Is it redundant to list your research projects in your resume and then write in your personal statement that you wish to further explore those same pr

[huhjunn]

So in my resume for my grad school application I listed two research papers I completed in undergrad. And then in my personal statement I said that I would like to further explore those very same research papers.

Will this hurt my grad school application? Should I just come up with completely new research paper ideas? (I'm not exactly sure what I want to research).

Another option is for me to just remove my academic experience section out of my resume, thus eliminating the redundancy

Edited November 11, 2014 by huhjunn

[grad_wannabe]

I personally would do more then just list them -- describe your working process in writing these papers. What was the research like? What did you learn? How did you confront obstacles or unexpected variable?

[PeakPerformance]

First, you would not be exploring the same research papers, but the same topics/subjects you addressed in the earlier papers. It is not at all problematic to indicate that you are interested in studying the same area: this indicates a commitment to an area of study and that you will be building on your existing expertise. You just need to be able to articulate how your dissertation would build off of the past work you have done in the area and focus on aspects/areas of the subject you were unable to address within the limited scope of your past papers. In other words, you need to show that there's more to be said on the subject and which particular questions/aspects you left unaddressed or need to address in further depth.