research question

[aishapremed]

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Hello,

I quit a research position that I did for over a year. I don't intend on getting a LOR from the PI, however, I do want to put this experience on my application. if my research experience wasn't great, but, I did get a poster out of it, should I put this experience on my application? I quit the lab because of the PI, but I don't want to put it on my app if he will get contacted. He's not the nicest person in the world.

 

[WedgeDawg]

Put it on your app. It is highly highly unlikely he will be contacted. Adcoms have thousands of applicants to go through - they definitely do not have the time to contact everyone's (or the vast majority of people's) activity references.

 

[akuko2]

Definitely put it down! I had research experience in undergrad with out anything real to show for it (no LOR or publications), but was still asked about it in every interview.

 

[DetroitDoc1993]

Hello,

I quit a research position that I did for over a year. I don't intend on getting a LOR from the PI, however, I do want to put this experience on my application. if my research experience wasn't great, but, I did get a poster out of it, should I put this experience on my application? I quit the lab because of the PI, but I don't want to put it on my app if he will get contacted. He's not the nicest person in the world.

If you got a poster presentation from it then I definitely would not leave it out. There's really no good reason to leave it out especially since it is one of your experiences, research is still nice to have. Just like the person above said, it's highly unlikely that they do contact them. But if you really are worried about it that much, you should rest assured that in the unlikely event of that happening, they will not be asking anything else besides confirming that you were actually present in this person's lab. The contact is there so that things aren't fabricated I believe.

 

[Goro]

Put it on your app. It is highly highly unlikely he will be contacted. Adcoms have thousands of applicants to go through - they definitely do not have the time to contact everyone's (or the vast majority of people's) activity references.

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[xochitl]

I had almost same situation. I put it on my app and had some great conversations about it even though I didn't have anything (pubs,posters, etc) come from it.

 

[LizzyM]

The interviewers don't ask because they think the experience is the greatest thing ever. Often the question is meant to assess your language skills and your ability to express complex concepts in a way that is simple to understand. In that regard, we love to see research on the application because we know it is going to be easy to ask the question we need to ask to assess the skills we want to assess.

Now you've seen behind the curtain. 😉

 

[Robin-jay]

Hello,

I quit a research position that I did for over a year. I don't intend on getting a LOR from the PI, however, I do want to put this experience on my application. if my research experience wasn't great, but, I did get a poster out of it, should I put this experience on my application? I quit the lab because of the PI, but I don't want to put it on my app if he will get contacted. He's not the nicest person in the world.

One of the most worthless scumbags (someone who would go out of his way to sabotage other researchers experiments) was accepted to med school.

If he can do it, you can do it.

Although, slightly disappointed in ADCOMS for admitting such a person. Guess they were fooled.

 

[DameJulie]

One of the most worthless scumbags (someone who would go out of his way to sabotage other researchers experiments) was accepted to med school.

If he can do it, you can do it.

Although, slightly disappointed in ADCOMS for admitting such a person. Guess they were fooled.

I think we know the same person 😛

But definitely worth to list the experience, even if the PI isn't going to write you a LOR.

 

[MCATISEZ]

Honestly list what you did on your AMCAS!

I’m sure you learned a good deal of scientific inquiry skills while contributing to the work and presenting your research in a way that makes sense to other people!

Your relationship with your ex-PI matters for your presentations, publications, letters, and future contacts. But that doesn’t mean you are not allowed to list your relevant experiences in the lab!

Good luck


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[Lawpy]

One of the most worthless scumbags (someone who would go out of his way to sabotage other researchers experiments) was accepted to med school.

If he can do it, you can do it.

Although, slightly disappointed in ADCOMS for admitting such a person. Guess they were fooled.

This incident sadly supports my previous statement that clever sociopaths can successfully fool interviewers with a fake personality and get accepted into medical school.

Meanwhile, many hardworking, genuine and empathetic applicants end up having to reapply, often many times, simply because adcoms were being too harsh on certain minor aspects of their applications.

The admissions process is depressing.