Should i include publications that i earned by translating?

[yoyoyoyoyolee]

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Hi everyone, a 2nd year gap year student here. I earned two authorships(second author) for three manuscripts by translating the whole manuscript for a parent who lives in another country between highschool to freshmen year of college.

After that, I earned names in two different publications by real experimental contributions by staying in the lab for years. I have had some people tell me that including the three manuscripts by translating may downplay my recent two publications. I intend to apply in about three years. What are your thoughts? Thanks!

 

[deleted972488]

You probably shouldn't have gotten authorship for translating, but it is what it is and you don't need to say that when listing your publications on your application. It will not "downplay" your recent publications. That doesn't make any sense to me. It will appear as though you have a long history of publishing. Congratulations.

 

[Catalystik]

I earned two authorships(second author) for three manuscripts by translating the whole manuscript for a parent who lives in another country between highschool to freshmen year of college.

After that, I earned names in two different publications by real experimental contributions by staying in the lab for years. I have had some people tell me that including the three manuscripts by translating may downplay my recent two publications. I intend to apply in about three years. What are your thoughts? Thanks!

I agree with "some people." Include the translated papers elsewhere on your application to highlight your scientific language skills.

 

[yoyoyoyoyolee]

I agree with "some people." Include the translated papers elsewhere on your application to highlight your scientific language skills.

I am gearing towards MDPhD schools, so I guess I was curious if 5 publications with 3 being the others would look better than listing 2. I do want to clarify though that I have never listed the other 3 in my resume but thought that it might make me a little bit more competitive

 

[Catalystik]

I am gearing towards MDPhD schools, so I guess I was curious if 5 publications with 3 being the others would look better than listing 2.

I do want to clarify though that I have never listed the other 3 in my resume but thought that it might make me a little bit more competitive

Keep in mind that besides the expected Activities entry for each research project that includes your role, you'd also need to complete a Personal Statement essay, MD/PhD essay, and a more detailed Significant Research Experience essay. Also, some med schools want an LOR from every PI under whom you've worked. I doubt you'd want to be perceived as someone who "fluffed up" their application.

Further, listing two publications is quite an accomplishment all by itself.