Non-Major Research Experience

[sleepingdragon7]

One of the honors programs at my university includes a four-year long research project, culminating in a book-length thesis, that is done in teams of 10-15 students.

My team's project is about biology and conservation, and there is a very good chance that we will have it published.  While I would be extremely confident about listing this on my CV

Comments

[cosmicwonder]

I would definitely include it in your CV. I'm sure you're learning things in this project that you can applying as a literature grad student. If you can figure out what these things are, then definitely put it in your CV.

[tylik]

Definitely list it. It shows gumption ;-)

[starcrossed]

DEFINITELY list. It shows you can work in a team and can write a thesis :)

[brittdreams]

I don't even understand why you wouldn't list it. Unless you don't want people to think you can work on a project for a long period of time, collaborate with others, and write a really long thing on the research you did. I mean, if none of that matters and you think no one will care about any of those things, don't include it.

[driveheraway]

This is related to literature in that you had to write, and you will have to write as a graduate student in a literature program. Also, you had to work on one project for a really long time - again, something you will need to do in graduate school. You worked collaboratively with others, which is common in some programs (although I'm not sure about English). I would definitely include this on your CV. If it doesn't put you over the word limit in your SOP, I would mention it there as well, noting the connections above. ("As a member of my college's honors program, I conducted research on x for four years as part of a 15-person team. This project, which culminated in my thesis, taught me persistence, writing skills, and getting along with others." Or something.)