11-18-2013, 10:33 AM
It's just 25 pages. If you think of it as 5 pages per chapter it looks less overwhelming. And once you get into it you'll find that you're writing more than you thought.
I felt the same way as you when I started. Start thinking about topics and problem questions that you can research and answer. Make sure to pick a topic that interests you. There's a lot of technical formatting that you have to follow that, while I think it looks impressive, I find really tedious and boring. I mean, I'm not really into writing, but because I love the topic I picked, I wouldn't mind writing about it all day, every day. But having to write in such a formal way, different from how I would naturally write, kinda takes away the fun... It's not that bad if you have a lot of sources and data to use. You spend a majority of your writing repeating and rewriting what you wrote. I would try to get copies of other people's capstones to get a feel for how to structure chapters, sections, sentences...
I felt the same way as you when I started. Start thinking about topics and problem questions that you can research and answer. Make sure to pick a topic that interests you. There's a lot of technical formatting that you have to follow that, while I think it looks impressive, I find really tedious and boring. I mean, I'm not really into writing, but because I love the topic I picked, I wouldn't mind writing about it all day, every day. But having to write in such a formal way, different from how I would naturally write, kinda takes away the fun... It's not that bad if you have a lot of sources and data to use. You spend a majority of your writing repeating and rewriting what you wrote. I would try to get copies of other people's capstones to get a feel for how to structure chapters, sections, sentences...
BA History from TESC, Spring 2014
120 credits
[SIZE="1"]An&InLit, AmLit, USHisI, USHisII EnCompw/Essay, WCivI, WCivII, ALEKS PreCalc, AmGov, IntroComp, Bio, Intro Psych, Human Growth, Ed Psych, EnglishLit, Art of WW, SoSci&His, Vietnam War, World Religions, Europe 1945, Middle East, Soviet Union, Humanities, FEMAs, TESC courses - Liberal Arts Capstone, War and American Society
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120 credits
[SIZE="1"]An&InLit, AmLit, USHisI, USHisII EnCompw/Essay, WCivI, WCivII, ALEKS PreCalc, AmGov, IntroComp, Bio, Intro Psych, Human Growth, Ed Psych, EnglishLit, Art of WW, SoSci&His, Vietnam War, World Religions, Europe 1945, Middle East, Soviet Union, Humanities, FEMAs, TESC courses - Liberal Arts Capstone, War and American Society
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