Proper abbreviations for law school names Forum

[ArchRoark]

Ok so I wrote my Why Virginia essay and I have been abbreviating the university's name, after the first instance, as: U.Va. Law. I took it from an email sent to me by the admissions director so I assume that is correct.

What is the proper way to abbreviate University of Michigan? U. M. Law?

[Helicio]

Granted, I haven't applied to law schools yet, but writing the university's name, even in abbreviated form, and then adding "Law" sounds a wee bit too clunky to me.

Why not just write "Virginia" and "Michigan" after you write their whole names first? No need to belabor the point. They understand.

[ArchRoark]

Granted, I haven't applied to law schools yet, but writing the university's name, even in abbreviated form, and then adding "Law" sounds a wee bit too clunky to me.

Why not just write "Virginia" and "Michigan" after you write their whole names first? No need to belabor the point. They understand.

Hmm... yah I could do that. Just seems awkard to me "I am excited to attend Virginia" vs "I am excited to attend U.Va. Law"

[sophia.olive]

what?

[thecilent]

what?

lol

[byunbee]

Ok so I wrote my Why Virginia essay and I have been abbreviating the university's name, after the first instance, as: U.Va. Law. I took it from an email sent to me by the admissions director so I assume that is correct.

What is the proper way to abbreviate University of Michigan? U. M. Law?

UMich, Michigan Law, UM, U of M. They're all used commonly and all acceptable abbreviations. But Michigan Law would be the most appropriate for this occasion.

[P. Bateman]

Ann Arbor Law

[johnnyutah]

Mich. St.

[CapHillLove]

Mich. St.

lolz.

don't do that.

[d34d9823]

Hmm... yah I could do that. Just seems awkard to me "I am excited to attend Virginia" vs "I am excited to attend U.Va. Law"

[artichoke]

Mich. St.

+1


...or MSU

[Helicio]

Granted, I haven't applied to law schools yet, but writing the university's name, even in abbreviated form, and then adding "Law" sounds a wee bit too clunky to me.

Why not just write "Virginia" and "Michigan" after you write their whole names first? No need to belabor the point. They understand.

Hmm... yah I could do that. Just seems awkard to me "I am excited to attend Virginia" vs "I am excited to attend U.Va. Law"

I think you have it backwards.

[capitalacq]

Granted, I haven't applied to law schools yet, but writing the university's name, even in abbreviated form, and then adding "Law" sounds a wee bit too clunky to me.

Why not just write "Virginia" and "Michigan" after you write their whole names first? No need to belabor the point. They understand.

Hmm... yah I could do that. Just seems awkard to me "I am excited to attend Virginia" vs "I am excited to attend U.Va. Law"

Virginia Law?


and michigan prefers "Detroit BigLaw"

[jayn3]

Granted, I haven't applied to law schools yet, but writing the university's name, even in abbreviated form, and then adding "Law" sounds a wee bit too clunky to me.

Why not just write "Virginia" and "Michigan" after you write their whole names first? No need to belabor the point. They understand.

Hmm... yah I could do that. Just seems awkard to me "I am excited to attend Virginia" vs "I am excited to attend U.Va. Law"

Virginia Law?


and michigan prefers "Detroit BigLaw"

tcr

[2ofspades]

and michigan prefers "Detroit BigLaw"

tcr

True...but we'll forgive you for just calling us Michigan if you throw in a few backhanded remarks about OSU.