Sending a paper along with your phd application

[sisyphus1]

I am interested in applying to stats/biostats phd programs for the upcoming semester, and I had question about supplemening your application with a research paper.

For one of my classes, we had to do a semester-long group project on a topic, and while I do not believe it to be publication worthy, I worked extremely hard on it (100+ hours) and achieved some interesting results.

Is this worth sending in along with my application? I am afraid that it may not be phd-level worthy and the admissions committee might see it as too 'juvenile'...

Has anyone had experience in sending such supplemental material?

[cyberwulf]

Don't bother. Not because they'll think the work isn't worthy, but because with 100+ applications to get through, chances are they won't have time to look at it. Best way to "use" that project is to have your letter writers talk about it.

[TakeruK]

Also agree that you should never send anything more than what is asked for because they won't have time to look at it! You can mention the project in your SOP or CV too if you think it's necessary but your letter writers is teh best way to get this information out.

[kuz]

If you want them to be able to look at it should they be interested, either upload it your university website (on the off chance that you have your own page) or otherwise just upload it to the arXiv. You can then put the website link in your CV or something.