veeshere Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Hi, I'm a rising senior and a prospective applicant. A lot of the more prestigious schools seem to value research papers and lab reports written during internships, etc and I was wondering if anyone knew/had opinions on an EE being valid material to send in? As most IBers would know, a lot of supervisors and teachers consider the EE as a piece of pretty legit research writing (...for high schoolers), it's 4000 words of concentrated analysis. Would it be considered appropriate?If it helps, I'm writing mine in English Literature. I'm not going to apply as a lit major though, most likely something related to sustainability and environmentalism (something like EnvEng or environmental studies and economics). The EE is something IBers pore over the holidays and what not, so it would be great news for me if I could show something I'm genuinely proud of to someone other than the examination board. Any opinions would be immensely helpful -- especially so if anyone knows about sending in the EE elsewhere e.g. other Ivies, top LACs.Thanks in advance! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpediem Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 I was told by my counsellor that you only send in your EE if it's FANTASTIC. As in, really amazing. This is because if it isn't that good, the Admission Office already have enough to read without having to go through a so-so EE (which actually might be detrimental to your admission since it shows your writing). And I think the subject you are writing it in doesn't matter as much as UK admissions does (writing an EE in the subject you're applying in the UK shows your passion), but the good thing about your EE in Eng Lit is that it shows you can analyse and write well. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpediem Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Also, would like to add a short comment 2 months late, but you can attach your EE abstract onto your application if you wished to. If I were to, I'd put it under the Additional Information section. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 You can send in your abstract. They will not have time to read your entire EE. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zostale Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 well one of my senior pal got promoted to research department at his university in his first year of undergrad when he showed his EE in math to a professor there. That's a great achievement. PCM HLEng SLHindi SLB and M SL Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHubble Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 My friend convinced a math professor to hire him for the summer as for research by showing him his math EE. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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