Stupid Essay question, but this is more of "I want to know" type deal

Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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<p>Is it UVA, UVa, or U.Va.?</p>

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<p>It’s UVA. VA (short for Virginia) is always supposed to be capitalized…like NY for New York.</p>

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<p>wow…lol</p>

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<p>now before you go “wow”-ing me, look here: <a href=“http://www.seas.virginia.edu/StyleGuide.pdf[/url]”>http://www.seas.virginia.edu/StyleGuide.pdf&lt;/a&gt; Also, on almost any Virginia website, they refer to it as U.Va.</p>

<p>that’s why I asked. And many of the current students say its UVa</p>

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<p>ok…i can see where u are coming from</p>

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<p>I used U.Va. in one of my essays because that’s how they refer to it on the website. I got in.</p>

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<p>Haha yeah that’s why I brought this up. I had always thought it to UVA since VA is capitalized, but students say UVa, and I think that they only say UVa because it should be U.Va. and no one wants to add the extra periods. Thats my guess. I’ll go with U.Va.</p>