Worth updating my schools?- publication

[DickVetPlease]

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I was wondering whether it was common for people to update their schools during the application process, particularly for things like publications. I'm not first or second author or anything, so I know its not a huge huge deal, but its still something that I contributed data to, and i'm pretty proud of it. Would you all update your schools with this information? If so, how exactly do you go about it?

 

[BlacKAT33]

i will be published as first author soon but i'm not updating them. i feel like the point isnt that you are going to be published, but the research you did. I already told them about my research/experiments etc and i think that is more important. i doubt being published will change their mind during decision making, they probably already assume you will be published once that study is written up. But, what do I know?? i havent been accepted and im not part of the ad com lol

 

[nyanko]

I would probably only make an extra effort to update schools if it was a first or second author publication, or if it was in like Science or Nature or whatever.

 

[twelvetigers]

You can make a point to mention it in any interviews you have... tactfully, of course. 🙂

 

[HandD42]

You can make a point to mention it in any interviews you have... tactfully, of course. 🙂

I agree and also bring a copy with you and if they seem interested you can always give them one.

 

[DickVetPlease]

Thanks everyone. I'm pretty positive i'll get the opportunity to mention it in interviews, since research was a pretty big portion of my application, and definitely mentioned in my personal statement.

 

[Ben and Me]

I disagree with all of the above posters. I was specifically told by 1 school to send them an update in January - but I didn't have as much experience, etc as most applicants when I applied, and had gained a lot more between October and January. It certainly couldn't hurt, especially if you have other updates to include as well.