<p>Hey guys, so the Dartmouth supplement asks for an "independent research project" if you have one. What exactly does this mean, and is it bad if I don't have one? Should I make one up? No flame please! I love Dartmouth and I really wanna get in!</p>
<p>You can’t just make one up -_- It helps you have research, might hurt you if you don’t, but there’s nothing you can do at this point is there?</p>
<p>Do you have one?
And I do have one from a science fair project, but it’s not amazing–would that harm me?</p>
<p>If you’re really passionate about what you did for the science fair project, or you think that it shows a whole new aspect of you, then you should send it.
If not, then don’t. I don’t think most people send them anyways.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about that. Only applies to kids who are serious about science and have conducted substantial research in high school, Intel-ers and Siemens winners etc.</p>
<p>I actually had one. Not sure if I’m going to do Dartmouth ED but it was interesting. I had a buddy who had a house where there were all these cars regularly going into these telephone poles near where he lived, which was on a curve. Every single year. We did a math problem (I’m not going to go into it because it would bore the hell out of everyone) that involved the speed limit, the curve on the road and general traction in different seasons including dry, rain and winter snow and ice and had different scenarios and we ended up getting the town to do three different signs on that stretch.</p>
<p>We felt like rocketboys 
(Lame ones but it was ok)</p>
<p>Hey fellow Dartmouth hopefuls, anyone wanna discuss anything?</p>
<p>Em, guys, do you know what does resume mean in supplement? CV? Or something another?</p>
<p>It’s just for if you have too many activities/awards that don’t fit on the common app.</p>