Question about Sending Updates to ADCOM

[bkgirl123]

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Hi everyone, I am a current applicant this cycle and submitted my secondaries for many schools in mid-late July. I've had a couple research updates since then, like a manuscript accepted for publication, abstracts accepted for presentation at conferences, recently giving an oral presentation, and other manuscripts and abstracts submitted (I know these submissions are less important). These are all first-author pieces, not that that matters that much but maybe it is good for context. It just all kinda happened in the past month. I was wondering when you would think it would be appropriate (or if I even should) to update schools about this. I do not have IIs yet. Thank you.

 

[PickaGodnPray]

First author pubs are a big deal, congrats. I would wait until next month to send, possibly end up getting decisions on your other manuscripts before submitting. For the abstract submission at the conference, I would also just say you are presenting at X conference instead of saying your abstract was accepted (sounds better). Don't know the setting of the oral presentation but if it is at a conference or department meeting, absolutely add it.

 

[wysdoc]

Hi everyone, I am a current applicant this cycle and submitted my secondaries for many schools in mid-late July. I've had a couple research updates since then, like a manuscript accepted for publication, abstracts accepted for presentation at conferences, recently giving an oral presentation, and other manuscripts and abstracts submitted (I know these submissions are less important). These are all first-author pieces, not that that matters that much but maybe it is good for context. It just all kinda happened in the past month. I was wondering when you would think it would be appropriate (or if I even should) to update schools about this. I do not have IIs yet. Thank you.

Only the ones accepted for publication, not the submitted ones.

 

[bkgirl123]

First author pubs are a big deal, congrats. I would wait until next month to send, possibly end up getting decisions on your other manuscripts before submitting. For the abstract submission at the conference, I would also just say you are presenting at X conference instead of saying your abstract was accepted (sounds better). Don't know the setting of the oral presentation but if it is at a conference or department meeting, absolutely add it.

That makes sense, I'll plan for that. It was at an international conference. Thank you!