<p>Does writing a thesis significantly improve your chance at getting into a top law school (UT and above)</p>
<p>No. It may be a slight factor (particularly if you can explain in your personal statement how the thesis relates to your interest in the law, or if your thesis adviser is one of your recommenders) but it’s not what I’d call a “significant” factor. </p>
<p>Lots of colleges require their students to complete a thesis (both undergrad and grad programs; a lot of law applicants already have masters degrees)…it’s just not a huge wow factor for most law schools.</p>
<p>so, it won’t look bad if you don’t graduate with honors?</p>
<p>In my opinion, the goal (for law school admissions purposes) should be to graduate with the highest possible GPA. If you get there by doing a thesis, do the thesis. If there are other ways you could get a higher GPA, do those.</p>
<p>Of course, there’s more to life than law school admissions. If you want to do the thesis, do it…just don’t expect it’ll be the ticket to getting into law school.</p>
<p>The thesis will make very little difference one way or the other.</p>