<p>Hey all,
So I'm a History major/English minor and I'm taking 15 credits this semester. My booklist contains literally 50 books. I think the most I've ever had to read in one semester before was around 25 tops. On top of writing papers, 50 books seems like it may be pushing it. I only need 31 credits spread over 3 semesters to graduate so I don't have to take all 5 classes, but their interesting and only offered this semester.</p>
<p>Any opinions on if 50 books is do-able? It averages out to 3 books a week, which I suppose isn't that bad.</p>
<p>Has anyone ever had a similar reading load in a semester before; if so, how did it go? Thanks!</p>
<p>The first day of class is tomorrow so I'm hoping the syllabus for each class instructs to only read sections of each book. The English books I will have to read cover to cover but alot of the time in history you only have to read certain parts.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman and I had to read 33 books 1st semester, 31 on the list for this semester...it's annoying but I like to read and i'm pre-law, so i should get used to it</p>
<p>yeah, you're a History/English major, get used to reading :)</p>
<p>I'm a college junior and took all AP classes in high school, and I don't think I've read 50 books combined in my whole high school/college career. Actually, I know I haven't.</p>
<p>I like reading, but I usually stick to the textbooks and one extra book per semester for pleasure reading, but there's no way I could do that.</p>
<p>I think last semester I had around 40 books on my initial list to buy. I didn't have to read the entirety of all of them of course. But by the end of the semester, I'd gone through maybe twenty additional ones for research purposes.</p>
<p>On my school booklist it listed the price of buying all new books at 1150 , used at 850. I was able to get them all online for 680.</p>
<p>I went to my first 3 classes today, combined with the papers I have to do, the workload seems doable. But tomorrow is my Honors and another English class, which will have the highest reading loads.</p>
<p>I'm going to try to take all 5 classes just so senior year will be a breeze.</p>
<p>Three Books A Week? {Eyes Popping Out Of Head} {Gasp}. That's An Extremely Heavy Course Load, I Mean, These Aren't 100 Page Paperback Books We're Talking About Here, These Are 500+ Pages Horror Stories From The Depths Of Boredom-Land. Think Twice, PLEASE.</p>
<p>umm it depends if you're doing anything else.. and by 50 books... textbooks, or a combo with novels? i suppose if that's all you're doing, and you're used to it, it's pretty doable. i've had to read 2 books (novel) a week front to cover before with work. i was reading every minute i could.</p>
<p>wow.. i bought 1 book. and 1 workbook this sem. Hahaha. I KNOW for a fact that some of those 50 books you won't even touch because some professors ask for it but never really test you on it or ask you about it.</p>
<p>Just read some reviews and ask if you really need the book. Even classes I really needed the book I never really touched it (except language classes maybe) and still got a really good grade.</p>
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I'm going to try to take all 5 classes just so senior year will be a breeze.
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Senior year will be a breeze.. only if you can get there. LOL. Also think about your GPA. Wouldn't it be better in the long run to spread your work so your GPA will be better in the end due to less intensive workload your jr year? I mean if your jr GPA's like 2.7 then you are still going to feel and work your ass off to raise it back up.</p>
<p>I had to buy a lot of books for my Honors Philosophy class, but all of our reading assignments are like 3-4 pages, and we only meet 2 times a week. So about 10 pages of reading a week.</p>