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[kritten]

It's a scholarly project. it's a good reflection of your research effort, but certainly not regarded as highly as papers given the "peer review" for abstracts is way less rigorous and its really not that hard to get them accepted. better when it is a national or very prestigious conference

 

[Blueprint Med School]

They're worth putting onto your application, but only if you do not have other activities to fill in the 15 spots. Probably not worth sending as an update.

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[LizzyM]

what if there's 3 abstracts (on 3 diff topics) would that as well as a volunteer activity constitute an update?

National meeting of professionals in the field?... that is more impressive than on-campus presentations or poster days solely for students.

 

[LizzyM]

I would actually take a more optimistic view of abstracts than others here. Any of the three Ps (Publication, Poster, or Presentation) are always good for an application

1) less than 25% of applicants have ANY PPP. This would include Campus wide student symposium or journal, regional meetings, small publications, etc
2) less than 5% of applicants has any PPP in a major setting such as national society or peer reviewed paper

Well, that explains my perspective... we'd like to interview only the top 5%.... we do go lower but grudgingly.

 

[Moko]

I will also add that if a research experience leads to both a poster/oral presentation (the latter is rare), and a publication, then both should be listed on the application even if from the same topic. Presentations and publications highlight and demonstrate different skill sets. They can be listed under the same activity (but separate from the research activity) if space is tight. However, having both publications and presentations is not the norm, even at research heavy schools