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"We look at the overall academic record," she said. "There are people for whom writing a thesis is not as important as for others."
Curll stressed that a thesis is "not a requirement. It's something we like to see, but we also like to see a whole bunch of other things."
"You are accepted before you turn the thesis in. [Law schools] don't know how well you did. I have friends who have dropped their thesis after acceptance to law school," Padilla noted.
The senior thesis seems less of a priority in the hiring decisions of investment banks and consulting firms.
"We value the overall academic record more than whether or not they...are writing a thesis or are doing honors," Min says. "The biggest factor is if they have interesting, relevant summer experience and a strong academic record."