RESEARCH PAPER vs abstract vs personal development essay

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<p>In Matt’s blog entry on supplemental material ([here](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/the_freshman_application/supplemental_materials.shtml]here[/url]”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/the_freshman_application/supplemental_materials.shtml)</a>), he recommends sending an essay.</p>

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Research papers. I think research papers are best talked about in the completely optional essay (“about something that you have created”) or in an extra recommendation from your research mentor. It is unlikely that if you submit a complete research paper that we will be able to have it properly evaluated during our process. We’ll be most interested in your research experience: how you got interested in the field, how you acquired your research opportunity, your results, what you learned, how this experience influences your future plans, etc.

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