<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have applead under the Restrictive Early Action program to Harvard with a deadline of 1 November.</p>
<p>Do you think its advisable to send my research paper now to them?? Or I could simply send an abstract under Supplementary Materials that they accept.</p>
<p>SECONDLY, how can I communicate important updates to them in terms of me winning a prestigious scholarship?</p>
<p>What are you waiting for??? Fax them the abstract NOW (do not send the research paper itself). The fax number is: (1) 617-495-8821. </p>
<p>You can also email Harvard Admissions updates at <a href=“mailto:fileroom@fas.harvard.edu”>fileroom@fas.harvard.edu</a>. (Do not include attachments, as the file room does not open attachments.)</p>
<p>We’re not supposed to send them a full paper? I swear I remember reading somewhere that we could… oh dear.</p>
<p>^^ Admissions Officers have about 15-20 minutes to review each file, which includes your transcript, test scores, teacher recommendations, extracurricular activities and essays. They barely have enough time to give everything a close read, and certainly don’t have the expertise to review full papers. </p>
<p>If Admissions is really interested in an applicant, they might forward your abstract (or full paper) to the relevant academic department for review. But the Admissions officers themselves do not read them, as they just don’t have the time.</p>
<p>thanks gibby! I’ll get right down to it asap. Do you think they’ll still consider it? I mean they are probably reviewing applications as we speak…</p>
<p>plus should I fax it or express courier it (will take upto 3 working days from my country)</p>
<p>I would fax it; it’s quicker and cheaper.</p>
<p>Uh-oh, I sent the whole paper. I kind of assumed that it was understood that they didn’t need to read the whole thing. Well, I sent it in after the deadline, and they don’t track it - what do you think are the chance’s they’ll just lost it/it never makes it into my file?</p>
<p>Not to worry – your research paper will make it into your file. Whether Admissions forwards it on to an academic department for evaluation will depend on how strongly they feel about the rest of your application. Some research abstracts and papers get forwarded to academic departments, others do not.</p>