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Hello,
When I was in high school I basically emailed a lab PI at the local state school and asked if I could do research in her lab. I wanted to get a feel for whether research was something that I liked or not. I ultimately spent 3 years (although most work was concentrated over 2 summers) doing research in her lab. I helped do experiments, analyze data, and review manuscripts. Obviously, I also kept a lab notebook, attended lab meetings, and did literature reviews. Surprisingly, I did not wash any dishes so it was not that sort of thing. This experience really kick started my love for research, and while I do not wish to get a PhD, I do plan to do research in some capacity (30%) for the rest of my career. From this experience, I presented a poster and wrote a paper with another student for the regional national science fair. I also ended up as an author on a paper that was published in the AJP. I was an author due to my role in data analysis and a very small bit of writing/figures. I was third author out of 5. I am planning to list this as an activity on AMCAS, even though it was in high school. Please let me know if this is a mistake. My main question is whether I should list my publication citation under a separate publication entry. I did work in a lab for three years in college, but we are planning a paper this summer and it will not be published in time. So this is my only official publication. While I don't want to necessarily have two entries from highschool, I also worry that if the adcoms sort for publications it will look like I have none if it is only mentioned buried in the activity description. Thoughts? Thank you in advance for your time.
When I was in high school I basically emailed a lab PI at the local state school and asked if I could do research in her lab. I wanted to get a feel for whether research was something that I liked or not. I ultimately spent 3 years (although most work was concentrated over 2 summers) doing research in her lab. I helped do experiments, analyze data, and review manuscripts. Obviously, I also kept a lab notebook, attended lab meetings, and did literature reviews. Surprisingly, I did not wash any dishes so it was not that sort of thing. This experience really kick started my love for research, and while I do not wish to get a PhD, I do plan to do research in some capacity (30%) for the rest of my career. From this experience, I presented a poster and wrote a paper with another student for the regional national science fair. I also ended up as an author on a paper that was published in the AJP. I was an author due to my role in data analysis and a very small bit of writing/figures. I was third author out of 5. I am planning to list this as an activity on AMCAS, even though it was in high school. Please let me know if this is a mistake. My main question is whether I should list my publication citation under a separate publication entry. I did work in a lab for three years in college, but we are planning a paper this summer and it will not be published in time. So this is my only official publication. While I don't want to necessarily have two entries from highschool, I also worry that if the adcoms sort for publications it will look like I have none if it is only mentioned buried in the activity description. Thoughts? Thank you in advance for your time.
