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Abbreviations on application essays?

WhatslsatWhatslsat Member
edited July 2021 in Law School Admissions 476 karma

I have several abbreviations on my personal statement that otherwise would be an entire sentence.
E.g NVCC for Northern Virginia Community College.
I feel like spelling all these out take up too much of precious real estate. Is this acceptable??

Thank you!

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  1. Abbreviation6 votes
    1. It's ok to abbreviate
      66.67%
    2. It's not okay to abbreviate
      33.33%
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  • andrew.rsnandrew.rsn Alum Member
    831 karma

    I think it may be a good idea to put in parentheses after the first abbreviation what it stands for, then abbreviate only after that.

  • tahurrrrrtahurrrrr Member
    1106 karma

    Yeah when writing anything, if you have an acronym that isn't immediately known by everyone, spell it out the first time with the abbreviation in parentheses. Then you can use the abbreviation every time after that.

  • WhatslsatWhatslsat Member
    476 karma

    thanks guys! I'll do exactly that for the essays!

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