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Although Prior has not decided whether she will write a thesis, if she chooses not to, she will not be alone. Many students in Harvard's largest departments, such as government, economics and history, elect not to write theses, thus sacrificing their chance for honors within their department.
Only about 50 percent of all government concentrators actually write senior theses, Grav says. While most students take junior tutorials, many of them decide to write or not to write during spring of junior year or during the following summer. Approximately five percent of those who start government thesis work...
Senior James S. Keller '89 says he is not writing a thesis because he could not find a topic that "captivated" him enough to "dedicate a semester to." Without the pressure of a thesis, Keller says he can devote more time applying for jobs and playing rugby.
Career-minded students often find this route attractive. Government concentrator Kathaleen A. Kelly '89, who has not decided whether to write a thesis, says she has been advised not to, because theses do not matter for law or graduate school or what she does after college.
Kaufman admits "it's sort of a cop out," but adds that he did spend much time thinking about writing a thesis after writing his junior paper and "just couldn't come up with something that interested him."