The Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act promised to open doors to healthcare for millions, but could it also be opening the floodgates to antibiotic overuse? In the United States, over 200 million antibiotic prescriptions are filled annually, fueling a dangerous rise in antibiotic-resistant infections that claim more than 35,000 lives each year. My… Read more »
Month: May 2024
Collect (your data); Connect (with others); Invest (in the process)
If you’re reading this, congratulations! You’re either writing a thesis (wow!) or so curious about what my writing experience was like that you now have the pleasure of reading my advice. There is so much to share, as my V499 classmates can attest to from our many debriefs of the writing process, but I have… Read more »
Oops, I (have to) Do it Again: An Advice Blog
If you are reading this blog you may have found yourself in a position where you have to completely restart your thesis project. (If not, congratulations and keep up the great work, you will crush it!) But for those of us in more trying times, I am here to help! For a little bit of… Read more »
Some sacrificezzz aren’t worth it
I want to start off by saying that (for me at least) writing a thesis was extremely rewarding, and I’m extremely glad that I decided to try it. I learned a lot about research throughout this process, met a lot of amazing people, and even had a little bit of fun on the way. No… Read more »
It’s Actually Not That Bad…I Promise
To all those skimming this post for a V-491 or V-499 assignment, welcome! Not so long ago, I was in your shoes, glancing over this site before class to have a semblance of an idea of what advice past thesis students had. If you’re anything like me, the thought of writing this thesis makes you… Read more »
A Practice in Self-Discipline
Before getting into the advice I have, let me say congratulations on choosing to write a thesis! As someone who has just finished giving my final thesis presentation, I have the hindsight to say it is a rewarding experience that you should value. No, it will not always be easy and yes, you will have… Read more »
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
To all of the prospective thesis writers out there – take a deep breath. It will all work out in the end, I promise… as long as you make a plan for how you’re going to get this done. Prior to the first day of class, I emailed my professor and told her that I… Read more »
Thesis Writers: Build Your Network and Start Writing!
Writing an undergraduate honors thesis is a daunting task. It’s a task that I took too lightly – I primarily did so because it seemed like a less painful alternative to SPEA-V 370, Research Methods and Statistical Modeling. (It definitely isn’t.) However, choosing to write a thesis is not a decision I regret making. In… Read more »
Advice For Your Honors Thesis
Completing my honors thesis has been one of the most rewarding, yet challenging, projects I’ve embarked on during my time at IU. Do not be deterred by the slightly overwhelming idea of writing a thesis in one year – you can do it! Through this process you will learn so much about academic writing and… Read more »
V499 Advice: Or How I Learned How to Stop Worrying and Love Writing my Thesis
I was invited to the O’Neill Honors Program when I changed majors from Political Science in the College of Arts and Sciences to Policy Analysis in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at the end of my sophomore year. The invitation was a great opportunity, but I did not entirely know what I… Read more »