<p>I've published a research paper (1st author). Should I submit an abstract (1 paragraph) or the whole paper itself (11 pages)? The paper will definitely boost my chances. However, I was wondering if the adcom will find it annoying?</p>
<p>“If you have been involved in scientific research and you are interested in studying engineering or the sciences at Columbia, you are welcome to provide a one or two page scientific abstract or a letter of recommendation from your research mentor for our review as a supplement to your application.”</p>
<p><a href=“Supplementary Materials | Columbia Undergraduate Admissions”>http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/first-year/supplementary-materials</a></p>
<p>I read that, but I’m not sure if research papers are “welcome” too. It didn’t specify. </p>
<p>In that case, I would email them, but for the sake of time, I think only submitting an abstract would be better.</p>
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<p>It CLEARLY specified what was welcome – a 2 page abstract or a mentor’s LoR. No where does it say it welcomes your entire paper.</p>
<p>@Calvin689111, I don’t mean to offend, but your postings on these boards are obsessive to the point of being annoying. If that gets conveyed to the adcom it will hurt you. You need to calm down and chill out. The adcom does not want to read your 11-page research paper. They have 35,000 or so applications to read. They invite you to submit a short abstract and that’s what you should submit. On the off chance they decide they do want to read the whole paper, they know how to ask. And once you’ve submitted what you can submit, don’t bother them or do things that have a high likelihood of annoying them. You should also recognize that schools like Columbia, MIT and Harvard are reaches for everyone. Hopefully you are applying to some less selective schools as well. </p>
<p>Edited to say that I really do wish you good luck in this process. I know it’s stressful.</p>