<p>I was wondering if having an article published in the National Journal of Nephrology about my medical disability/experiences would aid me in any way in admissions. I want to go into a pre-med program. Is it worth mentioning this and on where would I because its not really an academic honor, if so.</p>
<p>Did you write the article or were you the subject of an article? If you wrote it, bravo. Big bragging point. If you're the subject ... dunno.</p>
<p>I wrote the article. My dad's good friend who is faculty at Columbia and one of the editors of the journal said my experiences would aid physicians in getting the patient aspect of my experiences.</p>
<p>Of course it's worth mentioning it. It's an impressive achievement Put it under miscellaneous, ECs or any category where you can squeeze it in. If colleges accept additional materials, send them a copy of your article.</p>
<p>At the undergrad level? Worth mentioning, definitely a bragging point. Just don't present it as a peer-reviewed publication (unless it was - it sounds more like a sort of op-ed, though).</p>
<p>^I think it's very important to delineate it from a research article. But, nonetheless, it's a great achievement and you should definitely include it in your apps.</p>
<p>It sounds like somebody wrote an article about your renal problems. While this may contribute to your back story about why you have certain passions, it is not some sort of achievement. If you bill this as some sort of achievement, it will be the kind of thing that gets an application handed all around a department so that everybody can have a good laugh about an applicant's exaggeration.</p>
<p>belevitt, as I said above, I myself wrote the article, not somebody else writing about my disability. I actually personally wrote the material and sent it for review for publication in the Journal. I also included pictures from the clinical study (surgery) that I'm part of for visualization purposes according to what my dad's friend said to include.</p>
<p>I think it is worth mentioning. Could not hurt. My D was one of the coauthors on a journal article as a result of working for a lab. She did the various experimental treatments. We mentioned it.</p>