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Thesis-writing seniors are also characterized by an odd communicative impediment. Although at times they may appear to be normal, any effort on the part of other students to start a conversation will cause them to start speaking in academic tongues.
Non-thesis writer: "God, recruiting sucks. Fred just got an interview with McKinsey, and he already has an offer from Monitor. No one called me for a second-round except that garbage company in Des Moines!"
Thesis writer: "Yes, well, but if you were in Rawls' original position, you certainly would feel differently. Actually, Rawls once wrote that recruiting was the root of all injustice in the world. He called for it to be banned. As I explain in my thesis, many writers in the liberal...
I myself, suckered as a freshman into believing in the "freedom" offered by the Social Studies concentration, am creating one of these monstrosities. My room mates, brother, parents and friends barely speak to me anymore. My advisor, the only person besides me who is actually supposed to be interested in...
Writing a thesis has wrecked my senior year. I don't go to play or concerts or hang out with my friends; I just obsess about writing a semi-coherent theory chapter that will enable me to graduate. This is a sorry situation indeed. It must be avoided in the...