U Sphere presents a guide to acronyms that will become popular

While none of this is LOL funny, some of these can help you during the college application process.

Let's start with the obvious: LOL. Last week, I had to question whether it meant "Laugh out Loud" or "Lots of Luck." Neither...

LOL: "Let (me in) Oh (PLEASE) Let (me in)." An acronym to be used only by the student who cannot accept a denial letter from his or her school of choice.

IMHO: "Ivies Might Help you Out." For instance, if you're the right person at the right time for the right school -- like a left-hander from Wyoming -- then it's a good idea to apply to the Ivy of your choice.

GG: "Don't bother me, the latest edition of US News came out, and I'll just go crazy if the school I've always wanted to go to isn't one of the Top 76 Liberal Arts schools that don't offer Master's East of the Missisippi but still North of the Mason-Dixon Line."

EOM: "Error on my transcript." I didn't really need to take Typing as a Freshman, so the D shouldn't count. (It happened to me. They called it "typing" then. Now, as a Freshman in High School, do you take "Texting?")

And, the most popular one, like, ever:

OMG: While use of this acronym is prevalent, using it on the application process contains this asterisk: *"My use of the term OMG means that I am 100% on board with your school's religious affiliation. For instance, I WILL CONVERT to Wesleyanism to get into Wesleyan. Or Southernism to get into Southern Methodist."