<p>UPitt is on my daughter’s short list of colleges, but will only be able to attend if she is able to receive some merit $$$s. Wondering what might be more beneficial to attach as supplementary material to her application – her personal statement (at this point still a work in progress) or her research abstract from her research internship, which she is presenting at a medical conference in Europe in a couple of weeks? If she waits until AFTER the conference to submit her application, it won’t be until late October. Hoping that’s not too late for scholarship chances, if she chooses the research over the personal essay. </p>
<p>FWIW, her stats are 4.0 GPA UW, 4.5 W, ACT 33. School does not rank, but she is the top 1% in a competitive magnet public high school We are OOS, from California.</p>
<p>Definitely send the personal statement. The people working in the admissions office aren’t expected to have the science background to understand her research. It only matters to them that she has participated in research, which can be listed elsewhere on the application. Also, submitting the app early is the best way to improve her chances for merit money at this point.</p>
<p>Thanks Quantum Marcus. I don’t see any place on the application itself for activities to be listed, such as this research internship – am I missing something? If that is the case, then I am wondering if my D should attach her resume as well as “supplemental” information so that she can include her various activities.</p>
<p>When I applied I put so info about my extracurricula activity in the envelpoe with my recommendations and tramscript. I would suggest doing that but make sure you put you app in early. I think that’s one of the main reasons why I got a scholarship. Remember that there are a lot of other students with similar stats. The way to set yourself apart is by writing a great essay and if you do everything early your chances of getting $$ are much higher.</p>