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Awesome. Thanks for all of your help.

Hi, sorry if this has been asked on the forum before, but I'm updating my CV for grad school (neuroscience) applications and was wondering what I should be putting on it. Namely: 1. My current CV was made when I was a college freshman and as such contains a lot of my high school stuff. This includes: Summer research program, teaching experience, and certain extracurriculars. Should any of this be included or should I just toss out everything prior to college? Similarly, are extracurriculars worth mentioning? I include it in resumes but I don't know about CVs. 2. What's the order of headings should I go in? 3. How much detail should I add about my research? Thanks for any help

Cool thanks for responding. I feel like everybody has publications when you look at online forums haha. Side note, what's typically considered a good impact journal?

Thanks! Do they care about the journal that it's published in? And does admissions actually read publications or is it more of a checkbox to see if it's present? Kinda curious how it works.

How much of a role do publications play in neuroscience? Does not having a publication hurt, and conversely, how much does having a publication help? What fraction of applicants have publications at all?

Undergrad Institution: Top 20 US SchoolMajor(s): NeuroscienceMinor(s): NoneGPA in Major: 3.9ishOverall GPA: 3.88Position in Class: No clueType of Student: Asian American maleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 169V: 164W: idk (probs 3 or 4). B:Research Experience: (At your school or elsewhere? What field? How much time? Any publications (Mth author out of N?) or conference talks etc...) Been doing neuro research since spring of freshman year in one lab. 5 semesters, 2 summers in the lab. Spent past summer doing research at the NIH. Will be graduating this fall and returning to the NIH for the spring semester 1. Neuro research in one lab: 5 semesters, 2 summers. 1 1st author paper that's still under review. Poster presentation at SfN, 2 poster presentations at undergrad college. 2. Neuro research under the same PI at the NIH: 1 summer, will be returning in January for another semester. NIH Summer poster presentation. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: (Within your school or outside?) NIH Summer Student AwardPertinent Activities or Jobs: (Such as tutor, TA, SPS officer etc...) 1. TA for introductory Chemistry Lab (5 semesters) 2. TA for mid level physiology class (1 semester) 3. TA for advanced bio class (1 semester) 4. TA for freshman seminar (1 semester)Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: 4 Letters of recommendation: 1. My PI (Should be fairly strong) 2. My advisor 3. Professor of lab class I took and will be TAing for 4. Professor of class I'm TAing for.Applying to Where: Looking to get into a top tier school (Harvard, UCSF, Hopkins) in Neuro but haven't exactly settled on a comprehensive list.