How Many Books a Week?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>On average, how many books do you read a week at Columbia?</p>

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<p>hmmm....</p>

<p>when i took lit hum it would probably be about half a book a week...depending on the size of the book....reading for lit hum was approx 100-200 pages a week, depending on the length and depth of the book. Other than that class i think all my other classes have had text books, so u never really "finish" those. I'm taking islamic civs now and there is alot of reading and sometimes its like a book a week with some reading from the course pack. In general though, very few people do all the reading...that's what college liberal arts is all about....its not that they dont get as much work as science majors its just alot easier to blow it off and still do well.</p>

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<p>It depends on your major. Engineering courses don't assign books to read.</p>

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In general though, very few people do all the reading

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<p>Yep. It's FAR more important to be a decent writer than to actually read all the crap you're assigned. Nobody tests you on the intricate details of the 5 million pages you're assigned to read. What they do grade you on is your ability to BS your way through a paper (or sometimes an essay exam).</p>

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<p>In English classes, I think the average is about a book a week--unless the book is abnormally long or short. Anything much over 300 pages will probably be a week and a half or two; anything under 100 will probably be half of a week. Also, keep in mind that in Lit Hum, CC and the like, you may not be reading the whole book. You will read excerpts of Don Quixote or Leviathan and stuff that huge.</p>

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<p>In terms of assigned reading, it nears ~800pp. for me (a history major), but most of it I skim. I probably do more now that I'm working on a thesis.</p>

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<p>from what i've experienced, lit hum readings can be between 100-350 pages per week. it ranges because during certain weeks, you read books that are more 'important' than others and so you read them more slowly and others you can read through and discuss very briefly. for my history class, i had ~800 pages per week, but in terms of actually reading, i found that to be much less time consuming than lit hum since i just skimmed through it to identify major arguments</p>

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<p>As an engineering student, I read ~30 pages per week.</p>

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As an engineering student, I read ~30 pages per week.

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<p>Engineers know how to read? Nooooo!</p>