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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is easy. Any UK or European college.

I went to the London School of Economics for a masters after a US undergrad. Most taught masters in the UK have a 10,000 dissertation requirement that I was terrified of bc I couldn't write to save my life, I felt that college had not prepared me properly for this. I went to a good US school, too. The Europeans, on the other hand, wrote SO WELL, even the non-native English speakers. By writing well I mean they were able to create an argument and write coherently in support of it. An Italian in my program said he wrote a thesis in high school and had written a thesis for every stage of education afterwards. They could not understand why we were so afraid of writing.

So to answer your question, [b]I'd say any US school that requires you to write a graduation thesis. Not sure if there are any, but I feel all US undergrads should have this as a requirement.
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Also OP, I totally agree with your premise. Writing is the foundational skill required for success in ANY career.[/quote]

College of Wooster.  All students are required to work 1-on-1 with a professor for all of senior year to complete a significant piece of original research or scholarship. The first couple years are focused on preparing students to take that on.[/quote]
Allegheny College also has the requirement to write a dissertation for graduation.[/quote]

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