<p>I have a serious question. Does doing a research at a particular university (independently with a professor) increase the chance of being accepted into that school? Say person Z is in the X grade and Z does research at Y university, all independently with a professor. Does person Z have a increased chance of being accepted to that Y university because of his research and his location of his research?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>No likely, a possible small consideration. I think it is more treaded as a good EC, just like it would be at another college.</p>
<p>Person Z should remove the unreferenced variable X if he wishes to get into Y. Additionally, since Person Z is an avid programmer, he should implement camel case to improve his chances of acceptance at awesomeUniversity.</p>
<p>In all seriousness, this would probably help your application. Check the colleges you are applying to and see if they will let you submit your research paper and a letter of recommendation from your mentor.</p>
<p>Probably a great rec letter from the Prof may be the greatest advantage.</p>
<p>The letter of recommendation and the great EC would be an advantage for all universities. Research is one of the activities that colleges prize and that would certainly help you get into many flagships’ Honors College, even if you didn’t do the research there.</p>
<p>It would be a nudge toward admission at the specific university if everything were good indeed. It wouldn’t compensate for a 2.4 GPA though.
It also depends on how selective the university is. It it’s 30%+, good odds it’ll help. If it’s 20% and less,
it will be minuscule but anything helps. If it’s a top research university (or, even better, a Top LAC) and the professor has exceptional things to say about you, it will really help.</p>