Would it make a difference ?
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I have submitted an abstract and if it is acceptedI will have a poster presentation later in the year. I'm not sure how big of a deal this is? Especially with DO schools, I've already submitted but i'm wondering if it would be worth updating the school in which I applied to about it, would it be weird saying "I will be presenting a poster on XX on December 1" even though it hasn't happened? I have a low mcat (24) so I doubt a poster would make me look any better lol but just curious what you guys think.
It might help, but I wouldn't submit it until you get the presentation for sure.
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Def send updates to schools! It shows that you worked hard on a project and accomplished something. Positive characteristic for sure.
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Yea, but you don't have to include that info. Just say that you will be presenting a poster.. assuming you will be one of the people doing the presentation.
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Being the brain behind the operation certainly helps, but not everyone has the opportunity to present posters at conferences/symposiums. I think what you're going to do is beneficial and something you should speak of in your updates. Be proud of your accomplishments! Regardless of what schools think, this is supposed to be helping YOU for YOUR future. I can't see why schools would even be neutral to you committing your time to research and gaining experience from it. I understand not all schools value research the same, but it is still an accomplishment not all applicants attain.
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The above posters are right, it is a great accomplishment, so congrats! I think that if the schools you applied to actually value research, what they'll look for is where you presented. Is it the institution's own conference? A national conference? An international conference? For instance, I presented a project of mine at my grad school's conference, and a different one at an international conference; I only listed the international one, since to me it carried more weight. But definitely update your schools once you know for certain it'll be presented!
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It won't make a difference, alas.
I have submitted an abstract and if it is accepted
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Of course you should send this as an update. I sent updates to school severy few weeks to let them see I'm carrying on buisness as ususal and not passively waiting for a phone to ring. You have exceptional news....share it.
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Personally, I wouldn't update based on a poster where I'm not even the first author, much less if it hasn't been updated yet. I would, however, send the update if it were part of a bigger theme. For example, I sent an update recently about how I added 20 hours of physician shadowing and a second author publication came out. Unfortunately, 2 days later an abstract I had for poster was accepted. I could have included that before, but since I didn't, I don't feel compelled to send another letter.
