<p>Here is a place to celebrate, commiserate, and rue Caltech decisions!</p>
<p>I will start off by saying I'm super excited I was accepted!!!! :D</p>
<p>Deferred even with Research. QQ</p>
<p>I should probably check if they even got the paper, which is a step I should have took a while ago. Who should I email for that?</p>
<p>^Ugh, does research even matter?</p>
<p>I’m starting to wonder if I should submit the 3 research papers or not…do they even look at them?</p>
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<p>have taken.</p>
<p>Yes, they look at research papers and yes, you should submit them.</p>
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<p>My research is ongoing. I gave a vague description of the project, but I don’t think I can go into depth because it is DoD funded… I did get a letter of recommendation from the head of the lab, but is there anything else I should submit.</p>
<p>PS: I got deferred</p>
<p>Research will help a little bit, but if you have AWARDS for your research project, it will help greatly. :)</p>
<p>^What if you were not permitted to submit your research to any competitions?</p>
<p>Then I guess you have to inform the adcom about your unique situation and they will probably take that into account.</p>
<p>If you gave vague generalizations about your project, most likely the students reading it (or faculty) assumed you didn’t actually accomplish any decent research. I would make sure they understand you have a unique situation. If you really can’t go into depth, explain why and get someone to corroborate for you.</p>