Comments on: The Value Of Writing A Thesis http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2012/05/10/the-value-of-writing-a-thesis/ The Blog of New York University Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Britton T. Burdick http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2012/05/10/the-value-of-writing-a-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-83953 Britton T. Burdick Sun, 12 Aug 2012 03:08:53 +0000 http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2012/05/10/the-value-of-writing-a-thesis/#comment-83953 Mr. Smith asked: "What's the worth of a degree that doesn't include an original piece of research?" --- That depends on the field of study and future career goals. If you're hoping to be a diplomat or an engineer, it might seem more worthwhile to learn practical skills through a senior project internship and apply the experience to furthering your career. If you're going to be an academic or policy wonk it might make more sense to prove your mettle via a senior thesis. It depends entirely on what you are going to school for and what you want to do with your degree after, and the value of a degree is contingent upon that simple fact. Mr. Smith asked: “What’s the worth of a degree that doesn’t include an original piece of research?”
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That depends on the field of study and future career goals. If you’re hoping to be a diplomat or an engineer, it might seem more worthwhile to learn practical skills through a senior project internship and apply the experience to furthering your career.

If you’re going to be an academic or policy wonk it might make more sense to prove your mettle via a senior thesis. It depends entirely on what you are going to school for and what you want to do with your degree after, and the value of a degree is contingent upon that simple fact.

]]> By: Kyle Zinn http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2012/05/10/the-value-of-writing-a-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-80034 Kyle Zinn Fri, 11 May 2012 17:25:20 +0000 http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2012/05/10/the-value-of-writing-a-thesis/#comment-80034 @David, Nothing. Four years of education and experience in anything other than your thesis topic is absolutely worthless. @David,
Nothing. Four years of education and experience in anything other than your thesis topic is absolutely worthless.

]]> By: david smith http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2012/05/10/the-value-of-writing-a-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-79910 david smith Thu, 10 May 2012 15:29:15 +0000 http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2012/05/10/the-value-of-writing-a-thesis/#comment-79910 Wait...the thesis is optional at NYU?! In every university in the UK the final year thesis is not only mandatory but represents the vast majority of your overall degree grade. What's the worth of a degree that doesn't include an original piece of research anyway? Wait…the thesis is optional at NYU?! In every university in the UK the final year thesis is not only mandatory but represents the vast majority of your overall degree grade. What’s the worth of a degree that doesn’t include an original piece of research anyway?

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