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"No matter what kind of formal structure you have in place," says summa nominee Bert I. Huang '96, "there's still a good deal of judgment on the part of the department.... Primarily [the thesis grade] depends on who your readers are and what your particular approach is."
For many of the successful candidates, thesis research begins long before the official starting date in autumn of senior year. In Huang's case, his relationship with adviser Lawrence F. Katz, professor of economics, grew out of a successful earlier position as a research assistant for the professor.
"I wrote my thesis basically in a week," biology concentrator Lee says. "I felt like maybe I hadn't put enough time and effort into it.... I got caught up in recruiting."
In some departments, people the student has consulted for the thesis are not allowed to evaluate, or "read," the thesis; in others, such as economics, the adviser usually reads the thesis, since he or she is frequently most Knowledgeable about the subject area.
In such cases, there is always a second reader. Many departments also employ advanced graduate students in the area to act as thesis readers.