Are these supplementary materials suitable?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>My intended materials are researches of my community. The first takes a look at environmental problems in my community and the perception of the local community towards pollution. The second takes a look at the history of my community, the plans of the city council and the problems they are facing.</p>

<p>While every student in my class was required to do that research individually, my research received a lot of attention from my teacher (for the right reasons). Are these exceptional enough to be sent to Harvard?</p>

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<p>I would say add it so long as it is something you are proud of. You might want gibby’s advice though</p>

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<p>“. . . every student in my class was required to do that research individually. . .”</p>

<p>While you certainly can submit an abstract of your research project, you should understand that your competition will also be submitting research projects from Intel, Siemens, MIT etc. Will your project stand out and make the admissions committee take notice? If you think it will, then submit the project as supplementary material. On the other hand, if you feel it will get lost among a sea of more seasoned work, then it might not be wise to submit it. Only you can make that call. See: <a href=“http://www.societyforscience.org/document.doc?id=341[/url]”>http://www.societyforscience.org/document.doc?id=341&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Here’s a story of one student’s research project. He is now a Harvard student. How does your project compare? This kind of student is your competition. [SAT</a> Test: Teen Student Finds Longer SAT Essay Equals Better Score - ABC News](<a href=“Has Teen Unlocked the Secret to a Better SAT Score? - ABC News”>Has Teen Unlocked the Secret to a Better SAT Score? - ABC News)</p>

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<p>You should submit any supplementary material you think would benefit you.</p>