Master's Thesis vs. Non-thesis

DespSeekPhd
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:15:36 +0000

It isn’t that they don’t accept people - it’s a matter of competitiveness. A person who has done the thesis is going to be more competitive than a person who didn’t. And those who are accepted straight out of BA/BS, although some have done a senior thesis, have not generally had the opportunities that a master’s student has. The point is that a master’s student who avoids the thesis is going to raise questions, not whether it’s required for application or admission.