<p>Hello,</p>
<p>Last summer I worked in a research lab at a nearby university under a mentor. My mentor is using part of my research in his paper that is going to be published, and I believe I will be getting 2nd or 3rd author credit. How good is this for college admissions?</p>
<p>Thanks all for your help!</p>
<p>bump, I would truly appreciate an answer to this question. thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Well, to be honest the first thing that springs to your mind when considering a past activity should not automatically be “How good will this look for college?” Colleges will be able to tell if you did an activity because you have a passion for it, or because you just wanted to tack on even more things to your application.</p>
<p>Regardless, scientific research of any kind looks very very good, especially if you considering a science major. However, simply listing that you did research will not have too much of a noticeable effect - you have to be able to describe your experiences and what you learned in a supplemental essay, for example, to truly gain the most benefit from it.</p>
<p>Depends on the paper, research and where it’s getting published, college undergraduates will rarely get a publication and there is a certain amount of luck involved…let alone a high school student.</p>
<p>There are groups that put everyone’s name on the paper, so unless you are first author it can be difficult to tell how much you contributed to the research. It would be better to get a letter of recommendation from the person you actually worked under in that group.</p>
<p>@Zealously, I did not think that first, I was just thinking about what colleges I should be applying to and wanted to understand how competitive of an applicant I was. I do indeed have a passion for research and I do intend to write a bit about my experiences in an essay (not super familiar with specifics of college application process yet).
Thanks for the advice though, everyone! I appreciate it. :)</p>
<p>I have written a couple of research papers. They are substantial papers, 30 or more pages double spaced. I have written them with mentors as well. However they are not strictly scientific papers, so I can’t submit to Intel and stuff like that. Are there any journals, or places where a high school rising junior can get published? One example I found is like The Concord Review. Are there any more like that? My papers are more social sciences and humanities</p>
<p>what journal will the paper be published in? if it’s prestigious, then it might have some weight!</p>
<p>Derek,</p>
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