Conferences Attended

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Is this really that good of an EC? I mean just going to a conference counts? I understand presenting a poster or an abstract at a conference would look better but how does adcoms view this? (Meaningful experience, padding/filler activity etc) Anyone here listed this as an EC? Was it brought up in the interview?

Thanks.

 

[ceasefire]

If you just list that you've attended a conference, it looks like fluff. If as part of your research group you submitted an abstract and attended (maybe presented a poster?) at a conference, that means much more.

 

[911 Turbo]

Is this really that good of an EC? I mean just going to a conference counts? I understand presenting a poster or an abstract at a conference would look better but how does adcoms view this? (Meaningful experience, padding/filler activity etc) Anyone here listed this as an EC? Was it brought up in the interview?

Thanks.

Aren't you an incoming freshman? Are you even in a lab yet?

 

[EnergyDrink]

If you attend conferences regularly, then maybe it would be neutral. If you listed that you attended a conference once then I feel like it could devalue your other ECs. Posters and presentations at conferences should go noted, although I don't personally think they're that spectacular it shows that your research did culminate in something, if not a publication.

In my opinion:

1st Author Paper > Presentation > Poster >> 2nd author

It really depends on how influential you were as a secondary author though. Some people just list their entire labs regardless of contribution.

 

[Ironmandoc]

Didn't you just graduate high school? Stop asking so many questions and enjoy life before you actually NEED to worry about this stuff

 

[lobo.solo]

I wouldn't think that's meaningful at all. Like the other posters above, if it was you presenting something than yea! I also second Ironmandoc, go enjoy yourself, learn about life and people in general....

 

[Law2Doc]

Is this really that good of an EC? I mean just going to a conference counts? I understand presenting a poster or an abstract at a conference would look better but how does adcoms view this? (Meaningful experience, padding/filler activity etc) Anyone here listed this as an EC? Was it brought up in the interview?

Thanks.

No you don't list merely attending a conference. If you are an author on a poster, Or presentation, even a third or fourth (non-presenting) author, you would list it.