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Academia is a funny place. Sometimes, in its need to be highly intellectual, it makes things more difficult than they need to be. And this is certainly true at the graduate school levels, as students begin to produce their theses and dissertations.

You will spending a long time on your thesis. In fact, it will consume you for an entire semester at a minimum. So, when you begin to search for a topic, take your time.

Your thesis statement is not the same thing as your research question. This you must understand clearly. Your research question is what you begin your thesis with – it is the purpose for your thesis.

A lot of doctoral students settle in on ideas for their dissertation topics within their first year of their programs and never consider another topic after that.