<p>Would it be appropriate to attach an abstract of a published journal article to the additional information section?</p>
<p>I believe that is meant for resumes but that should be fine as well especially if it corresponds with your intended major.</p>
<p>also, i had a small medical issue in soph year that affected 2 of my grades a few points…should i mention it or just focus on the positives?</p>
<p>I’m not sure where you would mention that…</p>
<p>What do you mean by a few points? How significant was it? If it was an A to an A-, I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>
<p>Addl info is not imited to a resume (in fact, with rare exceptions, most colleges do not even ask for a resume. And, most resumes are lengthy, unnecessary rehashes and can be aggravating.)<br>
Go ahead and attach the abstract, if you wish. If you did it and it’s truly a worthy effort, take credit for it. But most adcoms aren’t skilled at interpreting these and may skim or ignore it. The diff is is you are such a stellar, compelling candidate, there are times when it would be forwarded to a prof in the related dept. But, these are rare. And, many kids with great research do not include an abstract, ime. Some will include a short summary of the abstract. But, your LoRs can cover the significance of your work. And the GC is the more appropriate way to cover an illness that caused a grade to slip- that’s an adult educator writing.</p>