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I am currently applying to some top 10/20 schools this cycle, among many more mid tiers and low tiers and I understand the importance many of the top schools place on research.
Having said that, I feel a little bit weird comparing myself to students who have conducted research for 2-3 years during the school year racking up 1000 hours when I did 2 summers and got 1000 hours too. I might be paranoid, but does doing research over an extended amount of time look better/worse than doing intensive summers where I worked 9-5 each day within the lab? One of my college counselors mentions that AdComs may comment about dedication or length of commitment, which has been the stem for my concern.
More context: did NIH research summer internship program for 2 summers w/ 4 publications total (Please don't tear me a new one for being paranoid/definitely not looking for validation)
Having said that, I feel a little bit weird comparing myself to students who have conducted research for 2-3 years during the school year racking up 1000 hours when I did 2 summers and got 1000 hours too. I might be paranoid, but does doing research over an extended amount of time look better/worse than doing intensive summers where I worked 9-5 each day within the lab? One of my college counselors mentions that AdComs may comment about dedication or length of commitment, which has been the stem for my concern.
More context: did NIH research summer internship program for 2 summers w/ 4 publications total (Please don't tear me a new one for being paranoid/definitely not looking for validation)