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==Part of Speech==
 
==Part of Speech==
Abbreviation
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Noun (abbreviation)
  
 
==Pronunciation==
 
==Pronunciation==
['pee 'ay] {{#widget:SC|link=https://soundcloud.com/nu-dictionary-project/pa}}
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['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, which have one or two specific PAs assigned to them for the entirety of Wildcat Welcome.
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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.
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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
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[http://www.northwestern.edu/orientation/about-us/prospective-peer-advisers/index.html PA Information on Northwestern's Website]
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Part of Speech

Noun (abbreviation)

Pronunciation

['pee / 'ay]

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.

External Links

PA Information on Northwestern's Website