What does it mean when a professor asks for an unbound copy of my thesis paper?

Question

How should I send it to her in a folder? It is 60 pages long

Answer 1

I submitted an unbound (just the individual sheets out of the printer) copy in a large envelope that I could close, but I'm sure that a folder would work as well.

Congrats on finishing your thesis!

Answer 2

I too had to do a senior thesis project. When the paper was done, we took it to the print shop and they bound it with plastic rings on the side. Unbound would be all the pages in order with a clip or paper clip(depending on how many pages) at the top. This way the professor can take it apart to read and write on it.

Answer 3

Use a big fat binder clip that she can remove, and then put it in a big manila envelope.
She wants it unbound so that she can lay pages aside separately, instead of hassling with folding back over a staple or bending along the spine of a book binding.

Answer 4

I'm not sure I understand, I would just use a binder clip or heavy duty staple to send it to her. You can put it in an envelope or folder too. She doesn't want it coil, gbc bound or anything else.

Answer 5

Well, since you can't bind it, I would suggest getting those large binder clips (black or silver) to hold it together. It's easy to hold it together yet easy to take apart when you need it apart. Oh yes, you could put it in a folder, taht would work too. Good luck!

Answer 6

Probably means she has a high-speed scanner at her disposal, the better to assist her in copping credit for your excellent work

Answer 7

I once had a professor that asked me to submit mine on a soft toilet paper, I never did figure that one out!