse"?

Thanks in advanced!

splitter = high LSAT, low GPA
reverse splitter = low LSAT, high GPA

[Oskosh]

Greetings! I don't have time to go through the entire thread (went through a few the pages), but I was wondering if we could get the money ranges of the $ sign. I see multiple iterations of it, and would like to know the ranges so that I may use them appropriately when I am discussing and weighing my options on this board.

[A. Nony Mouse]

I don't think there's any agreed-upon scientific breakdown of what people mean by "$$" v. "$$$" and so on. I think it's pretty much in the eye of the beholder - someone would use "$ at School X v. $$ at School Y" but that just means more at school Y than school X - it could even be twice as much, but school X might be offering $5k a year or $15k a year. (This is one of the reasons why people are encouraged to list the total COA when they post choosing threads.)

[Hikikomorist]

I don't think there's any agreed-upon scientific breakdown of what people mean by "$$" v. "$$$" and so on. I think it's pretty much in the eye of the beholder - someone would use "$ at School X v. $$ at School Y" but that just means more at school Y than school X - it could even be twice as much, but school X might be offering $5k a year or $15k a year. (This is one of the reasons why people are encouraged to list the total COA when they post choosing threads.)

I think most people use a percentage-of-total-tuition system. $=25%, $$=50%, etc.

[butlerraider1]

What does it mean when a TLS user has a green name?

[TLSModBot]

What does it mean when a TLS user has a green name?

It means they used to be a mod but aren't actively one now.

[twokings]

What does LTR's mean?

[A. Nony Mouse]

Long term relationship.

[YCDAACH]

What qualifies as ties to a state?

[ScottRiqui]

What qualifies as ties to a state?

Anything you can spin as a connection to a region. Did you grow up there? Was it where you lived before you went off to college? Do you own property or a business there? Do you have family or a significant other there? Basically, if you were to start working there, is there anything that might keep you from leaving?

[cherrygalore]

What does CR mean?

[grand inquisitor]

What does CR mean?

credited response

[trooper10538]

JS1 and JS2?????

[brinicolec]

JS1 and JS2?????

Specific to Harvard.

JS1 is basically an invite to interview (I forget what the JS stands for. It's either the current dean or previous dean's initials, I believe) and JS2 is an acceptance.

[Rubbishdump]

What is AJD?

[Panharith]

I pronounce it as I'm a hoe. My boss always uses IMHO in our internal chat thingie.





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[stego]

What is AJD?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_JD_program

It can be either a 2-year JD program or a program that combines a BA and JD in 6 years instead of 7 where you get your bachelor's after 1L.

I pronounce it as I'm a hoe. My boss always uses IMHO in our internal chat thingie.

I pronounce it as I'm a hoe. My boss always uses IMHO in our internal chat thingie.

IMHO isn't TLS slang or a TLS abbreviation so why did you post this here?

[A. Nony Mouse]

Because spammer, stego.

[LawDataz]

What does FFB mean? It keeps coming up in EIP threads.