Senior Thesis - activities list?

[alerk323]

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Hi All,

One big gap in my application is a lack of major research experience. I did complete an honors biology thesis my senior year, which I talk about in secondaries whenever questions about research come up. However, my activities list really has no research mentioned. Would it be appropriate to have "honors senior thesis" as an activity? It did take a significant amount of time and was an original piece of research. However it's already on my transcript, I'm not sure how this works.

Thanks in advance,

 

[Catalystik]

Hi All,

One big gap in my application is a lack of major research experience. I did complete an honors biology thesis my senior year, which I talk about in secondaries whenever questions about research come up. However, my activities list really has no research mentioned. Would it be appropriate to have "honors senior thesis" as an activity? It did take a significant amount of time and was an original piece of research. However it's already on my transcript, I'm not sure how this works.

It's often done. You can list the experience under Other, and name it just as you did here. Even though applicants get academic credit for their research, it is still approrpriate to mention it under the Research designation. So, too, in your situation.