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To dismiss idealism wholesale and deride its proponents is to ignore some of the great social projects of our generation. To combat those who believe Kennedy’s command implausible are the many who have followed his words and proved them possible. Teach for America (TFA) began as the...
Seniors who completed a thesis were generally more satisfied with their concentration and academic experience than those who dropped their thesis or did not write one at all. They also reported a higher GPA.
Writing a thesis is often billed as the capstone undergraduate experience, a long-term project meant to top off four years of study and allow students to try their hand at a chosen discipline.
“It teaches an intensity of intellectual focus,” said Peter B. Machinist ’66, director of undergraduate studies for Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, who wrote an undergraduate thesis himself. “It allows you to see what it means to take...
But while it may cap senior year, much of the thesis-writing process, a task undertaken by about half of each graduating class, is left to chance.