Quick Question - Undergrad Abbreviation? Forum

[Milo42]

I went to UC Santa Barbara.

The opening line of my sentence mentions the school. "I entered [school name] with my major undeclared."

So which of the following should I open with:

• I entered the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) with my major undeclared.
• I entered UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) with my major undeclared.

Thanks!

[bk1]

The second flows better by far and they will know what you mean when you say "UC Santa Barbara."

[20130312]

I'd think UC is fine. I abbreviated my school's name similarly.

[Milo42]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[cutecarmel]

Just in case, I would go the first. Its a grammatical rule to write out the whole name before abbreviating. Though I'm sure admissions will understand what UC means, I wouldn't take the chance

[gogogadgetlaw]

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[postn0bills]

Just in case, I would go the first. Its a grammatical rule to write out the whole name before abbreviating. Though I'm sure admissions will understand what UC means, I wouldn't take the chance

+1

[bernaldiaz]

I would definitely spell out the entire name first before you abbreviate it. It can't hurt. Why break a grammatical rule if you don't have to? Just in case the adcon is particularly nit-picky.