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roca88 said:Hi,
I've already written this essay, but I could modify it if advice here warrants that. According to the prompt, it seems that they want you to basically focus on one research project that was significant. For me, I wrote about a project that i presented twice, did a poster on, etc. However, while I was doing that project, I actually had a smaller project going on as well, but I did not get very far with it; I did though co-create a working protocol, which my lab seemed to say was important. Can I include information regarding this other project, like stuff you'd have in an introduction and where the study could be headed? I think it's the more interesting material, having applications in neurodegenerative disorders and i think the reader would find it more interesting.
Also, does anyone think I should include the work that I am currently doing but have not yet finished?? It too is very interesting, moreso than the one project I have written about in-depth. Or should I leave this out and talk about it at a potential interview when it will have been completed?
Thanks in advance as always for all help/advice! This forum is great!
mercaptovizadeh said:Yeah, I have the exact same question, and I suppose that many aspiring MSTPers have do to.
My essay is 15000 characters now, so I think it is way too detailed and I must cut it down. At the same time, I want it to be descriptive enough to interest the reader, since I don't have a publication I can just cite (which would save a lot of space, and seem less rambling, I suppose).
roca88 said:According to the prompt, it seems that they want you to basically focus on one research project that was significant.
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Also, does anyone think I should include the work that I am currently doing but have not yet finished?? It too is very interesting, moreso than the one project I have written about in-depth. Or should I leave this out and talk about it at a potential interview when it will have been completed?