HYPS
English
Proper noun
HYPS
- Initialism of Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford.
- 2010 November 28, Edward Ngai, “On being “Too Asian?””, in The Vancouver Observer:
- I see my Chinese friends given the ultimatum “HYPS or nothing”
- 2013, Karen Karbo, Julia Child Rules: Lessons On Savoring Life, →ISBN, page 52:
- I'm not trying to console you because your kid didn't get into HYPS or her first choice, or your beloved alma mater.
- 2017 August 8, David Nathan & Nick Accrocco, “There are many good colleges. Find one that's a good fit.”, in Houston Chronicle:
- On the College Confidential website, users simply reference HYP (or HYPS if they deign to include Stanford and its 5 percent acceptance rate).