you need to show creative work in your portfolio?

but i mean if it is a good example of your ability to analyze and reason within the context of complex problems, (and it sounds like it might be?) id say maybe throw it in there? sandwiched between two very exciting things? because lord knows no admissions committee member is going to actually read it? though if you target your research paper correctly (you're in bio, so if you were to write about ecology of some sort) this could be of interest to some members of the committee...

you're applying in 2010 and you're already this worried about portfolio eh?

mit and gsd wont let you in just because of your gpa home-boy. portfolio is king. 3.0's with superb portfolios get into harvard and mit. 4.0's with 1600's still have something to prove in their portfolio...

i would limit your portfolio to as few things that are not of a creative nature, as possible

i'm going to apply for 2011. and i know that it's all about portfolio.
my projects are mainly focused on bioinformatics and molecular bio so may not be as comprehensive as ecological ones.

actually, i also have some studio projects in hand. but they follow the "berkeley" way of design (focused on user opinions and participations.) i guess the board of gsd or mit wont be so into them (along with some sketches and graphic artworks.)

haha, seems like i'm going to develop a brand new portfolio from the very beginning... to make sure that every elements are integrated into one single theme or concept.

you dont need to integrate things into a single theme, perhaps only the consistency of the way u show ur work..

berkeley way or not , if its good, they;ll appreciate it

i have a list of publications - peer reviewed and not, as well as publications written by others about my work - that i include with my CV. i only put the more interesting publications (no newspapers), and also include conferences where i have presented papers or given lectures.

none of the above appear in my portfolio. but they are legitimate accomplishments and for me at least actually very much a requirement (because i am involved in academia as well as practice)


so...YES, include the paper. just not in portfolio.