<p>Hey everyone,
Just wondering what is counted as research?
I am assigned to write a literature review this summer. So far, all I know about literature reviews are that they are long, require extensive reading, and compiling. Is this counted as research and how much would publishing the review be counted? I'm really excited about getting started, it's just that I don't know whether it's "research." Thanks!</p>
<p>Research is actually listed as "research/lab" on the application. If you take an extremely narrow view, then research is only bench research with test tubes and pipettes and stuff. If you broaden out the definition, you might include historical research, anthropology research, etc. (ie the type of research you would have to do to get a masters or phD). </p>
<p>However, I think it would be stretching it to call a literature review "research."</p>
<p>^ hey norcalguy (or anyone who can answer this question), how does doing other research look on an application? Personally, I would like to get into some historical research as well, and am just curious how they might consider it.</p>
<p>I don't think it's quite as good as biomedical research to which your interviewers might be able to relate better. But it might make you a pretty interesting candidate. I actually spent about a month looking through hundreds and hundreds of colonial documents in order to write my term paper on American loyalists and it was a lot of fun so I certainly wouldn't look down on non-science research. If it's what you want to do and you are able to do it passionately, then you'll be fine.</p>
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I am assigned to write a literature review this summer. So far, all I know about literature reviews are that they are long, require extensive reading, and compiling. Is this counted as research and how much would publishing the review be counted? I'm really excited about getting started, it's just that I don't know whether it's "research." Thanks!
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<p>I would count it as research. I know that for history, english, and other non-science/engineering majors, research consist of doing literature reviews and stuff.</p>
<p>ya I'm still gonna stick w/ some biomed research ,but I'd really like to do historical research as well - it'd give me some interesting perspectives...</p>
<p>Hi all,
Thanks for your input! Mm so now my question is, if I continue with this literature review as well as my work in a cell biology lab, will med schools think, "Man this candidate is doing too much all over the place?" I mean, the literature review will be a psychiatry-anthropological topic, and I also work in a cell bio lab. I truly enjoy my experiences in both places, but sometimes i wonder if I am doing too much.</p>
<p>... doing too much isn't in and of itself a bad thing, obviously. Doing too much and therefore failing at each of two enterprises is.</p>
<p>I'm of the opinion you can't do two research gigs at the same time and still excel in both of them.</p>