<p>I'm applying to the Trinity School, and one of the essay questions refers to a research experience. I haven't necessarily done any scientific research. However, I have been an intern at a think-tank in Washington, DC and I volunteered on a mayoral campaign in my homerown a few years ago. Do you think canvassing/calling to identify supporters and poll potential voters would qualify as political research, to an extent?</p>
<p>“Do you think canvassing/calling to identify supporters and poll potential voters would qualify as political research, to an extent?”
Ehh that is stretching it a little too much. By research most of them refer to working in labs. Sorry…</p>
<p>While I don’t think calling to identify supporters is research, the polling part can be if you were involved at all with the data analysis. Research doesn’t have to be in a lab, there’s research in economic, political science, social sciences and even english and history. </p>
<p>That said, doing grunt work is not research. It’s a part of research, but if that’s all you are doing, don’t BS.</p>
<p>The research experience is only for Pratties! Trinity kids just write the “Why Duke” essay…</p>
<p>^no, i wrote a research essay and i am a trinity kiddo.</p>
<p>don’t worry! the essay is optional and if you have not had research experience, they are in no way going to hold it against you. :)</p>
<p>My bad, those essays won’t break your application…</p>
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