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==Part of Speech== | ==Part of Speech== | ||
Noun (abbreviation) | |||
==Pronunciation== | ==Pronunciation== | ||
['pee 'ay] {{#widget:SC|link=https://soundcloud.com/nu-dictionary-project/pa}} | ['pee / 'ay] {{#widget:SC|link=https://soundcloud.com/nu-dictionary-project/pa}} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
An abbreviation for Peer Adviser. A PA is a student who is trained welcome new students, including incoming freshmen and transfers, during [[Wildcat Welcome]] and help them transition to Northwestern. New students are organized into small groups of about 5-15 people, appropriately called PA groups, | An abbreviation for Peer Adviser. A ''PA'' is a student who is trained welcome new students, including incoming freshmen and transfers, during [[Wildcat Welcome]] and help them transition to Northwestern. New students are organized into small groups of about 5-15 people, appropriately called ''PA'' groups, which have one or two specific ''PAs'' assigned to them for the entirety of Wildcat Welcome. | ||
==Example Sentence== | ==Example Sentence== | ||
Nina is thinking about applying to be a PA next year. | Nina is thinking about applying to be a ''PA'' next year. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
http://www.northwestern.edu/orientation/about-us/prospective-peer-advisers/index.html | [http://www.northwestern.edu/orientation/about-us/prospective-peer-advisers/index.html PA Information on Northwestern's Website] | ||
[[Category:Traditions]] | |||
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Part of Speech
Noun (abbreviation)
Pronunciation
['pee / 'ay]
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Description
An abbreviation for Peer Adviser. A PA is a student who is trained welcome new students, including incoming freshmen and transfers, during Wildcat Welcome and help them transition to Northwestern. New students are organized into small groups of about 5-15 people, appropriately called PA groups, which have one or two specific PAs assigned to them for the entirety of Wildcat Welcome.
Example Sentence
Nina is thinking about applying to be a PA next year.
