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REDVAN · 11-10-2011, 02:30 PM

Referencing others is the main reason I didn't do too well on my senior thesis...

Not because I didn't do the reading and research, not because I didn't write my own unique thesis. But because I was too lazy to quote everything, so I wrote a really short thesis of my own research, basically ignoring all the pre-requisite material that people had studied... instructor was not impressed. I still don't agree with her saying that I needed a larger intro/background section- anyone who would read my paper (if she eventually spruced it up and published it) was going to be well versed in the topic, so why do I need to re-hash their findings again and again?

Meh.

Made me realize that grad school is probably not for me. I'm not that big of a BSer.

11-10-2011, 02:30 PM	#6
REDVAN Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	Referencing others is the main reason I didn't do too well on my senior thesis... Not because I didn't do the reading and research, not because I didn't write my own unique thesis. But because I was too lazy to quote everything, so I wrote a really short thesis of my own research, basically ignoring all the pre-requisite material that people had studied... instructor was not impressed. I still don't agree with her saying that I needed a larger intro/background section- anyone who would read my paper (if she eventually spruced it up and published it) was going to be well versed in the topic, so why do I need to re-hash their findings again and again? Meh. Made me realize that grad school is probably not for me. I'm not that big of a BSer. __________________ REDVAN!