QUES1

Does anyone know if there is typically a required summer reading for entering freshman? There was some information in my May information package about a guest speaker from Brown University discussing evolution and that a list of readings related to this subject would be coming. The evolution readings sounded like they would be optional, so I'm wondering if this will be the only reading or if there will be a formal reading requirement over the summer. I'd like to get a jump start on reading, so any information would be helpful.

Thanks!

ginnyvere

It changes every year. My year (the semester of the presidential elections) they told us to catch up on what was going on in politics and with the election (that was a disaster). The year before me, I think, they had the entire class watch La Vita è Bella. And the year after me, the incoming class had to read Reading Lolita in Tehran. Usually the reading list isn't extensive. They'll probably only have you read one book or a few newspaper articles or something like that. The only thing I can the reading being used for is a point of discussion when you have dinner with your advisor and his/her other freshman advisees during orientation. So it's not meant to be really stressful or anything like that.

willmingtonwave

Yeah we read "An Enemy of the People" by Arthur Miller. It was interesting, but as ginnyvere said, it is meant for discussion.

FluffyFluff :)

yeah, don't stress. I read enemy of the people 3 times... and my advising group talked about it for five minutes. The drama dept will probably do a cool skit on whatever you are reading about so you probably should at least look at it.

sirfish

Noone I know read "Reading Lolita In Tehran". Buy the book and if you don't want to finish it after 20 pages stop.

sangxjin

don't worry too much about the summer reading. you discuss the book for literally 5 seconds during your orientation dinner with your advisors.

saketm

I read it, however there were a bunch of people who didn't even bother reading it.

Don't Stress!