Being a student is a time full of new revelations and experiences where individuals get to know the world and themselves better. Communication for students is a way to explore and understand each other, so every student seeks effective methods to deliver their views. A lot of students use their creativity to make communication effective and concise, and abbreviations are a great tool to make communication convenient.

The popularity of acronyms in students’ communication can also be explained by the feeling of uniqueness in students, as a lot of abbreviations they use are not used by adults or in official communication. In addition, using abbreviation saves time – something that is valued by not only students in the technological age. The EssayShark team has prepared a big list of abbreviations so let’s see which you can see and hear nowadays.

There are two primary types of abbreviations students use. The first category is the ones that are related to the educational process. The second group is abbreviations that are used by students on a more personal level, expressing their feelings and emotions to each other.

Academic abbreviations

While students use abbreviations for informal communication more often than academic purposes, there are a number of useful shortened forms of words and phrases that are widely used in academic writing. Some of them are listed below.

• BA – Bachelor of Arts
• BS – Bachelor of Science
• MA – Master of Arts
• PHIL or MPHIL – Master of Philosophy
• JD – Juris Doctor
• PA – Personal Assistant
• DC – Doctor of Chiropractic
• EVP – Executive Vice President
• MD – Managing Director
• CMO – Chief Marketing Officer
• CEO – Chief Executive Officer
• CFO – Chief Financial Officer

Abbreviations for educational purposes

While academic abbreviations can be used in formal writing, the following acronyms should not be included in professional documents. However, they are effective for explaining assignments and describing tasks, so they are widely used in educational institutions by both educators and students.

• – approximately
• – appointment
• – apartment
• S.A.P. – as soon as possible
• – department
• I.Y. – Do it yourself
• – established
• T.A. – estimated time of arrival
• – a minute or minimum
• – miscellaneous
• – Mister
• – Mistress
• – number
• – telephone
• – temperature or temporary
• – versus

Abbreviations used in social media

For students of the current generation, social media is the most commonly used tool for communicating and expressing themselves. No wonder they have transformed social media communication into fun and quick conversations with the use of a great number of abbreviations. When communicating in social media, students use acronyms for various purposes, be it expressing their feelings and emotions, expressing opinions and reactions, or greeting each other and making wishes. Abbreviations, in this way, have become a must for students’ conversations.

Expressing emotions and feelings

When you get emotional, there is no time to explain everything in detail and write every single word to describe what you feel. Abbreviations are of great help to tell someone how you feel, and there are quite a significant number of them often used by students when communicating in social media.

• MFW – My face when
• IMU– I miss you
• IDC – I don’t care
• WYWH – Wish you were here
• CWOT – Complete waste of time
• TIME – Tears in my eyes
• ILY – I love you
• BSAAW – Big smile and a wink
• IFYP – I feel your pain
• TFW – That feeling when
• TNTL – Trying not to laugh
• JK – Just kidding

Disclaimers 

These are the most popular disclaimers used in online communication.

• AFAIR – As far as I remember
• AFAIC – As far as I’m concerned
• IIRC – If I remember correctly
• TL;DR – Too long; didn’t read

Expressing opinion and reaction

These abbreviations are designed to express one’s views about various subjects politely. Students use them most often when having heated debates and engaging conversations with each other.

• POV – Point of View
• NTH – Nice to have
• TBH – To be honest
• FTW – For the win
• IMHO – In my humble opinion

Notifications, wishes, greetings

There are a number of commonly used phrases to greet or notify someone about something. These widespread expressions are easily understood when written in the form of abbreviations. Here are some of the most popular among students:

• OMW – On my way
• GRATZ – Congratulations
• GL – Good luck
• TTYL – Talk to you later
• IDK – I don’t know
• IBRB – I’ll be right back
• NFS – Not for sale
• B4N – Bye for now
• W8 – Wait
• B@U – Back at you
• BBIAS – Be back in a sec
• RUOK – Are you OK?
• BBBG – Bye-bye be good
• DBMIB – Don’t bother me I’m busy
• CYT – See you tomorrow
• DM – Direct message
• GFN – Gone for now

As you can see, students are really creative when it comes to communication, both formal and informal. Abbreviations are a great way for them to make conversations convenient and engaging, saving time and space in written communication.

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