<p>As a supplement, should I send in my research report or my research abstract? Will Princeton have time look at my paper if I submit it? (eg. Yale reads the research papers but MIT says they may not).
also if my mentor is writing a rec for me, should he/she use the common app teacher rec form ?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>You should send your abstract, in a paragraph saying what you did, how things turned out and what you plan to do. And no, he/she doesn't have to follow any form.</p>
<p>Matt told me: </p>
<p>"I can tell you that the admissions committee did have a complete application, including your research materials."</p>
<p>-MIT</p>
<p>G2com: so what does that mean exactly?</p>
<p>When I applied, I sent in just my abstract. I am relatively sure that is what they told me to do.</p>
<p>Oh, and also, I KNOW that they read the research papers. I met the faculty member that read mine.e</p>
<p>@ themoment: thanks for answering my post, but how can the faculty member read your full paper if you only submitted the abstract?</p>
<p>Oh, I am sorry - I meant to say he read my abstract, since that is all I sent. Sorry for the confusion.</p>
<p>@TheMoment...I - Did the faculty member contact you after you were accepted or was it just random?</p>
<p>sleck, is this a research paper you did for school, or on your own?</p>
<p>Both. someone in the physics department called me after I was accepted, and I randomly met with the person that reads the applications and research abstracts.</p>
<p>what was ur research on??</p>
<p>why would it matter?</p>
<p>Just ... trivia question! [:)] And it was intended for TheMoment...I.</p>
<p>i noticed...</p>
<p>Haha. If I told you, you could look me up =).</p>
<p>Secretive CERN stuff? :P Nevermind!</p>
<p>On a more serious note, how was your abstract structured? Did you go into too many details? Or just gave a qualitative touch to your work?</p>
<p>i gave mine as an overview of my topic and what it covers and not too many details, because it is an abstract after all</p>
<p>Mine was an overview, with just maybe a little over half a page of text. Really, not much.</p>
<p>did u get my PM?</p>
<p>TheMoment...I did you send your abstract with the common app as supplement, or separately to the admissions office?</p>