What is common between a dissertation and thesis except for the fact that all students are starting to get chills every time they hear about any of these assignments?!
 
Dissertations and theses, indeed, have so much in common! In fact, this is even good: if you learn about a dissertation layout, the same guidelines will be suitable for your thesis; whereas, if you are good at thesis editing, you will be great at proofreading your dissertation. So, everything is not so bad, you can actually benefit from writing either a dissertation or a thesis!
 
Here are some other common things between a dissertation and thesis:

• Dissertations and theses both require a convincing proposal that should be approved with your committee.
• Dissertation and thesis are written according to APA/MLA/Chicago or Turabian writing formats. So, this is a good idea to have a guidebook on different writing styles, which will help you with writing both a dissertation and thesis.
• Dissertations and theses require deep research. This research can be based on literature overview or involve some experiment.
• Dissertation and thesis writing will be controlled by your examiners. In other words, they will ask you to show the outcomes of your hard work every two or three weeks. So, if you are always putting off your dissertation and thesis till the last week, your examiners are unlikely to accept it.

• Dissertation and thesis writing process requires concentration. So, if you have started to work on your dissertation or thesis, do not let any one interrupt you: turn off the phone, lock the door and start writing.

Finally, dissertation and thesis writing is never boring! So, have fun, my friend!