Undergrad thesis?

>10 page thesis

WHAT THE FUCK

>>7726772
Well, we're supposed to include graphs from flow cytometry and provide an introduction about the specific chemical that was used to test cytotoxicity, which is basically the whole experiment. Materials and methods, conclusion, etc.

I mean you could easily fill some 5 pages, but 10 is really a stretch and I'm wondering how people do it.

Bump?

Why is there a lower limit on the number of pages?

>>7726772
What? I've had to write 10 page papers for individual math classes.

Is this a thesis project or just a final paper?

a thesis project is something you do over the course of 2 terms and make various presentations, etc.

>>7727039
Thesis project. I've done the presentation (about something different but related), and the experiment did take 2 semesters, but like I keep saying, it's pretty straightforward and it won't be easy filling 10 pages unless I really go on and on about nothing.

We just tested for cytotoxicity on certain cell lines with varying dosages of the drug in question and had controls etc. 5 pages is easy but 10 is too much of a stretch. I'm wondering what do people do to fill it up.

>>7727037
It's a good thing but it should be reasonable. Most published papers are less than 10 pages, usually 7.

You should realize biology is shit and drop out stat.

>>7726761
>What's your experience with undergrad theses?

They aren't that interesting, desu. At undergrad you can really contribute in any capacity that isn't fairly menial (although I'll admit that it could just be my project that was boring). That said I enjoyed it, and defiantly broadened my knowledge of nuclear physics and also discovered I really can't hack it as an experimentalists.

>Any advice?

Nothing that's not going to be obvious, keep working at it, don't leave everything to the last minute, don't get disheartened when everything (inevitability!) goes to shit.

>>7726761
What educational institution do you attend OP?

>>7726761

The intro will be several pages, you'll need to give background on your system, and summarize where the field is and the current problem the field is facing.

The methods are going to be at least a page, maybe two.

The results, with some figures, should be two or three pages.

The discussion is where you would fill 10 pages. After you interpret your results to explain their ability to answer the questions in your field, you can extrapolate to future directions and throw more unanswered questions out there. That part will be a ton of bullshit, but you could add another few pages.

>>7727233
as opposed to what?

chemistry? shit, no jobs, basically babby engineers

physics? yeah to be a math teacher, again egineering-lite

engineering (any)? yeah sure ofc but maybe he wants to do research

>>7726772
That's what mine was, it was a literature review. Also a BS in Biology.