I want to go to UVA (the University of Virginia) because… should i put the full name everytime or is UVA ok?
<p>Imo, use full name on first usage with abbreviation in parentheses, use abbreviation on subsequent uses.</p>
<p>Using UVA throughout is probably fine but a bit less formal and I don't think a nod to tone hurts.</p>
<p>I agree with TheDad full name first , UVA after that--but you can skip the parentheses with first usage.</p>
<p>why should i trust u....... lol.. jk thx</p>
<p>btw: standard usage is a lower case 'a', but the school formalizes it with periods: U.Va.</p>
<p>i remember in the question it even says U.Va. ... so i am SURE its fine, besides do you think they are really that cruel as to care about abbreviations? .... i HIGHLY doubt it.</p>
<p>They probably won't mind at all. College essays aren't formal. Writing the whole name out every time might even make you seem a little pretentious.</p>