Places

the UK – United Kingdom
the USSR – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
LA – Los Angeles
DC – District of Colombia

 

People

JFK – John F. Kennedy
MLK – Martin Luther King

 

Education

GPA – grade point average
SAT’s – Scholastic Aptitude Test
Currently SAT doesn’t stand for anything. It originally stood for Scholastic Aptitude Test.
GRE’s – Graduate Record Examinations
GMAT – Graduate Management Admission Test
Note that the correct pronunciation is “gee-Matt.”
BA – Bachelor of Arts
BS – Bachelor of Science
MBA – Master of Business Administration
MA – Master of Arts
PHD – Doctor of Philosophy
DARE – Drug Abuse Resistance Education