McCain graduated in 1958 894th in his class of 899. You know, if you want to base the run on college experience, structure, learnings/leanings and ideology. It's college, people. I can probably say that most of us here who did attend a university might have done/written some things that would be far from who we are today or were only representative of who we were then.
Did a Little "Experimenting" in college did ya.
Seriously though, this is her Senior Thesis, not an English 101 Paper. Think about your beliefs and values your senior year in college, then think about them now. I'm willing to bet they haven't changed much, mine have not, ir anything they have become stronger from real life.