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==Pronunciation==
==Pronunciation==
[pee ā]  
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==Definition==
==Description==
#Peer Adviser, a student whose job it is to welcome new students during [[Wildcat Welcome]] and help them transition to Northwestern
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, that 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.
#''Who was in your '''PA''' group?''


==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

Revision as of 01:38, 4 June 2015

Part of Speech

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, that 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.

http://www.northwestern.edu/orientation/about-us/prospective-peer-advisers/index.html