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Meaning of HYPS | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Initialism of Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford.

abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“I see my Chinese friends given the ultimatum “HYPS or nothing””
“I'm not trying to console you because your kid didn't get into HYPS or her first choice, or your beloved alma mater.”
“On the College Confidential website, users simply reference HYP (or HYPS if they deign to include Stanford and its 5 percent acceptance rate).”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

hypsarrhythmia HYPSD hypsibiid hypsidorid hypsilophodont hypsilophodontid

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