<p>If I have read a lot of novels (like English novels and such) I heard somewhere that it was acceptable to include a list of these...</p>
<p>Is it a good idea?</p>
<p>I don’t think so. Most applicants to top places have read a lot of novels. It’s kinda assumed. Maybe put “reading” in your EC list and say how many novels and what kind you read a week.</p>
<p>On the college application? Hmm, I don’t know about that one. Why not create a Book Club or somethign to demonstate your passion for reading? Anyways, I have no idea. If you read many, many books, then go for it! A passion is a passion, no matter how small. :)</p>
<p>ONLY include a list if the application specifically asks for one.</p>
<p>Yeah, I agree with Senior0991: you could probably just put reading on your list, but don’t send a big list to impress people with the books you’ve read. Many applicants have probably read many of them.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t list them. Some colleges do ask though, I know Wake Forest asked for the last 6 books you read or so. I think the books I read definitely aided in my discussions during interviews and my common app essay. I think it helped because I wrote about my favorite author/book in my essay and connected books with current topics and it emphasized what I got from the books and my ability to make such connections- something a list will not do.</p>
<p>I would maybe have a “Hobbies” section of your activity sheet in which you include reading. I would not include the books, though. I feel like it’s a bit presumptuous to think that they care about what particular books you read…</p>
<p>Wow… never heard of that, but it sounds like disaster. What is impressive about a laundry list of books? It says nothing about your skill as a reader or intellect as a student. You can read an entire collection of famous works and still be a very dull, untalented person. Besides, it is kind of assumed that you are well-read if you are taking four years of English, or mention a reading hobby or book club.</p>
<p>Not to shoot down your idea too harshly, but I really can’t imagine that a book list would help. It might hurt. If your reading is important to you and you spend a lot of your free time doing it, then mention it in a short essay or something, and maybe mention a title or two but there’s no reason to spit out every title. It’s what you’ve taken from your readings and how your readings have shaped you that schools care about, so if you can address your reading in that light in an essay, then go for it.</p>
<p>I don’t know, I feel like if I gave any school my reading list, it would make them see me in a different light, it would make me seem unusual (I read all non-fiction, mostly economics, psychology, sociology, and biology). If your reading list would make you seem more unique than your app already does, then maybe it would be a good idea.</p>
<p>not to defend this idea any more, but i no where I saw the topic, its on Harvard’s Supplement App, it says a possible topic is a list of the books you have read in the past 12 monthes</p>
<p>If you don’t plan to do the Harvard supplement, a book list can be a good way to demonstrate that you read avidly (not just for English class). The list probably should be long enough to be impressive. If you just have the standard 10 books per semester, then you may want to reconsider. If you have a long list from summer, go for it.</p>
<p>Or you could do the supplement essay on your reading habits/inspirations.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t do it unless you have some reason for doing it other than the mere fact that you can.</p>
<p>Is it a good idea to submit one (and demonstrate all the literature you’ve read in a particular course) if you’re a homeschooled student?</p>