[Battalion - Review] :: Acronym Finder

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Acronym Finder

By Denise Schoppe
March 31, 2003

The VIP DL is OD so move the ETA PDQ.

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Acronyms are nice when making quick notes, but past that they become cumbersome and confusing. Some are well known, but most leave people with spinning heads and the alphabet dancing a jig in their mind.

This is when the Acronym Finder steps in to save the day.

The Acronym Finder describes itself as "a world wide web searchable database of more than 285,000 abbreviations and acronyms about computers, technology, telecommunications, and military acronyms and abbreviations."

The Web site is a quick way to work through the many acronyms and abbreviations in the world today. Just put the acronym in the search engine, and it will give you a listing of all the possible phrases for which it might stand. The Web site even offers users the option of adding the engine to their Internet Explorer web browser.

Even with as many acronyms as it has, it encourages users to submit new ones and help make certain it is the most comprehensive listing possible.

The Acronym Finder is interesting and useful. It takes the mystery out of all those random letters that float around in conversations. Check it out… ASAP.

[Battalion - Review] :: College Journal

Web Review

College Journal

By Denise Schoppe
March 31, 2003

College is a huge turning point in many people's lives. It's a time of change and a key to the future. There is so much to do in so little time that all the help one can get is appreciated.

The Wall Street Journal has a Web site just to help college students. It's called College Journal, and it focuses on helping students from before they go to college all the way through to starting their career.

For those entering college, the Web site offers information on admissions. It gives tips on writing admissions essays and ways to get financial aid started. College Journal even reveals some secrets as to ways schools work to recruit students.

For current students, the Web site offers tips on possible careers one may wish to pursue, and gives extensive advice on ways to land that perfect job. There is a resume builder offered on the site and many articles detailing good interview etiquette. College Journal even offers a job search engine to find positions currently open in any field.

For any college graduates not going into job market straight out of college, the Web site gives equal time to those going into grad school. It offers practice LSAT, GRE and MCAT tests and boasts a grad school search engine to help users find the perfect school.

Since College Journal it is from the Wall Street Journal, the content on the site is automatically trustworthy. It covers many topics quickly, easily and completely. The Web site is one that all future and current college students would be well advised to keep in their favorites folder.