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        • I heard summer grants are competitive. Is the bar just as high to get into the thesis program?
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        • What can I do to organize all of my ideas? (History thesis writing advice)
        • How do I know if my thesis idea is viable?
        • What if I don't feel totally prepared for my topic?
        • How is writing a proposal different from writing a paper for class?
        • What goes in a proposal?
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Solving Common Problems

  • I heard summer grants are competitive. Is the bar just as high to get into the thesis program?
  • Why don't my NUcat searches yield many results?
  • How do I sift through all of the scholarship on my topic?
  • How do I make sense of archival listings?
  • How do I approach faculty for guidance?
  • What can I do to organize all of my ideas?
  • How do I know if my thesis idea is viable?
  • What if I don't feel totally prepared for my topic?
  • How is writing a proposal different from writing a paper for class?
  • What goes in a proposal?
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