<p>Hey guys, so what exactly does NU mean by, "If you have done any research or independent study outside of school, please include an abstract or summary of your work."</p>
<p>Would this include a 3-week summer program I did Sophomore year...where I took business classes?</p>
<p>And since it's optional and since not everyone does research or independent study...I feel like a lot of people won't answer this supplemental question. Thoughts?</p>
<p>It refers to a paper written to present original research conducted by the paper’s author.</p>
<p>Say, a thesis on the bioavailability of some nutrient in the gastrointestinal tract of sheep. Various scholarly articles that you’ve probably had to use as a source at some point would be good examples.</p>
<p>A summer program probably wouldn’t be relevant for that particular blurb of text, unless the program was at some sort of lab (for example; the natural sciences have the most easily described examples).</p>