Linzee223

So, I'm finishing up my master's right now, before starting a doctoral program this coming fall. My thesis should be finished this summer, but my advisor won't be around at all, and I think I might have trouble defending it in time for the deadlines. So, the thing I'm wondering is if I really even need to technically finish this degree. There is nothing in the admissions letter that says I do. I already have a B.A., which would qualify me for graduate work. It's not as if I need the master's degree for eligibility purposes, since they admit some people with only an undergrad degree. I mostly think my doctoral program wouldn't care one way or the other if I actually earn this degree, and I highly suspect they wouldn't even notice. What do you all think?