<p>If you are a Siemens semifinalist, would you include your research paper as a supplement material in your application? Thanks for your advice.</p>
<p>You can call/email the admissions office and ask them directly.</p>
<p>But, what I would do is obviously mention the accolade (and congratulations by the way) and include a weblink to the paper if it fits. No one at the admissions office is going to read it or understand it so you are really just pushing out there that it is something you are rightly proud of, which matters because a lot of people do things like brag they write for they school paper and if you bother to look it up online find that it was horrible. Putting in the link tells them your not afraid if they check, which tells them something right there.</p>
<p>In addition, if it is something that you are excited about, you can contact an appropriate professor and tell him that this is something you are excited about and ask if it is a topic that you will find encouragement for when you get here. Be brief, polite and modest. No matter how great your research, be humble. IF the professor is impressed he MAY put in a good word for you. But only do this if you can bat the ball back if he asks you about the temperature stability of your control group or whatever. If your dad’s friend really did the work for you then don’t bother exposing yourself.</p>
<p>^^ How good is it? worthy of publication (I am international so no idea what Siemens is…)? The real question is whether it is a great high school project, or original, applicable research. I have done both and would consider the first not worth sending, but the second MASSIVELY helpful to your chances.</p>
<p>That last sentence sounds a little arrogant… sorry :)</p>
<p>I’ve done research also, and have a few papers written, but I decided not sending it in because, they dont actually want the actual research paper, they want a 1-2 page abstract (atleast for harvard, yale, etc.) I’m pretty sure Princeton’s the same. I would’ve made the abstract if I had more time lol.</p>
<p>But since you did siemens, I’m sure you already have an abstract on hand.</p>