<p>I know some schools say that they only want abstracts but there are some that does not mention specifically whether they want an abstract or a full paper.</p>
<p>Is it better to send in a full research paper instead of an abstract?</p>
<p>I'd just stick to the abstract, unless the research paper is short (as in 2-5 pages). Maybe you could have both the abstract and an excerpt of your research paper, instead of the entire research paper itself.</p>
<p>I vote for the abstract also.</p>
<p>This is for orginal research only right? I mean..I worked with a prof.. but it was just observing/data look up..I didn't really do much ACTUAL help..so I wouldn't turn in anything, correct?</p>
<p>I sent an abstract.</p>
<p>Sorry, I forgot to mention the specifics. The 3 research papers are pretty long (about 14-15 pages each). One of them is property of Arizona State University because I co-authored it with a professor so I do not know if I can send in the entire paper.</p>
<p>I wanted to contact the admissions office and asked about this but they're all on break and Jan. 1 is the deadline. Would they accept submission of supplementary materials after the deadline?</p>
<p>LaLaLa12345 : I think you should send it in if you received credit for your work in the research. If not, you could always mention that you'd helped in this research and such.</p>
<p>Nope, I was pretty much an assistant..I mentioned it, and that it make me more interested in a certian field, but I definetely wasn't involved or credited..so I don't want to make it seem that way</p>
<p>An abstract, of course. Adcoms (for the most part) aren't going to understand highly specialized academic material in a particular field in any depth. If you send them a paper, they won't know what it is. Therefore, they just want an abstract to understand at a very high level what you have accomplished in your research.</p>
<p>You should also note where your paper has been published(or submitted for publication), so if adcoms want, they can ask some professors to look it up, if they are really curious about how good your research is.</p>