The student submitted a paper to an English-language journal, and the result was "conditional acceptance".
I say "should", because theses written in the present tense are still seen around and about.
Theses! ... What I write are just my ramblings, they're just something like essays.
Have you finished writing your thesis?
You have to take your time over your thesis.
The thesis is finished except for the conclusion.
Although the paper was much longer than last year's a few students managed to finish.
Why don't you take your time in finishing your paper?
Please remind me to turn in the paper tomorrow.
She contributed an article to the newspaper.
The data in her paper serves to further our purpose.
The statistical data presented in her paper is of great use for us in estimating the frequency of the movement.
He wrote a paper on the subject.
His paper was, on the whole, satisfactory.
His thesis leaves nothing to be desired.
His paper reads like a novel.
His paper is superior to mine.
His paper confronts the question of child abuse in nuclear families.
His thesis doesn't make sense. To begin with, its theme is obscure.
His paper is superior to mine.